"And they pitched their tents round about the temple, every man having his tent with the door thereof towards the temple, that thereby they might remain in their tents and hear the words which king Benjamin should speak unto them." Mosiah 2:6
"Go ahead, make a fool of yourself, then maybe you'll listen to your conscience." – Jiminy Cricket
Like the dew from heaven, peaceful solutions and understanding are clearest when I arise, while it is still dark outside and write them down, before they have evaporated from my mind with the commotion of the new day.
“True education . . . . is the application of knowledge to the development of a Noble and Godlike character . . . . Character is the aim of true education; and science, history, and literature are but means used to accomplish the desired end. Character is not the result of chance work but continuous right thinking and right acting.” — President David O. McKay
In the navies throughout the world, every seaman understands one phrase that is a clarion call for immediate help, no matter what he is doing or where he is on the ship. The call is “All hands on deck. Many a battle at sea has been won or lost by the response to this call (Elder Ronald A Rasband, Ensign, May 2006, Our Rising Generation).
Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don't make compromises, don't worry about making a bunch of money or being successful - be concerned with doing good work and make right choices and protect your work. And if you build a good name, eventually, that name will be it's own currency—William S. Burroughs
“Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” – President Harry S. Truman
On the Sea of Galilee it was already night, but the darkness deepened as clouds occluded the light from the stars of the firmament and fierce winds whipped across the sea. The Lord’s chosen disciples were not out doing things they shouldn’t have been. They weren’t out goofing off or being careless. In fact it was quite the opposite. They were dutifully doing exactly what the Lord had asked them to do and suddenly their very lives were in peril.
As the tide of filth rises you must do more than walk just beyond its reaches at low tide. You must follow the prophet and climb well up on the mountain of the Lord to ensure you are not caught by the increasingly frequent waves of tidal volume.
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. — George Washington