Competitiveness always rests on the assumption of a life-and-death struggle.

True knowledge never shuts the door on more knowledge, but zeal often does.

Why read the Book of Mormon? Because angels do not come on trivial errands.

What on earth have a man's name, degree, academic position, and of all things, opinions, to do with whether a thing is true?

Why do people feel guilty about TV? What is wrong with it? Just this: it shuts out all the wonderful things of which the mind is capable, leaving it drugged in a state of thoughtless stupor.

Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.

No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.

[Eve] sees through Satan's disquise of clever hypocrisy, identifies him, and exposes him for what he is...[ever since Satan has] had it in for women.

Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.

The gas-law of learning: . . . any amount of information no matter how small will fill any intellectual void no matter how large.

You can only expand your capacities by working to the very limit

Mistake is the masterpiece.

I freely admit I'm confused. I'm a confused and troubled individual but at the same time...Its Free!

For a much lauded writer, I'm not terribly self-absorbed. In social situations, which are difficult for me - I mean, this is an interview - I'm normally uncomfortable talking about myself.

Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.

Don't be scared to walk alone. Don't be scared to like it.

All religion and all ethics are summed up in justice.

Lovely sweetness is the noblest power of woman, and is far fitter to prevail by parley than by battle.

The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial.

The real harvest of life is the outworking of the internal. If there's nothing in there, there's nothing to work out.

I don't see democracy getting better. I see democracy diminishing. More rules, more legislation. Eventually governments will see everything.