Together we shall move forward doing [the Lord's] work

The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.

If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.

Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.

I acknowledge that I do not understand the processes of creation, but I accept the fact of it.

There is no more beautiful sight in all this world than to see a family praying together. There is real meaning behind the oft-quoted ‘The family that prays together stays together.

When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes.

Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect.

Wonderful, glorious things are in store for you if you will only believe, obey, and endure.

If you want to give light to others you have to glow yourself.

There are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save

Silence is not our heritage but our destiny; we live where we want to live.

I can't even get a credit card without three credit bureaus saying I'm good enough.

I have learned that peace is not the absence of trial, trouble, or torment but the presence of calm in the midst of them

All inspired painters are impressionists, even though it be true that some impressionists are not inspired.

Ive been wearing lipstick since I was in 7th grade. That was our form of daring self-expression, because we had to wear uniforms in school. It made our teachers so angry.

Instead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.

Respect Mother Earth and her giving ways or trade away our children's days.

Vanity is the poison of agreeableness; yet as poison, when artfully and properly applied, has a salutary effect in medicine, so has vanity in the commerce and society of the world.

There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.

When self-important people and powerful institutions are governed by illusion, history has a way of biting back.