Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'
Ezra Taft Benson.
“Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He can deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, streng...”
“My young sisters, we have such hope for you. We have such great expectations for you. Don't settle for less than what the Lord wants you to be...Give me a young woman who loves home and family, who...”
“Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?”
“Contention in our families drives the Spirit of the Lord away. It also drives many of our family members away. Contention ranges from a hostile spoken word to worldwide conflicts.”
“The Lord works from the inside out. The world works from the outside in. The world would take people out of the slums. Christ would take the slums out of people, and then they would take themselves...”
“While you are going through your trial, you can recall your past victories and count the blessings that you do have with a sure hope of greater ones to allow if you are faithful.”
“I am not saying that Hitler was a choir boy. But I am saying, let him who was innocent in the Second World War cast the first stone.”
“Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix.”
“I'm a basketball player. That's what I do and what I love but that's just not all who I am. I'm talented in a lot of different areas.”
“Is there shame in living off your fellow man or being unable to take care ofyourself? You bet. But a person whos willing to work and pay their own waycan at least take pride in that even if they ca...”
“A true encounter with the living God will break the spirit of religiosity, empty man of his pride and conform even the most vile and wicked into a living vessel for His glory.”
“He has come to the most dreadful conclusion a literary man can come to, the conclusion that the ordinary view is the right one. It is only the last and wildest kind of courage that can stand on a t...”
“Maybe nature is fundamentally ugly, chaotic and complicated. But if it's like that, then I want out.”
“There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.”
“The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.”