Gordon B. Hinckley

Quotes

• “The remedy for most marital stress is not in divorce. It is in repentance and forgiveness, in sincere expressions of cha...”
• “The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all...”
• “I remind you that no man who makes disparaging remarks concerning those of another race can consider himself a true disc...”
• “In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with ...”
• “If we are to build that Zion of which the prophets have spoken and of which the Lord has given mighty promise, we must s...”
• “I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your cap...”
• “Believe in the sacred word of God, the Holy Bible, with its treasury of inspiration and sacred truth; in the Book of Mor...”
• “My wife once said that one of her great ambitions was to walk down the streets of Hong Kong with her children. So we all...”
• “To you wives who are constantly complaining and see only the dark side of life, and feel that you are unloved and unwant...”
• “I hope that you mothers will realize that when all is said and done, you have no more compelling responsibility, nor any...”
• “No matter the circumstances, I encourage you to go forward with faith and prayer, calling on the Lord. You may not recei...”
• “Nevertheless, I sought counsel from my leaders and obeyed, even when I knew their advice would make my life more complic...”
• “The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and cove...”
• “I remind mothers everywhere of the sanctity of your calling. No other can adequately take your place. No responsibility ...”
• “The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even ...”
• “It is not enough just to be good. We must be good for something. We must contribute good to the world. The world must be...”
• “I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for t...”
• “I believe that it should be the blessing of every child to be born into a home where that child is welcomed, nurtured, l...”
• “Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather,...”
• “You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the worl...”
• “Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature...”
• “It is both relaxing and invigorating to occasionally set aside the worries of life, seek the company of a friendly book....”
• “There is no more compelling motivation to worthwhile endeavor than the knowledge that we are children of God, that God e...”
• “A truly educated man never ceases to learn. He never ceases to grow. I hope you women, as you take upon yourselves the b...”
• “Meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater po...”
• “When an individual is motivated by great and powerful convictions of truth, then he disciplines himself, not because of ...”
• “There is no substitute under the heavens for productive labor. It is the process by which dreams become realities. It is...”
• “I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge...”
• “We wear on our faces the results of what we believe and how we behave, and such behavior is most evident in the eyes and...”
• “The trouble with most of our prayers is that we give them as if we were picking up the phone and ordering groceries - we...”
• “I am satisfied that every man or woman who goes to the temple in a spirit of sincerity and faith leaves the house of the...”
• “When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the...”
• “We pray that as you walk the paths of life you will walk in ways that are straight with the strength to conform even tho...”
• “Determine that there will never be anything that will come between you that will disrupt your marriage. Make it work. Re...”
• “At the end of our lives, we step across the threshold or death and enter into a new and better world. I believe that. It...”
• “If we could follow the slogan that says,"Turn off the TV and open a good book" we would do something of substance for a ...”
• “You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong...”
• “If there were no immortality there would be no need for temples. There would be no need for eternal marriage if there we...”
• “work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it, because in fact everything in life does co...”
• “Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and ki...”
• “As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of ...”
• “Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positiv...”
• “I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass...”
• “If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.”
• “Sister Hinckley and I are learning that the so-called golden years are laced with lead.”
• “You are people with a present and with a future. Don't muff the ball. Be excellent.”
• “Those who move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out.”
• “Unfortunately, some women want to remake their husbands after their own design.”
• “We cannot expect to lift others unless we stand on higher ground ourselves.”
• “How grateful I am for the law of tithing. It is the Lord's law of finance.”