Although I do wrong, I do not the wrongs that I am charged with doing; the wrong that I do is through the frailty of human nature, like other men. No man lives without fault.

One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.

Truth is Mormonism. God is the author of it.

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.

Let us this very day begin anew, and now say, with all our hearts, we will forsake our sins and be righteous.

The Book of Mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the day of judgment.

Salvation could not come to the world without the mediation of Jesus Christ.

A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.

This doctrine of polygamy, or spiritual wife-system, that has been taught and practiced among us, will prove our destruction and overthrow.

Unless we members of the Church do all we can to preserve the freedoms we have within the bounds of the laws of God, we will be held accountable.

Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country.

You hold on to old experiences: injuries, injustices, and great love affairs, too. And you hold them in your joints and your organs, and wear them on your skin.

He who does not enjoy solitude will not love freedom.

The present moment is a conspiracy of the total universe. To resist it is to resist the universe. Let go and flow.

God made me the way that I am and it’s my business to be true to that.

You were born at a pretty crappy time in history. And it looks like things are only gonna get worse from here on out.

It takes five years for a willing person's mind to change. Have patience with yourself and others when treading in an area protected by a taboo.

Development is where my heart is focused because eating is the only thing that we do that involves all the senses. We eat with our eyes and our ears and our noses.

We hit a stride where all self-consciousness disappeared.

Our most exciting discoveries come from studying anomalies. The once-in-1000 occurrence is worth getting detail on.

My big advantage was to have my father accept me as first-generation.