Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
Are we reading the Constitution and pondering it? Are we aware of its principles? Are we abiding by these principles and teaching them to others? Could we defend the Constitution? Can we recognize when a law is constitutionally unsound? Do we know what the prophets have said about the Constitution and the threats to it?
Quotes to Explore
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Food is available, but it cannot be shipped into an area, so the people in that area suffer the consequences.
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There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
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I have to be working, doing things. That's the way I grew up and the way I was taught.
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He had delusions of adequacy.
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I'm really busy, but I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.
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I was born in Clinton, Mississippi, which had 1,500-2,500 people when I was growing up - a village.
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Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great.
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I think things happened the way they did for a reason.
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Making movies is time-consuming and it's boring. You spend most of your time waiting between takes. It's like a big machine that moves slowly.
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Had I accepted the pickle juice, I would be drinking pickle juice right now.
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The human being who lives only for himself finally reaps nothing but unhappiness. Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies.
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There must be, in any complete revelation of God's mind and will and character and being, things hard for the beginner to understand; and the wisest and best of us are but beginners.
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Persisting social crisis, the emergence of a charismatic personality, and the exploitation of mass media to obtain public confidence would be the steppingstones in the piecemeal transformation of the United States into a highly controlled society.
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Use testimonial letters from satisfied customers at every opportunity.
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Being a shy child, I always longed for a mask. Even in my adult life, I have glasses, they are my mask.
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With this agreement, virtually the entire mutual fund industry has now sworn off improper trading practices and agreed to compensate investors who were harmed.
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I’m not psychologically damaged or confused. The only thing that is different is that I’m attracted to the same sex. Everything else is just me and it's a beautiful thing.
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When I went to lobby Nelson Mandela while the post-apartheid constitution was being drafted, I asked him to endorse making it illegal to discriminate on grounds of sexuality. I'd been warned that he might giggle if I mentioned homosexuality.
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People know when you're speaking from el corazón. You have that pain. Take that pain and do something with it. That's very powerful.
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You're the hope in the morning, you're the light when the night is falling, you're the song when my heart is singing, it's your love!
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The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be a human force and a cultural power and hence a friend of other nations. We have never sought to dominate others or to violate the rights of any other country.
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Are we reading the Constitution and pondering it? Are we aware of its principles? Are we abiding by these principles and teaching them to others? Could we defend the Constitution? Can we recognize when a law is constitutionally unsound? Do we know what the prophets have said about the Constitution and the threats to it?
