Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention.
Quotes to Explore
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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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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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I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn't stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes.
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Everybody touches the basketball on offense for us. We don't run plays for particular people. We expect everybody to score and contribute defensively.
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Sometimes I feel as if the only thing I can do is write. It helps me think.
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Jesus didn't just give hugs; He also gave a hammer. Paul didn't just pass on holy kisses; he also tirelessly dealt out swift and holy kicks to the rear end of the ancient church. The Bible has the manly stuff intact, and that is why it is such a great mystery how it got lost in the modern church.
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Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention.
