Anger causes anguish to the souls of all of those who experience the feeling as well as to those who are the recipients of this emotional explosion.

Integrity is the core of our character.

The temple is a place of holiness. It is the most sacred and holy place on earth and should be treated with the greatest degree of reverence and respect.

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond.

We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle and make righteous choices, our lives will be blessed.

The temple is a place of worship. Reverence is a supernal form of worship. It is the form of worship found in the celestial kingdom.

Receiving personal revelation is not a passive process. As we seek such revelations, we must prepare for these sacred experiences.

People as well as nations perish without scriptures. The scriptures are spiritual food for our spirit, which is just as important as physical food for our body.

Positive criticism is feedback given with the purpose of helping another person to grow and to develop. Negative criticism is intended to hurt and often to defame and to destroy.

Irreverence not only shows disrespect to Deity but also makes it hard for the Spirit to teach us the things we need to know.

To properly prepare to receive personal revelation, we must repent, ask through prayer, be obedient, search the scriptures, fast, think pure thoughts, and develop a spirit of reverence.

Let me be your shield, let me be your wall. I'll always be there, even when you fall!

I'll tell you, there is nothing better in life than being a late bloomer. I believe that success can happen at any time and at any age.

Mr. Shepherd, ye cannot stop a bad thought from coming into your head. But ye need not pull up a chair and bide it sit down." - Mrs. Brown

My theatrical background was in the great work of the South African playwright Athol Fugard.

I learnt to drive at around eleven years old. In an old jeep on a field in Colorado. There were lots of ditches. I could barely see over the steering wheel.

Even if I'm gone all day, breakfast is the one meal I always cook for my kids. I make French toast, oatmeal, or an egg burrito.

Creative ideas are often attacked because people oppose change or do not understand new concepts.

The love of money is the source of an enormous amount of good; the fact that the good is a by-product of the selfish pursuit of riches has nothing to do with its indisputable value.

Writing novels is the most exciting

I don't like the idea that I am going to come back as an ant or a sparrow if I don't get along in the great karma of life.