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Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

Gordon B. Hinckley
Humble, Mean, Differences

In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out! Truly, things always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Moving, Men, Years

Don’t be gloomy. Do not dwell on unkind things. Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. Even if you are not happy, put a smile on your face. ‘Accentuate the positive.’ Look a little deeper for the good. Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, with great and strong purpose in your heart. Love life.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Strong, Heart, Love Life

It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Hope, Morning, Prayer
Priesthood Session of Jordan Utah South Regional Conference, March 01, 1997.

You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Motivational, Leadership, Lds
Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

If Life Gets Too Hard To Stand, Kneel.

Gordon B. Hinckley
When Life Is Hard, Hard, Ifs

Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Happiness, Happy, Thinking

All of us have problems. We face them every day. How grateful I am that we have difficult things to wrestle with. They keep us young, they keep us alive, they keep us going, they keep us humble. Be grateful for your problems, and know that somehow there will come a solution. Just do the best you can, but be sure it is the very best.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Grateful, Humble, Alive

Our entire case as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rests on the validity of this glorious First Vision. ... Nothing on which we base our doctrine, nothing we teach, nothing we live by is of greater importance than this initial declaration. I submit that if Joseph Smith talked with God the Father and His Beloved Son, then all else of which he spoke is true. This is the hinge on which turns the gate that leads to the path of salvation and eternal life.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus, Father, Son
"What Are People Asking about Us?" by Gordon B. Hinckley, www.lds.org. November 1998.

What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the negativism that permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom we associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more than we speak of one another’s faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: “Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Happiness, Father, Positive Thinking

The greatness of the world in which we live is the accumulated goodness of many small and seemingly inconsequential acts.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Greatness, World, Goodness

You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice

Gordon B. Hinckley
Inspirational, Happy, Smart

You will come to know that what appears today to be a sacrifice will prove instead to be the greatest investment that you will ever make.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Inspirational, Motivational, Success
"Farewell to a Prophet". Ensign magazine, July 1994.

Please don't nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept of your effort.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Goal, Effort, Balance
"Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You". Ensign magazine, p. 94, November 1989.

You have not failed until you quit trying.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Inspirational, Spiritual, Trying

The cause of most of man's unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Sacrifice, Men, Want

There is nothing that dulls a personality so much as a negative outlook.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Personality, Negative, Outlook
"Whosoever Will Save His Life". Tambuli magazine, p. 1, February 1983.

Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Feet, Knees, Praying

The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Inspiring, Tired, Helping Others
Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes”, p.65, Harmony

In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Laughter, Fun, Live Life
"Stand True and Faithful". Ensign magazine, p. 91, May 1996.

Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Stronger, Littles, Be Good

Imagine how our own families, let alone the world, would change if we vowed to keep faith with one another, strengthen one another, look for and accentuate the virtues in one another, and speak graciously concerning one another. Imagine the cumulative effect if we treated each other with respect and acceptance, if we willingly provided support. Such interactions practiced on a small scale would surely have a rippling effect throughout our homes and communities and, eventually, society at large.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Home, Acceptance, Support
Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes”, p.57, Harmony

God will always make a way where there is no way.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Way, Obedience, Gods Will
Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life”, p.65, Simon and Schuster

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Life, Smile, Heart
"How Can I Become the Woman of Whom I Dream?". Ensign magazine, p. 93, May 2001.

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