The very helplessness of the public which makes it necessary for them to consult the experts also makes it impossible for them to judge how expert they are.

True knowledge never shuts the door on more knowledge, but zeal often does.

Why read the Book of Mormon? Because angels do not come on trivial errands.

What on earth have a man's name, degree, academic position, and of all things, opinions, to do with whether a thing is true?

Why do people feel guilty about TV? What is wrong with it? Just this: it shuts out all the wonderful things of which the mind is capable, leaving it drugged in a state of thoughtless stupor.

Indolent and unworthy the beggar may be—but that is not your concern: It is better, said Joseph Smith, to feed ten impostors than to run the risk of turning away one honest petition.

No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.

[Eve] sees through Satan's disquise of clever hypocrisy, identifies him, and exposes him for what he is...[ever since Satan has] had it in for women.

Don't be like anybody else. Be different. Then you can make a contribution. Otherwise, you just echo something; you're just a reflection.

The gas-law of learning: . . . any amount of information no matter how small will fill any intellectual void no matter how large.

You can only expand your capacities by working to the very limit

Looking for consciousness in the brain is like looking inside a radio for the announcer

Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline.

If I interview people, I would get to know many lives and experiences that I haven't been through myself.

Whether you're a veteran like me or a high school athlete, the most important thing you can do is keep your body healthy.

Banning capital punishment takes us to a higher state of consciousness.

No vice is so bad as advice.

Our children need our presence, not our presents.

I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

Welcome, welcome, cross of Christ, if Christ be with it.

I remember being in high school and listening to Vivaldi's 'Winter' and being so overwhelmed with emotion.