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.
Quotes to Explore
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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The trouble is that, while my parents were great when they were apart, they were terrible together.
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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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The Hispanic population in this country is not a monolith. When you're in Miami, the newscast is going to be different from the newscast in Los Angeles.
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I'm like a rock singer with one-night stands on the road.
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God has just given me such an amazing journey and able to play; it's been so much fun. I'm having a blast!
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My wife is completely different from me: she's good with everyone, whereas I'm good at directed conversation when I have a purpose for it, like now. If everyone's sitting around being social, I'm not great.
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Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain.
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Every citizen of this country should be guaranteed that their vote matters, that their vote is counted, and that in the voting booth, their vote has a much weight as that of any CEO, any member of Congress, or any President.
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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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I may add that we have more than once stated our willingness to conclude nonaggression pacts with the states neighboring our own!
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I told Johnson and old colleagues on Capitol Hill that we had two clear choices. Either win the Vietnam war in a relatively short time, say within a year, or pull out all our troops and come home.
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I seek constantly to improve my manners and graces, for they are the sugar to which all are attracted.
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Eat your words! Eat your words! I am the greatest.
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By God's grace, I know Satan very well. If Satan can turn God's Word upside down and pervert the Scriptures, what will he do with my words - or the words of others?
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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.
