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Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

Gordon B. Hinckley

I hope you are reading to your children, out loud. That’s much better than watching television, much better. They won’t get very much out of television except some bad thoughts.
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Bad Better Children Exception Hope Reading Thinking
You have not failed until you quit trying.
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Failure Quit Try Yourself
I am suggesting that we spend a little less time in idleness, in the fruitless pursuit of watching inane and empty television programs. Time so utilized can be put to better advantage, and the consequences will be wonderful.
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Consequence Empty Program Pursuit Time Wonderful
You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. It’s your choice
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Happiness Misery Smart Stupidity Yourself
We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.
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Creature Defeat Inspirational Talk Thinking Victory Word
We’ve got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can’t smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.
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Better Humor Live Sadness Serious Time Touch
Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we’ll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain.
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Afraid Challenge Course Faith Greatness Hurt Ourselves
We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience.
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Development Experience Human Knowledge Live Wisdom World
Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.
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Better Goodness Stand Strong Yourself
Quiet talk is the language of love. It is the language of peace. It is the language of God.
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God Language Peace Quiet Talk
You must ask for God’s help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.
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Failure Forgiveness God Try Yourself
Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations.
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Coporation Greatness Home Impression Society Stand Woman
Somehow forgiveness, with love and tolerance, accomplishes miracles that can happen in no other way.
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Accomplishment Forgiveness Love Miracle Tolerance Way
Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations.
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Criticism Destroy Family Institution Nation
In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
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Enjoyment Fun Laughter Live Wisdom
You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord;then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.
GORDON B. HINCKLEY

Best Blessing Failure Result Stand Yourself

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