I do not believe in a religion that cannot wipe out the widow's tears or bring a piece of bread to the orphan's mouth.

An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.

We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics.

The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.

The US has not imposed democracy in Yemen, its people have.

The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine.

Even pearls are dark before the whiteness of his teeth.

Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.

Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking.

The government is shutting down the coal industry, they say it's cheaper to draw nuclear power off the French grid and cheaper to buy coal from Colombia.

The past is uselessto me now:an old suitcasewith mould in the lining, heavy even when empty.

If I do not believe as you believe, it proves that you do not believe as I believe, and that is all that it proves.

You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.

I've had quite a few moments I've liked, so it's good enough.

The world will never be converted to God unitl Christians cry less and laugh and sing more.

The sun looks different from when it rises to when it sets.

It is possible to rise to the lofty standard set by the Lord for priesthood holders in making decisions in quorums. It is possible when there is great faith and love and the absence of contention.

Resentment and anger are not good for the soul. They are foul things.

There are no incurable ills.

The universe is based on sullen entropy; It falls apart as it goes on