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.
GORDON B. HINCKLEYGet on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.
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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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Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
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Remember that whatever you do or wherever you are, you are never alone.
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There is no obstacle too great, no challenge too difficult, if we have faith.
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The greatest job that any mother will ever do will be in nurturing, teaching, lifting, encouraging and rearing her children in righteousness and truth. None other can adequately take her place.
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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.
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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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Keep your families close together, and love and honor your children.
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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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Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.
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You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. It’s your choice
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Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others.
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By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
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Work will cure your grief. Serve others.
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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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