Whatever principle of intelligence we attain in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection.

One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.

Truth is Mormonism. God is the author of it.

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.

Let us this very day begin anew, and now say, with all our hearts, we will forsake our sins and be righteous.

The Book of Mormon is true, just what it purports to be, and for this testimony I expect to give an account in the day of judgment.

Salvation could not come to the world without the mediation of Jesus Christ.

A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.

This doctrine of polygamy, or spiritual wife-system, that has been taught and practiced among us, will prove our destruction and overthrow.

Unless we members of the Church do all we can to preserve the freedoms we have within the bounds of the laws of God, we will be held accountable.

Patriotism should be sought for and will be found in right living. No man can be a good Latter-day Saint and not be true to the best interests and general welfare of his country.

And this I know: all these things that now, while we are still in the war, sink down in us like a stone, after the war shall waken again, and then shall begin the disentanglement of life and death.

Franchises aren't to be avoided. They can be exciting, and they give you opportunities to do other films.

P. Diddy's gonna be exhausted, you know, running with the Olympic torch in one hand and the torch he'll always carry for J-Lo in the other.

I have a somewhat sneaky way of effecting political change.

It is a tragedy that most of us die before we have begun to live.

The greatest profound pain is cased by, and is the result of our own illusions, fantasies and dreams.

If the Good Lord made a mistake in us people it was in making us want to live when we’ve got the least excuse for it.

Sometimes when you take strong stands, if you're not called to do it, you're dividing the audience you're trying to reach.

I brought Yoko Ono to New York and gave her her first job there. I was editing a magazine called Film Culture.

I do everything on my phone as a lot of people do.