I wouldn’t ever say if you’re having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life’s a fight. It’s a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.

What good are fans? You can’t eat applause for breakfast. You can’t sleep with it.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that’s all.

Black or white good parts are hard to come by. A good actor with a good opportunity has a shot; without the opportunity it doesn’t matter how good you are.

I believe that nothing happens apart from divine determination and decree. We shall never be able to escape from the doctrine of divine predestination – the doctrine that God has foreordained certain people unto eternal life.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

Believe me, I’m much easier to be around when we win than when we lose.

I’m not going to stop having problems.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

Well I think a lot of times we’re putting things off and I’m going to do it later. I’m going to break this bad habit or I’m going to pursue this dream or I’m going to treat my spouse better.

When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, ‚What sign do I want to give to God?‘ That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear.

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out.

The men who have guided the destiny of the United States have found the strength for their tasks by going to their knees. This private unity of public men and their God is an enduring source of reassurance for the people of America.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.

You learn to know a pilot in a storm.

I remember they used to tell me, they said, ‚Khaled, you can’t get a Rolls-Royce; you need to get one of them small ones.‘ So I went and bought a Phantom.

I believe that when you think of the negative, and you get up discouraged – ‚There’s nothing good in my future‘ – I really believe it almost ties the hands of God. God works where there’s an attitude of faith. I believe faith is all about hope.

I do have motivation. A lot of motivation.

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.

Whether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ.

Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

You hear a lot about God these days: God, the beneficent; God, the all-great; God, the Almighty; God, the most powerful; God, the giver of life; God, the creator of death. I mean, we’re hearing about God all the time, so we better learn how to deal with it. But if we know anything about God, God is arbitrary.

I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God.

Base souls have no faith in great individuals.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

They say miracles are past.

He chose to honor us with His priesthood. So we honor Him by honoring His priesthood – both its power and those who bear it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn’t believe and doesn’t seek the faith. Premise that – and it’s the fundamental thing – the mercy of God has no limits if one turns to him with a sincere and contrite heart; the question for one who doesn’t believe in God lies in obeying one’s conscience.

None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

You might say, ‚Can’t we have a more human Christianity, without the cross, without Jesus, without stripping ourselves?‘ In this way we’d become pastry-shop Christians, like a pretty cake and nice sweet things. Pretty, but not true Christians.

It’s hard to tell with these Internet startups if they’re really interested in building companies or if they’re just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don’t really want to build a company, they won’t luck into it. That’s because it’s so hard that if you don’t have a passion, you’ll give up.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.

I believe that God has put gifts and talents and ability on the inside of every one of us. When you develop that and you believe in yourself and you believe that you’re a person of influence and a person of purpose, I believe you can rise up out of any situation.

Even the best teams can fail. Celebrities can fade. There is only One in whom your faith is always safe, and that is in the Lord Jesus Christ. And you need to let your faith show!

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take ten forward.

This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.

God cannot be realized through the intellect. Intellect can lead one to a certain extent and no further. It is a matter of faith and experience derived from that faith.

If you are a small company taking on a big company, you need to have a sense of humor.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.

If I were a Roman Catholic, I should turn a heretic, in sheer desperation, because I would rather go to heaven than go to purgatory.

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

Glory be and praise to God. I didn’t do any of this. God did. I don’t have a recipe or a blueprint. I prayed for it, and my prayers are continuing to be answered.

In the long run, men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, they had better aim at something high.

The important thing is to be in love with something.

Time and the hour run through the roughest day.

It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?