E.S. Russell Quotes
Neither acquiescence in skepticism nor acquiescence in dogma is what education should produce.
In any closet, you can find it, if it is too small, or out of style, or there is just one of it where there should be two
Among the Tibetans, one wife has many husbands, because men are too poor to support a whole wife.
I think that David Stern is probably the greatest commissioner that any sport has ever had in the history of this country.
I think what makes compelling fiction or cinema is when you're basically taking the most intense moments of experience and you're creating a song or a narrative out of it.
Tyrants are but the spawn of Ignorance, Begotten by the slaves they trample on.
It is curious how tyrannical the habit of reading is, and what shifts we make to escape thinking. There is no bore we dread being left alone with so much as our own minds.
Life is constantly weighing us in very sensitive scales, and telling every one of us precisely what his real weight is to the last grain of dust.
A great part of human suffering has its root in the nature of man, and not in that of his institutions.
Two meanings have our lightest fantasies,- One of the flesh, and of the spirit one.
The English Puritans pulled down church and state to rebuild Zion on the ruins, and all the while it was not Zion, but America, they were building.
It remains unbelievable to me that I have any readers beyond my own blood relations - it's a crazy, wild gift.
Films are hard to make and I think the word indulge really leads one to believe that it's an easy sort of business and it's really extremely difficult.
Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.
I'm naturally thin, so I don't have to work too hard at it. I love food, but I also love to work out. I think it makes everything work better.
Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.
People expect all women to react the same to pregnancy. But anyone who's been around pregnant women knows that it's not all cutesy and sweet. You spaz out and you're angry and you have tantrums.
I am crazy for dessert. I eat everything. No one should be denied anything... just don't eat the whole thing.
Our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the source of spiritual power that will give you and me the assurance that we have nothing to fear.
All of us must come to an honest, open self-examination, an awareness within as to who and what we want to be.
Small events and choices determine the direction of our lives just as small helms determine the directions of great ships.
The central activity of leadership is teaching - first by example, second by precept.
When we learn to expect more success than failure in life, we soon will develop an attitude of success.
There is no problem in the family, ward, or stake that cannot be solved if we look for solutions in the Lord's way by counseling - really counseling - with one another.
Members are more likely to seek counsel from leaders from whom they feel sincere love emanating.
If we are truly disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we will reach out with love and understanding to all of our neighbors at all times.
The Lord needs women who will step forward in righteousness and say, 'Here am I, send me.'
Fourth, come home from work and take an active role with your family. Don't put work, friends, or sports ahead of listening to, playing with, and teaching your children.
The love that exists between people who share religious values and experiences can be the most satisfying and unifying force this side of the solid, happy family.
Sometimes we go so focused on bringing people to the meetinghouse that we forget we are supposed to be bringing them to Christ.
It is our homes and families that need reforming in this increasingly materialistic and secular world.
Free and open expression coupled with visionary leadership generally encourages good decision-making.
When a leader in the Church inspires council members with vision, he helps them focus on their real mission so that they are ministering to people rather than merely administering programs.
Many council leaders and members will be surprised to discover how much more focused their work will become when they examine it through the lens of saving souls through the mission of the Church.
