Repentance is a change of behavior which invites forgiveness.

If we follow the example of Jesus Christ and become true peacemakers, that flood of love will cover the earth as with a blanket.

Love . . . [is] a lack of personal selfishness.

We are not set apart to rule, but chosen and set apart to serve.

The greatest missionary tool we have is that of demonstrating friendliness, brotherly kindness, harmony, love and peace in our homes and in all our church meetings.

Because of the Saviors Atonement, repentance is a beautiful word and a marvelous refuge.

It appears to me that men are trying to speak for God instead of letting God speak for himself.

Peace cannot come by legislation or through affiliation with any political philosophy...Peace, joy, and happiness can come only through an acceptance of God's revealed plan of life.

You can recognize the Spirit of Christ within you when you speak to one another or speak of another person with a warm smile instead of with a frown or scowl.

The greater the teacher, the greater the pupil may become.

The other night I was lying in bed, looking up at the stars, and I wondered, 'Where the hell is my roof?

Hating yourself is like hating the sun. No matter how much you complain of it agitating your eyes, its brilliance shines on.

I think writing books is a way for me to work out certain issues. I write about what matters to me, always.

A lecturer often makes you feel dumb at one end and numb at the other.

My childhood dream was to play basketball, actually.

There is only one history of any importance, and it is the history of what you once believed in, and the history of what you came to believe in.

I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause.

There are no beginnings, not even to stories. There are only places where you make an entrance into someone else's life and either stay or turn and go away.

It's hard to say who's a greater threat to the world, an ambitious CEO with a big ad budget or a crafty cleric with an obsolete Bible verse.

Poetry absolves spirituality from the dividedness of religions and provides us with a sanctuary that excludes no one.