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It is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose designs are almost entirely selfish.

It is imperative that good people, men and women of principle, be involved in the political process; otherwise we abdicate power to those whose designs are almost entirely selfish.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Selfish, Men, People

I believe that I am a child of God, endowed with a divine birthright. I believe that there is something of divinity within me and within each of you. I believe that we have a godly inheritance and that it is our responsibility, our obligation, and our opportunity to cultivate and nurture the very best of these qualities within us.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Children, Believe, Responsibility

I know of no other practise which will make one more attractive in conversation than to be well-read in a variety of subjects. There is a great potential within each of us to go on learning. Regardless of our age, unless there be serious illness, we can read, study, drink in the writings of wonderful men and women. It is never too late to learn.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Writing, Men, Serious Illness

Most of the things that make you angry are of very small consequence. And what a terrible price you are paying for your anger.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Anger, Terrible, Angry

Be grateful, be smart, be clean, be true, be humble, be prayerful.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Smart, Grateful, Humble

No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the livs of those within our circle of influence.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Circles, Progress, Use
Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes”, p.69, Harmony

Work will cure your grief. Serve others.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Grief, Cures

I am suggesting that we spend a little less time in idleness, in the fruitless pursuit of watching inane and empty television programs. Time so utilized can be put to better advantage, and the consequences will be wonderful.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Television, Littles, Wonderful

Father forgive us, for we do not what we know.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Father, Forgiving, Knows

I urge our people everywhere, with all of the persuasiveness of which I am capable, to live worthy to hold a temple recommend, to secure one and regard it as a precious asset, and to make a greater effort to go to the House of the Lord and partake of the spirit and the blessings to be had therein.

Gordon B. Hinckley
God, Christian, Religious

If you go to bed at 10:00 and get up by 6:00 A.M., things will work out for you.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Work Out, Bed, Get Up

Divorce too often is the bitter fruit of anger. A man and a woman fall in love, as they say; each is wonderful in the sight of the other; they feel romantic affection for no one else; they stretch their finances to buy a diamond ring; they marry. All is bliss-that is, for a season. Then little inconsequential activities lead to criticism. Little flaws are magnified into great torrents of faultfinding; they fall apart, they separate, and then with rancor and bitterness they divorce.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Falling In Love, Anger, Divorce

You have the potential to become anything to which you set your mind. You have a mind and a body and a spirit. With these three working together, you can walk the high road that leads to achievement and happiness. But this will require effort and sacrifice and faith.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Sacrifice, Achievement, Effort

I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disciple of Christ," said President Hinckley. "How can any man holding the Melchizedek Priesthood arrogantly assume that he is eligible for the priesthood whereas another who lives a righteous life but whose skin is of a different color, is ineligible?

Gordon B. Hinckley
Men, Race, Color
"The Need for Greater Kindness" by Gordon B. Hinckley, www.lds.org. May, 2006.

You must ask for God's help. After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Trying, Helping, Asking For Forgiveness

Every man who truly loves a woman, and every woman who truly loves a man, hopes and dreams that their companionship will last forever. But marriage is a covenant sealed by authority. If that authority is of the state alone, it will endure only while the state has jurisdiction, and that jurisdiction ends with death. But add to the authority of the state the power of the endowment given by Him who overcame death, and that companionship will endure beyond life if the parties to the marriage live worthy of the promise.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Dream, Party, Men

While you should be friendly with all people, select with great care those whom you wish to have close to you. They will be your safeguards in situations where you may vacillate between choices, and you in turn may save them.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Friendship, People, Choices
Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Way to Be!: 9 Rules For Living the Good Life”, p.31, Simon and Schuster

Love is the very essence of life.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Love, Essence, Pot Of Gold
Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes”, p.3, Harmony

It is good to LOOK to the past to gain appreciation for the present and perspective for the FUTURE. It is good to look upon the VIRTUES of those who have gone before; to gain STRENGTH for whatever lies ahead. It is good to REFLECT upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose DREAMS and early pains, so well nurtured, has come a great gravest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous EXAMPLE can become a compelling MOTIVATION for all of us. ~Gordon B. Hinckley

Gordon B. Hinckley
Dream, Appreciation, Pain

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, Being Happy, Thinking
"Words of the Prophet: Forget Yourself and Serve". New Era magazine, pp. 2-5, July 2006.

A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Tattoo, Graffiti, Body

Choose a companion of your own faith. You are much more likely to be happy. Choose a companion you can always honor, you can always respect, one who will complement you in your own life, one to whom you can give your entire heart, your entire love, your entire allegiance, your entire loyalty.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Loyalty, Heart, Giving

Listen to the whisperings of the Spirit, the gift of revelation to which you are entitled.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Whispering, Spirit, Revelations

Do your best, and be a little better than you are.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Persistence, Excellence, Self Improvement

There is no end to the good we can do, to the influence we can have with others. Let us not dwell on the critical or the negative. Let us pray for strength; let us pray for capacity and desire to assist others. Let us radiate the light of the gospel at all times and all places, that the Spirit of the Redeemer may radiate from us.

Gordon B. Hinckley
Light, Desire, Negative

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