One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now.

So much depends upon our willingness to make up our minds, collectively and individually, that present levels of performance are not acceptable, either to ourselves or to the Lord. In saying that, I am not calling for flashy, temporary differences in our performance levels, but a quiet resolve to do a better job, to lengthen our stride.

[Humility is:] Greatness in plain clothes

Young men do not usually become inactive in the Church because they are given too many significant things to do.

We must be trained to clarify minds, heal broken hearts, and create homes where sunshine will make an environment in which mental and spiritual health may be nurtured. Our schooling must not only teach us how to bridge the Niagara River gorge, or the Golden Gate, but must teach us how to bridge the deep gaps of misunderstanding and hate and discord in the world.

Profanity is the effort of a feeble brain to express itself forcibly.

Marriage can be more an exultant ecstasy than the human mind can conceive. This is within the reach of every couple, every person.