James E. Faust Quotes

As a young man, I lived through the Great Depression, when banks failed and so many lost their jobs and homes and went hungry. I was fortunate to have a job at a canning factory that paid 25 cents an hour.

James E. Faust

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 31, 1920 - August 10, 2007

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How many of you have broken no laws this month? That's the kind of society I want to build. I want a guarantee - with physics and mathematics, not with laws - that we can give ourselves real privacy of personal communications.

John Gilmore

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Don't be your own worst critic. If you're not confident in what you're saying, no one else will be either.

Travis Bradberry

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Most great plays of the past lose their grip on immediacy; on application to our lives right now.

Mike Nichols

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We've got to give a quality effort every day and play better.

Mike Quade

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The pope is a very... passionate man. He likes to get out with the people, and with that comes a large security risk.

Michael McCaul

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I love Carrie Fisher, and it would be amazing to carry on her legacy.

Millie Bobby Brown

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As counterintuitive as it sounds, 'speed to fail' should be every entrepreneur's motto. Success isn't born wholly-formed like Venus from a clamshell; it's developed through relentless trial and error.

Jay Samit

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Once, even the simple metal needle challenged the conventional thinking of a time.

Jonathan Ive

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My first really good guitar was a Gibson J-45.

Johnny Rivers

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There are no more Walt Disneys anymore.

Dick Van Dyke

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I love Rihanna's style. It's a good mix of streetwear and show wear, and I love her music, too. She's an incredible singer and performer.

Daya

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I think a joke is a form of truth-telling. A good joke that's absurd contains elements of our daily darkness and also a possibility to escape that darkness. So, for me, humor is an attempt to capture everyday tragedy and everyday hopeful moments that we experience all of the time.

Colson Whitehead

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