Let every man sing his own song in life.

There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.

Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader.

Decide what you want to be.... Pay the Price ... And be what you want to be.

The condition of the body limits, largely, the expression of the spirit.

To Latter-day Saints there can be no objection to the careful and critical study of the scriptures, ancient or modern, provided only that it be an honest study - a search for truth.

The only way to build a peaceful community is to build men and women who are lovers and makers of peace.

Fraud and deceit are anxious for your money. Be informed and prudent.

There never was a revelation without a question first.

A thief, though rich, will continue to steal, but an honest man, though poor, will ever seek to pay his debts.

The Church ever operates in full light. There is no secrecy about its doctrine, aim, or work.

Why settle for anything less than total life fulfillment. Start by filling yourself up with you!

The system in the world want to control people and rule them for its own purposes

The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless.

Each year in early spring, during the season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter, a plenitude of books, magazine articles, and television shows about Jesus appear.

Sometimes when people look at the work I've done with my family, they think it's autobiographical. But it really isn't. It's more about the idea of family.

[At a musical concert:] . . . the music's pure algebra of enchantment.

When every brake hath found its note, and sunshine smiles in every flower.

A friend hipped me to hypoglycemia, which an article I read calls 'a disease for a nation of sugar junkies.' Who knows how many people in this country have it?

Repentance follows hasty counsels.

And the process of reading is such a private one. I once came into a room where a friend of mine was reading one of my books, and he clicked his tongue impatiently and shooed me off.