I value all things as nothing in comparison with having the spirit of God to guide me.

If we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we are in the line of our duty.

I do not believe we accomplish very much in life unless we are enthusiastic, unless we are in earnest, and unless we practice what we preach.

I assert with confidence that the law of success, here and hereafter, is to have a humble and a prayerful heart, and to work, work, work.

There is no other labor in all the world that brings to a human heart, judging from my own personal experience, more joy, peace and serenity than proclaiming the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ

Thank God we are not to be judged by the opinions of our fellows, but by the work that we do.

If you desire the spirit of God you must keep the commandments of God.

Day-dreams without work do not amount to anything; it is the actual work that counts.

Let every man feel that he is the architect and builder of his own life, and that he proposes to make a success of it by working.

The aim of the Church is to help the people to help themselves. Work is to be re-enthroned as the ruling principle of the lives of our Church membership

I consider it one of the greatest accomplishments of my life that I have learned to sing.

You speak of destiny as if it was fixed.

It's impossible to lose that which does not belong to you.

I can no longer face life, so I've decided to go through the rest of it backwards.

My mother could do absolutely anything. She was like Martha Stewart before such a thing existed

It is expedient to have acquaintance with those who have looked into the world, who know men, understand business, and can give you good intelligence and good advice when they are wanted.

Envy is a horrible thing. It is unlike all other kinds of suffering in that there is no disguising it, no elevating it into tragedy. It is more than merely painful, it is disgusting.

Follow your gut, make a choice, and throw yourself into it. If you make a mistake, then you have merely afforded yourself a valuable lesson.

I'm pretty political when it comes to human rights and things like that.

Awake, my soul! Stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown.

Most men in this world are colored. A belief in humanity means a belief in colored men. The future world will, in all reasonable probability, be what colored men make it.