The recurrence of fundamentals is essential to perpetuity.

The most important of all the commandments of God is that one that you are having the most difficulty keeping today.

The most important of the Lord's work you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your own home.

Stay true in the dark, and humble in the spotlight.

You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is. You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul.

Happiness does not depend on what happens outside of you, but what happens inside of you.

The greatest waste in all the world is living below our potential.

The heaviest burden that one has to bear in this life is the burden of delaying too long before putting the fruit in the Jell-O so it's too firm and the chunks just sit on top.

You, our youth of today, are among the most illustrious spirits to be born into mortality in any age of the world. Yours is a noble heritage and a wonderful opportunity.

The most effective preaching of the gospel is when it is accompanied by beautiful, appropriate music.

You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you.

Never let anybody guess that you have a mind of your own. Above all be pure

I thought the Vietnam war was an utter, unmitigated disaster, so it was very hard for me to say anything good about it.

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they are too positive probably havent read them.

I've been blessed with some lovely scripts and a character that people could truly identify with. It's one of those surprises in life that makes you think, 'God was smiling on me that particular day.

So softly death succeeded life in her, She did but dream of heaven, and she was there.

You can't live in the past, there's nothing you can do about it.

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.

The world has always been the same; and there is always as much good fortune as bad in it.

Infatuation was a good thing. It gave spice to life, and added to its enjoyment... But it was different from love. Love was worth everything, and couldn't be exchanged for anything.

It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a knave.