Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come.

Gordon B. Hinckley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeManInfluenceGenerationYou

I know that if I concentrate on making other people shine, I will shine. It is really about the other person, never about you.

John Schneider

PeopleShineYouPersonKnowNever

I had studied violin from age 7 to 14.

Amar Bose

AgeViolinHadStudied

You do not know, and the readers cannot tell you, what they might like until they have it. It is one of those things that particularly if you want to be the next wave, well the next wave is not already on the bestseller lists. The next wave is in somebody's head.

Stephanie Laurens

WaveYouKnowWantTellHead

Someone who will take responsibility for the real welfare of the American people, to be honest with them. I'd like to have that adult in the room.

Steve Wynn

ResponsibilityPeopleAmericanWill

They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming back three years later and saying, 'Paint it this color!'

Robert B. Parker

Be KindMoneyMeBookSayingColor

You have to keep fit being a singer - that's part of the job. You can't do it unless you have incredible stamina.

Roger Daltrey

JobYouSingerBeingKeepStamina

So long as you tell a story that falls within the fairly generous boundaries of the suspense novel, you're free to make the novel as good as you can. You're allowed to challenge the reader. You can experiment with voice and style.

Rodman Philbrick

GoodStyleChallengeFreeStoryYou

If you fill your Agriculture Committee with representatives of commodity farmers, and you don't have urbanites, you don't represent eaters, okay? You don't have people from New York City on these committees, you are going to end up with the kind of farm bills we have: a piece of special interest legislation.

Michael Pollan

New YorkPeopleCityEndFarmYou

In an age where everything and everyone is linked through networks of glass and air, no one - no business, organization, government agency, country - is an island. We need to do right by all our stakeholders, and that's how you create value for shareholders. And one thing is for sure - no organization can succeed in a world that is failing.

Don Tapscott

BusinessAgeGovernmentValueWorld

There are times when the voice of repining is completely drowned out by various louder voices: the voice of government, the voice of taste, the voice of celebrity, the voice of the real world, the voice of fear and force, the voice of gossip.

Alice Oswald

FearGovernmentWorldVoiceGossip

It was not in our interest to enter Iraq in the first place.

William Odom

PlaceFirstInterestOurFirst Place

The scripts don't come pouring in; I have to fight for every part.

Pierce Brosnan

FightComePartEveryPouring

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