Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

The gospel is not a philosophy of repression, as so many regard it. It is a plan of freedom that gives discipline to appetite and direction to behavior.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: clergyman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 23, 1910 - January 27, 2008

Topics

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I want to again highlight the desperate need for us to pull together - the world over - to tackle knife crime and teach everyone how sacred a life is.

Jermain Defoe

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I grew up as a step-kid, always a little outside, always trying hard to follow and fit in. But over time, I've come to feel that my tendency toward self-erasure is a deep and real part of me. I think I'd be this way no matter how I grew up.

Jennifer Egan

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To give religion two minutes a day, in its own space, isn't exactly selling general morality or atheism short.

Melvyn Bragg

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The only thing I haven't done as an actor, other than Thai puppet theater somewhere, is act on a Broadway stage.

John Larroquette

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Early on, I had five jobs in a row where I was either fired or canceled.

Matt Lauer

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For many courtesans, it was over by age 22.

Amy Tan

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I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.'

Amber Riley

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To play a soccer game, you have to be in very good shape.

Ronaldo

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Band I listen to most: The Ramones.

Lisa Lutz

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You can't negotiate in public. People won't make concessions in public. They will do that in private. Like sausage making, you have to do it behind closed doors.

Jonathan Powell

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When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

Jonathan Swift

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I'd say that 'Tree of Life' is not a Christian so much as a spiritual film.

Brad Pitt

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