Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

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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

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  Humble, Mean, Differences

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• 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.

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  Strong, Heart, Love Life

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• 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.

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  Moving, Men, Years

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• 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.

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  Hope, Morning, Prayer

  Priesthood Session of Jordan Utah South Regional Conference, March 01, 1997.

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• 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.

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  Motivational, Leadership, Lds

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

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• If Life Gets Too Hard To Stand, Kneel.

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  When Life Is Hard, Hard, Ifs

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• 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.

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  Happiness, Happy, Thinking

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• 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.

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  Grateful, Humble, Alive

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• 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.

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  Happiness, Father, Positive Thinking

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

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  Inspirational, Happy, Smart

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

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  Feet, Knees, Praying

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• 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.

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  Goal, Effort, Balance

  "Rise to the Stature of the Divine within You". Ensign magazine, p. 94, November 1989.

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• Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  "Farewell to a Prophet". Ensign magazine, July 1994.

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• You have not failed until you quit trying.

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  Inspirational, Spiritual, Trying

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• 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.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Perseverance

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• Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.

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  Happiness, Being Happy, Believe

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• 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.

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  Inspiring, Tired, Helping Others

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

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

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  Sacrifice, Men, Want

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

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  Stronger, Littles, Be Good

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• Never assume that you can make it alone. You need the help of the Lord. Never hesitate to get on your knees in some private place and speak with Him.

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  Inspiration, Needs, Knees

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• Let us never forget to pray. God lives. He is near. He is real. He is not only aware of us but cares for us. He is our Father. He is accessible to all who will seek Him.

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  Inspirational, God, Prayer

  Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes”, p.136, Harmony

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

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  Life, Smile, Heart

  "How Can I Become the Woman of Whom I Dream?". Ensign magazine, p. 93, May 2001.

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• There is no obstacle too great, no challenge too difficult, if we have faith.

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  Challenges, Have Faith, Obstacles

  Gordon B. Hinckley (2009). “Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes”, p.128, Harmony

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• We seldom get into trouble when we speak softly. It is only when we raise our voices that the sparks fly and tiny molehills become great mountains of contention.

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  Voice, Mountain, Sparks

  "Except the Lord Build the House …" by Gordon B. Hinckley, www.lds.org. June 1971.

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• Life is to be enjoyed, not endured

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  Life, Positivity, Bad Ass

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