Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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I don't really go out at night in terms of noisy, busy places; I prefer more of a quiet corner somewhere.
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The thing about being an actor is that every new job is a new challenge. Sometimes you'll have a shot, and it doesn't work. Sometimes it'll work better than you expected.
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I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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I'm like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road.
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Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.
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In any spirit that isn't deformed there is the belief in God. In any spirit that is not deformed there isn't the belief in a particular God.
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The language of ideas creates a different universe: a universe which has multiplied the monkey's vocabulary of forty words to the million words in the English dictionary.
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The creative act requires both will and intelligence. Breaking things is easy. You only need a hammer.
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Nature is one. There is only one truth in life. We have a single universe, which has a sole creator.
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Bus driver, bus driver, the sirens have gone,The bombs may come down, but the buses go on;Bus driver, I know you won't think me a snobIf I whisper: 'Bus driver, I don't want your job'.
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Love is moral even without legal marriage, but marriage is immoral without love.
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Indeed, the economy and the environment need not be seen in opposition.
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You cannot teach ambition.
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I am like the she-wolf. I broke with the pack. I fled to the mountains. Growing tired of the flatlands.
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What did a kiss feel like, anyway? Somehow I knew it wouldn't be like the one I got from Mom or Dad at bedtime. The same species, maybe, but a radically different beast, to be sure. Like a wolf and a whippet-only science would put them on the same tree.
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For the stage displays the first vigorous expression, as the natural thing and without conspicuous restraint, of private individuality.
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Pride is characterized by "What do I want out of life?" rather than by "What would God have me do with my life?" It is self-will as opposed to God's will. It is the fear of man over the fear of God.
