Soft as the earth is mankind and both need to be altered.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

Why are some things easier to remember the more time has passed since they occurred?

...Once again confirms that there is no such thing as genetically pure classification into different races.

One of the greatest lesson is humility. Humility is like oxygen to the soul. You won’t get too far without it!

I grew up with six brothers. That's how I learned to dance - waiting for the bathroom.

Finally, I drew in a long breath. It was noisy and painful and just heaven.

If we listen to and follow the promptings of the Spirit, they will serve as a Liahona, guiding us through the unknown, challenging valleys and mountains that are ahead (see 1 Nephi 16).

Florida isn't so much a place where one goes to reinvent oneself, as it is a place where one goes if one no longer wished to be found.

Twenty years ago, teenage boys in the United States drank twice as much milk as soda; now they drink twice as much soda as milk.

I win because I learned years ago that scared money always loses. I never care, so I win.

The only way to convert a heathen is to travel into the jungle.