{"author":"Ezra Taft Benson","author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson","total_quotes":69,"quotes":[{"text":"The proud cannot accept the authority of God giving direction to their lives. (See Helaman 12:6.) They pit their perceptions of truth against God’s great knowledge, their abilities versus God’s priesthood power, and their accomplishments against His mighty works.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["ity","god","pride","priesthood","proud","truth"],"id":612,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"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.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["conflict","contention","family","hostile","lord"],"id":749,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"Pride adversely affects all our relationships - our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["relationship","god","wife "],"id":3039,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"Beguiling voices in the world cry out for 'alternative lifestyles' for women. They maintain that some women are better suited for careers than for marriage and motherhood.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["women","motherhood","world "],"id":3746,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"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, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their soals, and pour out peace.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["faith","inspirational"],"id":13448,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"The proud wish God would agree with them. They are not interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["pride"],"id":14740,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"The privilege of holding the priesthood, which is the power and authority to act in God's name, is a great blessing and privilege and one that carries with it equally great obligations and responsibilities.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["great","god","name "],"id":30924,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"In the beginning, Adam was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow - not Eve. Contrary to conventional wisdom, a mother's place is in the home!","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["home","mother","beginning "],"id":34224,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["family","children","school "],"id":42609,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"},{"text":"The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different classes - but above all, he taught me lessons in moral, physical, and intellectual courage that I have tried to apply in later life.","author":"Ezra Taft Benson","tags":["life","father","man "],"id":47325,"author_id":"Ezra+Taft+Benson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":69,"pages":7,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}