Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.

There are few things more powerful than the faithful prayers of a righteous mother.

Keep the fire of your testimony of the restored gospel and your witness of our Redeemer burning so brightly that our children can warm their hands by the fire of your faith.

Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

A testimony of the hope of redemption is something which cannot be measured or counted. Jesus Christ is the source of that hope.

Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment.

One of the adversary's sharpest tools is to convince us that we are no longer worthy to pray. No matter who you are or what you may have done, you can always pray.

Husbands and wives should understand that their first calling-from which they will never be released-is to one another and THEN to their children.

One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

Happiness is inseparably connected with decent, clean behavior.

Just as chalk can be removed from a chalkboard, with sincere repentance, the effects of our transgression can be erased through the atonement of Jesus Christ.

Sometimes it's just silent...No sound at all.'Does that scare you?'Chad nods. 'Why?' asks his father.'It's like something's waiting.

But the place where we're most broken, most empty of ourselves... is the place where we can be filled in a way that is harder for people who haven't experienced a loss.

It takes an aeon to shift position, get comfortable, let alonecreate a wave in this fishbowl full of glue.- from the poem 'Critical Mass

At night the fog was thick and full of light, and sometimes voices.

I'm never going to run this again.

I don’t know what you’re feeling, I won’t even pretend

Well you've been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we're all in the same boat. And it's leaking.

I started in movies in Mexico and started doing telenovelas in Mexico. American Family was the first thing I did in English.

Detroit is full of talent.

Sometimes during a relationship, a friendship, a friend's gonna have to prove they're your friend, and you're gonna have to prove you're their friend.