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.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYIt is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose designs are almost entirely selfish.
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In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.
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Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.
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The cause of most of man’s unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.
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I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed; life will be better for you.
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If Life Gets Too Hard To Stand, Kneel.
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I challenge every one of you who can hear me to rise to the divinity within you. Do we really realize what it means to be a child of God, to have within us something of the divine nature?
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It is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose designs are almost entirely selfish.
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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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In all this world there is no substitute for personal integrity. It includes honor. It includes performance. It includes keeping one’s word. It includes doing what is right regardless of the circumstances
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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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It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the future.
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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.
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If you do not choose the kingdom of God, it does not matter what you choose instead.
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Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
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You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.
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Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women.
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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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The major work of the world is not done by geniuses. It is done by ordinary people, with balance in their lives, who have learned to work in an extraordinary manner.
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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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It is not wise, or even possible, to divorce private behavior from public leadership…. By its very nature, true leadership carries with it the burden of being an example.
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Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.
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Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.
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Good books are as friends, willing to give to us if we are willing to make a little effort.
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We are creatures of our thinking. We can talk ourselves into defeat or we can talk ourselves into victory.
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No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the lives of those within our circle of influence.
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You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.
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