God's grace does not come to people who morally outperform others, but to those who admit their failure to perform and who acknowledge their need for a Savior

The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.

It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.

Friends become wiser together through a healthy clash of viewpoints.

...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less.

Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.

[Spiritual friendship] is eagerly helping one another know, serve, love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways.

Like a surgeon, friends cut you in order to heal you.

Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.

All change comes from deepening your understanding of the salvation of Christ and living out the changes that understanding creates in your heart.

While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

Great faith, Great confidence.

The ideal is the enemy of the real.

The selection and following of a spiritual guide is the most important duty of a Sufi.

A healthy nation is measured by its level of reconciliation. ‎Reconciliation‬ between people with God and people among themselves!

There is far less to the Presidency, in terms of essential activity, than meets the eye.

Life is only therapy.

The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre.

Adolescence has such a negative connotation and it shouldn't. It's experimentation, it's being unsure, no preconceived notions.

I don't know what I'm doing and it's the not knowing that makes it interesting.

Even when you're feeling dejected, don't avoid the problem, confront it. That way you'll eventually realize that your dreams are in fact attainable.