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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I'm conscious of a series of circles working its way through my life. And at this particular moment I have come round to the beginning of my writing cycle. It begins with poetry. There's hardly a day that goes past on which I don't write poetry.
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Fifty percent of all meaningful education takes place in the home. What do you share with your child? You share your interests. I was a book person. I read with my son. My wife is an artist. She dragged his little butt around to museums. He's an illustrator of children's books.
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For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.
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Television tends to be a more difficult medium for me to get my head around sometimes when it comes to certain things I get offered.
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Take care to make things turn out well. Some people scruple more over pointing things in the right direction than over successfully reaching their goals. The disgrace of failure outweighs the diligence they showed. A winner is never asked for explanations.
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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.
