Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention.
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What do we lose without wild animal acts at the circus? Absolutely nothing, except the opportunity to be haunted and heartbroken.
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Very, very few entrepreneurs who accept a 51 percent partner in a new venture will get rich if they are also expected to run it. Control is mandatory.
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In both law and politics, I think the essential battle is the meta-battle of framing the narrative.
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I've never been much of a guitarist. I mean, I've played forever, but I was always more of a rhythm kind of guy. I don't read music.
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Stay in your heart.
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After the first glass you see things as you wish they were. After the second glass you see things as they are not. Finally, you see things as they really are, and that is the most horrible thing in the world.
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The work of the eyes is done. Go now and do the heart-work on the images imprisoned within you.
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I categorically declare first my absolute innocence, second my lack of criminal intent, and third my effusive apologies.
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The concept that you cannot own the airwaves has caused far more harm than good.
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We are faced with the dilemma of how or if we demonstrate where we stand on critical issues and corresponding social ills. We are also bombarded with so many instances of inhumanity that it can be difficult to determine what part we play in human progress.
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I think growing up in such a small town - before cell phones, before the Internet, before Facebook, before we had access to people's interiors - there was a great deal of space between people's lives. I spent a lot of time imagining into the lives of the people I grew up with.
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I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin.
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I don't give interviews on Chanel because it is not useful for the Chanel business.
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I have never been over fond of scenes anywhere.
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I always believe in the projects I do.
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Individualism. Narcissism. Value-free choices. These are all key elements in the decline of the practice of mutual accountability in Western churches, among clergy and laity alike.
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If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, I'll probably abandon it immediately.
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I try to bring myself to every role. The last thing you want to seem like to other people is a talking head or an actor reading lines.
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I don't really like conflict at all, and I really find conflict pretty devastating. I try to avoid it at all costs.
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What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.
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I didn’t have the choice. I needed to finish first or second to beat Felix. So the tactics were pretty simple, felix and I are very good friends and that’s why I can’t rejoice completely. It’s the third time I took the cup away from him under his nose.
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I'm tired of being hunted all over. I can't go anywhere without criticism.
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Spend an afternoon with them sharing the latest research on the treatment of traumatized children, adolescents, and their families. The same is true for many of my colleagues. These countries have already made a commitment to universal health care, ensuring a guaranteed minimum wage, paid parental leave for both parents after a child is born, and high-quality childcare for all working mothers.
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Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention.
