Every trial and experience you have passed through is necessary for your salvation.

You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.

Your endowment is, to receive all those ordinances in the house of the Lord, which are necessary for you, after you have departed this life, to enable you to walk back to the presence of the Father.

If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.

I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.

He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.

He that confesseth not that Jesus has come in the flesh and sent Joseph Smith with the fullness of the Gospel to this generation, is not of God, but is anti-christ

The only men who become Gods, even the Sons of God, are those who enter into polygamy

The best remedy for anger is delay.

Pray as if all depended on God and work as if all depended upon you.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

A man who believes everything can be explained by science is just as ignorant as someone who believes everything can be explained by religion.

Perhaps grown women are beings of a good deal more complexity than cats

Filibuster has long tradition, but used to harm civil rights.

Being in love is such a nice feeling,and to be able to see that feeling on-screen is just nice, especially when it's a great story.

As it turns out, three of my four kids are professional singers. And they're really interesting, good singers.

Lasting goal achievement requires lots of time, hard work, sacrifice & dedication to a process that is maintained over years.

Aaron Sorkin very sticky about using precise language. It's in his contract: you have to use what he writes!

But make no mistake: the weeds will win: nature bats last.

Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.

I used to dirt bike a lot. I can't do that anymore. Can't eat a whole lot of chocolate anymore, either. I can't be in 'Indiana Jones' and be a fatso!