The work of our missionaries is a magnificent expression of the Lord's redeeming love.

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.

What has you roaring like a bull with his prick hung in a fence?

Better not to plant seeds of selfishness than try to eradicate them once they have grown into giant weeds. (91)

what comes around goes around.

How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky.

The profit motive, indecorous though it may seem, may represent the best chance the poor have to reap some of globalization's benefits.

In a way, 'Billy Elliot' was autobiographical. I can't dance, but I think his dancing was me discovering about writing and literature.

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.

You almost believe that you will never come to the end of a roll of tape; and when you do, there is a feeling, nearly, though very briefly, of shock and grief.

I believe what I believe is what makes me what I am

When I hear music, my body just starts to move. It has nothing to do with training or anything. That's just me. That's just my body. And I was like that as a child, too.