Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.

Thomas S. Monson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 21, 1927 - January 2, 2018

Topics

HappinessTimeJoyPeopleThought

In an agreement with China, President Obama has already pledged to reduce America's net greenhouse-gas emissions by more than 25% by 2025. In return, China has agreed to 'peak' its carbon-dioxide emissions in 2030.

John Barrasso

AmericaPresidentMoreChinaReturn

I think I surprise myself.

Robert Plant

MyselfThinkSurpriseI Think

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

Sun Tzu

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I couldn't wait to get to the most powerful position, because I thought then I would be able to fix problems that only the leader can fix. But when I got there, I realized we needed revolutionary change.

Mikhail Gorbachev

ChangeLeaderWaitProblemsThought

I sang in the choir growing up and more recently served on the worship team at my church in California.

Deborah Joy Winans

TeamGrowing UpChurchGrowingMore

The more I come to understand music, the more I feel like a numbskull because there is always more to learn.

Cliff Martinez

MusicFeelLearnUnderstandMore

I never, ever decided that I had to write a novel because, to me, there's no such decision that ought to be made. It's only something that I felt compelled to do, and it began to evolve.

Arundhati Roy

DecisionMeNeverWriteEvolveMade

I know I have pretty good instincts.

Ashley Tisdale

GoodKnowPrettyInstincts

I've always thought of the United States as a place where so much was possible and so many opportunities were out there.

Pramila Jayapal

OpportunitiesThoughtPlacePossible

I watch movies all the time, so it's hard to pick certain specific directors that have inspired me in the aggregate.

Noah Baumbach

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When Britain and the U.S. invaded Iraq, it was with the reasonable expectation that it was going to increase the threat of terror, as it has.

Noam Chomsky

ExpectationGoingThreatReasonable

As long as you've got your courage of conviction, it works for you. I think that the same applies, too, even where you don't, because in today's world, financial resources are the least important. World has moved to the power of ideas.

Mukesh Ambani

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