Quotes by Gordon B. Hinckley
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.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
To save a girl is to save generations!
– Gordon B. Hinckley
The cause of most of man’s unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Gratitude is a sign of maturity…Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
How thankful I am, how thankful we all must be, for the women in our lives. God bless them. May His great love distill upon them and crown them with luster and beauty, grace and faith.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Woman is God’s supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
All writers should be put in a box and thrown in the sea.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Believe in yourselves. Believe in your capacity to do some good in this world. God sent us here for a purpose, and that was to improve the world in which we live. The wonderful thing is that we can do it.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Our burden in going forward is tremendous. But our opportunity is glorious.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Walk by faith. God will open the way. When there is no way, He will open the way.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
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.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
A marvelous thing it would be to stand with confidence, unafraid, unashamed, and unembarrassed in the presence of God.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
It is my faith and conviction that the Constitution came not alone of the brain and purpose of man, but of the inspiration of God.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Love is meant to be an adventure!!
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women.
– Gordon B Hinckley
Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
You have not failed until you quit trying.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
All of us are the products of the lives that touched upon our own lives.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Anger is the mother of a whole brood of evil actions.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Work will cure your grief. Serve others.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Our hope concerning the future is great, and our faith is strong. We know we’ve scarcely scratched the surface of that which will come to pass in the years that lie ahead.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Live today as if you were going to live forever, for you surely shall.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
No matter how old we become, we can acquire knowledge and use it. We can gather wisdom and profit from it. We can grow and progress and improve-and, in the process, strengthen the livs of those within our circle of influence.
– Gordon B. Hinckley
When referring to an individual, including yourself, never use the word ‘just’.
– Gordon B. Hinckley