Ezra Taft Benson Quotes
Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.
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When I graduated from university I tried to buy a beeper, and it cost me $250. My pay at the time was $10 a month.
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I have a great relationship with my parents. I have not been on lithium.
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The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view all right. They all want to have their say about their team, and make their opinions known.
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In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.
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I just want to continue with gymnastics because I'm still young and fresh. I think can get some more titles under my belt.
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I get inspired in certain places. You have to write in places like Amsterdam or Paris or New Zealand, when you're standing on a yacht, looking out at the middle of the ocean.
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I have never had personal debt and never will.
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I was the highest-paid street performer, probably, in the history of Chicago. I was making like $800 a day.
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I don't know how I got out of some of the scrapes I was in. But I know that there's some sort of plan.
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While most philanthropists tend to flock together and build their teams around friends, family, or others who happen to be retired or with a lot of free time on their hands, a great entrepreneur knows that success is directly related to the quality and talents of their team.
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I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.
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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
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My denial and irresponsible attitude about asthma put me at great risk and caused me so much needless suffering. My hope is that the kids I talk to learn to open up about their asthma, become educated about their condition, and seek help.
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People don't have to agree with me. They can say, 'My gosh, I can't believe I'm listening to this guy. I can't disagree with him more.' But at least they know that I'm going to fight for things that I believe in. And I don't need to be in formal office to do that.
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'Ponyets! They sent you?' 'Pure chance,' said Ponyets, bitterly, 'or the work of my own personal malevolent demon.'
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bends over *errgh* Sorry for making that noise, but … that's what happens when you get older. One day what happens is that you bend over, and you never come back.
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My style hero was' Batman.' Now it's Tony Stark.
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The problem with couture is not designers; it's what happens when the couturier will no longer be there.
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I think teenagers in the States grow up too fast. In Canada, kids are exposed to different things. Like school is very different; it's not nearly as social. Canadian teenagers see it as a much more serious place.
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Saints are only sinners who keep trying.
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Ry Cooder for me is a master, a great master that has a wonderful feel for Cuban music. He's also paid tribute my talent a bit, even though I don't know half of what he knows.
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Still reading but learning a lot about true education and the process of guiding our children in their educational pursuits.
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In nine months, a group of children left alone with a computer in any language will reach the same standard as an office secretary in the West.
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Encourage good music and art and literature in your homes. Homes that have a spirit of refinement and beauty will bless the lives of your children forever.
