Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

There is a state of perfect peace with God to be attained under imperfect obedience.

I realize I never stand out in a room unless I'm feeling balanced, centered and happy. It sounds really corny but it's very, very true.

I think I grew up, stopped worrying about what people thought of me, and whether things were going to turn out OK. I'm concentrating on doing the best work I can do and letting it go at that.

I'm strong and spiritual, and I know that everything will work out for a reason.

There are periods that we forget that in the pursuit of fruit, that if we just abide in Him, then fruitfulness is a guarantee.

In my opinion, if we have not achieved peace, it is because people forget its most fundamental aspect. Before we talk about peace among nations, we must settle our peace with God.

I'm happy and at peace with where I am at life.

Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God.

Nothing in the world can take my peace away from me.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.

It doesn't matter if the world is pulling you down. With Christ, you have everything.

I put things in perspective and trust that everything is in its right place, be grateful that I'm healthy. Then throw on a cap and some killer red lipstick and gloss, that always seems to do the trick.

The more in harmony with yourself you are, the more joyful you are and the more faithful you are. Faith is not to disconnect you from reality - it connects you to reality.

I don't know what the future holds. All I know is, I'm good today. Real good.

Those who worship God only, can get rid of anxiety of mind; others cannot.

I never put pressure on myself because I know who I am and where I come from.

I think that's the most beautiful thing about being confident - just loving yourself, not caring what everybody else thinks. Because you could be Mother Theresa, and people are still going to try to find some imperfection.

I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say.

It's always something; it's never going to be something that's pleasing. People will always find something to say, and once you become comfortable with that, you can walk away and smile.

I haven't always been confident. I actually suffered with low self-esteem growing up. Eventually, I got to a point where I was just like, 'OK, this is taking too much energy.' After that, I started accepting myself for who I was, and I was like, whoever is not going to accept it, they weren't really meant to be in my life in that way.

My confidence is not in man, it's in God, and so I look forward to the semi-finals with that in mind, absent of fear.

You're always trying to feel confident and to feel good about yourself, but what it comes down to is really giving up to someone else. Having faith.

I have a mentality of not worrying about what people say about me, good or bad. That's not what I'm putting my energy into.

I used to try to get revenge on the critics, but now I realize I've already won, and it doesn't matter what people say.