Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
We must share the gospel with others. That is our responsibility-every member a missionary. That is the call of prophets of God. ...Member-missionary work is one of the great keys to the individual growth of our members. It is my conviction that member-missionary work will raise the spirituality in any ward where applied
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In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
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I grew up in the South and went to church a lot.
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I read everything and anything. I love books.
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But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.
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Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
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The Lakers are family. My kids don't have to switch schools. Little things like that are important. People don't think about things like that. I feel like something special is going to happen in this town.
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The interesting thing about London is that there are always stylish surprises around every corner.
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In the happy scenes there were really fun times. Sean would say really funny stuff because he likes to improv. I would want to laugh, but you are not allowed to do that during the take.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I've spent a lot of time self-reflecting. Especially as an actor, you have to know yourself really well in order to do things effectively. And when I dress, I dress for me. I don't dress to make other people think that I'm this way or that way.
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I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.
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Frequent prayer has great value. On its surface, this sounds simplistic. But if we're to keep prayer at the forefront of our ministry, we and our people have to pray again and again.
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I've never liked the idea of working for other people.
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Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt.
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I'm a huge sushi fan. I have it every couple of days.
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I love being new places and hate getting there, and have been known to say on multiple occasions that I would give anything from a piece of my soul to a limb to a portion of my life savings to teleport. Especially when bad weather keeps me off planes.
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I saw men go up and down, In the country and the town, With this tablet on their neck,- 'Judgement and a judge we seek.' Not to monarchs they repair, Nor to learned jurist's chair; But they hurry to their peers, To their kinsfolk and their dears; Louder than with speech they pray,- 'What am I? companion, say.'
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The centre of gravity of a parallelogram is the point of intersection of its diagonals.
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In America, an acquittal doesn't mean you're innocent, it means you beat the rap. My clients lose even when they win.
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A favorite Palestinian tactic was to set up a couple of cannons or rocket launchers in a Christian village, fire a few rounds into Israel, and then quickly withdraw, knowing that Israel’s return fire would fall on innocent Christian civilians.
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For the most part, Hollywood is very transactional. People want to make movies and television shows.
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I am going to discuss the situation in the region, questions of our bilateral relations and the current situation at the Kosovo stretch of the Yugoslav-Macedonian border
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Many of the crisis problems which are considered disasters in the United States would only be normal, everyday living conditions in most of Asia.
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We must share the gospel with others. That is our responsibility-every member a missionary. That is the call of prophets of God. ...Member-missionary work is one of the great keys to the individual growth of our members. It is my conviction that member-missionary work will raise the spirituality in any ward where applied
