It isn't the Lord who withholds himself from us. It is we who withhold ourselves from him because of our failure to keep his commandments.

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.

The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be - and when they're not, we cry.

Women have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them.

Really, handknitting is a dreamy activity, built into many people's thumbs and fingers by genes already there, itching to display their skills and achievement possibilities.

Interacting with fans has become one of my favorite things.

Man has injured every animal he has touched.

Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.

Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life.

Alcohol is an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind.

High expectations is the key to everything.

I'm grateful for doing those drugs, because they kept me from getting laid and I would have gotten AIDS.