Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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I've never been a partier.
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But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure.
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
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I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.
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Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
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I always knew I wanted to be a technologist, so I went to Duke and got a degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Really, I thought my goal in life was to be an inventor, a problem solver, so I thought I needed a Ph.D. to be good at inventions, but it turns out that you don't.
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Despotism is a long crime.
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I really want to bring the message of love that is Islam to people; bring something new to that familiar face.
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I like routine.
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My memories are inside me – they're not things or a place – I can take them anywhere.
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When people talk about the great quarterbacks, it's almost exclusively the guys who have won Super Bowls. There have been some very good ones who hardly get mentioned because they never won the big one. I don't know if that's fair, but that's the way it is.
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What to do now? How to detach yourself?With every work that’s born you die a little.
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The energies are what blows my mind. They drag everything out of you, and sometimes your own soul. You really have to mentally be stable, or else you'll lose it.
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Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
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I want to hang out with my friends. I want to hang out with my family - well, I sometimes want to hang out with my family!
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Mothers, train up your children in righteousness; do not attempt to save the world and let your own family fall apart.
