Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
The expression "follow the Brethren" has a broader meaning than some would apply to it. It means not only to agree with the counsel given to the Church by the Brethren, but also to follow their example in appearance and deportment.
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I suffer greatly from nerves. I have stage-fright badly, and it gets worse, but the stage is still my life.
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To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.
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The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work.
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I was doing quite well in Malaysia... Everyone was so excited about my music, and they started accepting me as an artist.
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I think I was a pretty normal student; I just followed most of my friends.
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If you want to get along, go along.
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I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.
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Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother.
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I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn't conquer it.
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It's important that we start conversations about changing the culture of sexual harassment and discrimination in politics, state capitols, and our larger communities with an acknowledgment of the courage of so many women who have chosen to speak up and speak out.
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The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art.
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Sometimes people think they know you and they go, 'Hey!' and then they realize that they've just seen you on the television. That's kind of funny sometimes.
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On 'Glee,' the director can be like, 'Hey, your face is looking a little too intense here.' And they can show me the screen, and I can be like, 'I know exactly what to do here.'
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The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.
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Sentiment is for those who don't know what to do next.
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I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do. And by the grace of God, I will
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We - we need strength, we need energy, we need quickness and we need brain in this country to turn it around.
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I had a remarkably happy childhood; whatever scars I have are self-inflicted.
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It feels good to be fit and strong.
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I think every writer has a book that haunts them, and on some level, every book you write is a reaction to it. 'Lolita' is that book for me. Nabokov's love of wordplay, descriptive detail, artfully complex plots, and his themes of obsession and lost love, are inspiring.
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Just bring love. Everybody keeps bringing violence, let's bring love.
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Avant-garde architects have never been able to depend on the support of the establishment, since the customary patrons of this most conservative and slowly moving art form have historically been resistant to innovation and experiment.
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I always go heavy and I always go to failure.
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The expression "follow the Brethren" has a broader meaning than some would apply to it. It means not only to agree with the counsel given to the Church by the Brethren, but also to follow their example in appearance and deportment.
