Spencer W. Kimball citations

“Dream beautiful dreams and then work to make those dreams come true.”

“Love people, not things; use things, not people.”

“God does watch over us and does notice us, but it usually through someone else that he meets our needs.”

“I ask you, what good is a big picture window and the lavish appointments and a priceless decor in a home if there is no mother there?”

“We learn to do by doing.”

“The day obedience becomes a quest and not an irritation is the day you gain power.”

“Life gives to all the choice. You can satisfy yourself with mediocrity if you wish. You can be common, ordinary, dull, colorless, or yyou can channel your life so that it will be clean, vibrant, useful, progressive, colorful, and rich.”

“My life is like my shoes, worn out by service.”

“Sin is the result of deep and unmet needs.”

“It is not so much what we know that is important, as what we are and what we do.”

“Any excuse for non-performance, no matter how valid, weakens character.”

“Of all treasures of knowledge, the most vital is the knowledge of God, his existence, powers, love, and promises.”

“Oh, brothers and sisters, families can be forever! Do not let the lures [or the irritants] of the moment draw you away from them! Divinity, eternity, and family--they go together, hand in hand, and so must we!”

“The Lord's way builds individual self esteem and develops and heals the dignity of the individual, whereas the world's way depresses the individual's view of himself and causes deep resentment”

“Make no small plans. They have no magic to stir men's souls.”

“Lengthen your stride/go the extra mile”

“If men are really humble, they will realize that they discover, but do not create, truth.”