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" Criticism and pessimism destroy families, undermine institutions of all kinds, defeat nearly everyone, and spread a shroud of gloom over entire nations. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

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" I do not fear truth. I welcome it. But I wish all of my facts to be in their proper context. "

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" I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort. "

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" Study a foreign language if you have opportunity to do so. You may never be called to a land where that language is spoken, but the study will have given you a better understanding of your own tongue or of another tongue you may be asked to acquire. "

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" When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come. "

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" Truth will prevail. "

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" Anything so precious as the gospel of Jesus Christ is worthy of all the effort and sacrifice of time and means employed to teach it. "

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" Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds. "

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" I don't think that the Internet has contributed greatly to immorality. "

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" Parents have no greater responsibility in this world than the bringing up of their children in the right way, and they will have no greater satisfaction as the years pass than to see those children grow in integrity and honesty and make something of their lives. "

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" I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" My heart goes out to a missionary who does not receive regular mail from home. Generally, a letter once a week is a good rule. But on the other hand, too much mail can be damaging to a missionary's morale. "

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" Until I got older, I never dreamed of what a demanding responsibility it is to keep food in the pantry, to keep clothing neat and presentable, to buy all that is needed to keep a home running. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" Any investigator worthy of baptism becomes a convert worthy of saving. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" You don't need coffee. Nobody needs coffee. You can get along without it. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" I promise you that the time will come, if you have tattoos, that you will regret your actions. They cannot be washed off. They are permanent. Only by an expensive and painful process can they be removed. If you are tattooed, then probably for the remainder of your life you will carry it with you. "

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" If you are a good missionary, you will return home with the desire to continue to serve the Lord, to keep His commandments, and to do His will. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" When the 'Book of Mormon' was first published, some of those who believed in it taught it to others and testified of it. "

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" Choose your friends carefully. It is they who will lead you in one direction or the other. "

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" Seek to establish an environment conducive to study in the home. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" Our lives are the only meaningful expression of what we believe and in Whom we believe. And the only real wealth, for any of us, lies in our faith. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" Nothing's too good for the Lord. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" Brigham Young had a prophetic vision. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" Jesus said, 'Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.' There are no exceptions. Baptism is a necessary ordinance. "

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" There would be no Christmas if there was no Easter. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" We all exercise agency in the choices we make. "

Gordon B. Hinckley

" When you are young, do not get involved in steady dating. When you reach an age where you think of marriage, then is the time to become so involved. "

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