Take responsibility and go to work so God has something to help us with.

Whatever the cost of repentance, it is swallowed up in the joy of forgiveness.

True success in this life comes in consecrating our lives—that is, our time and choices—to God’s purposes. In so doing, we permit Him to raise us to our highest destiny.

The greatest service we can provide to others in this life, beginning with those of our own family, is to bring them to Christ.

We do not need to achieve some minimum level or capacity or goodness before God will help - divine aid can be ours every hour of every day, no matter where we are in the path of obedience.

The central purpose of all scripture is to fill our souls with faith in God the Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ.

Any pain entailed in repentance will always be far less than the suffering required to satisfy justice for unresolved transgression.

Many things are good, many are important, but only a few are essential.

As men of the priesthood, we have an essential role to play in society, at home, and in the Church. But we must be men that women can trust, that children can trust, and that God can trust.

Work builds and refines character, creates beauty, and is the instrument of our service to one another and to God.

A mother can exert an influence unequaled by any other person in any other relationship.

Everything happens for a reason. Just be patient.

Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.

While technology is important, it's what we do with it that truly matters.

I do a public access show with puppets. Puppets called actors, TV and movie stars.

But you know, I'm just not a quitter.

I feel like I have no real solid plans like, "this is what I'm going to do and I will do it by 2017" or whatever.

Theory is good; but it doesn't prevent things from existing.

I am not as good as I ought to be. I am not as good as I want to be. I am not as good as I'm going to be. But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be.

I have no plans to have any other home than Moscow. However, I love to travel, and I'm very comfortable in New York. In many ways, it reminds me of Moscow in its energy and drive.

Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most.