All noble human endeavors can and will be subtly corrupted until they are at cross purposes to their original, fundamental principals. The only hope for the good of all is that the masses of the beleaguered accept the need for change and stand up to fight for it.


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In this marvelous dispensation of the fulness of times, our opportunities to give of ourselves are i...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Our challenge is to join forces of the old and the new- experience and experiment, history and desti...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Our thinking will automatically improve when we remember the words of Paul: 'know ye not that ye are...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Cooperativeness is not so much learning how to get along with others as taking the kinks out of ours...
THOMAS S. MONSON
The future will present insurmountable problems- only when we consider them insurmountable.
THOMAS S. MONSON
Thinking is the hardest work anyone can do, which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Perhaps when we face our maker, we will not be asked, 'How many positions did you hold,' but rather,...
THOMAS S. MONSON
May each of us remember this truth; 'one cannot forget mother and remember God. One cannot remember ...
THOMAS S. MONSON
When we treat people merely as they are, they will remain as they are. When we treat them as if they...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Perhaps the surest test of an individual's integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would...
THOMAS S. MONSON
I am certain that the Lord, who notes the fall of a sparrow, looks with compassion upon those who ha...
THOMAS S. MONSON
It is very essential that our history be preserved and preserved appropriately, written appropriatel...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Life was never intended to consist of a glut of luxury, be an easy course, or filled only with succe...
THOMAS S. MONSON
We must not let our passions destroy our dreams.
THOMAS S. MONSON
I urge you to hold fast to your standards. I plead with you not to waver.
THOMAS S. MONSON
Anxiously you ask, 'Is there a way to safety? Can someone guide me? Is there an escape from threaten...
THOMAS S. MONSON
We need learn what we need to learn, know what we need to know, and do what we need to do.
THOMAS S. MONSON
Our Father's commitment to us, His children, is unwavering. Indeed He softens the winters of our...
THOMAS S. MONSON
I testify that this work in which we're engaged is the Lord's work. I've felt His sustai...
THOMAS S. MONSON
There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testim...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.
THOMAS S. MONSON
Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees.
THOMAS S MONSON
There is no tomorrow to remember if we don’t do something today, and to live most fully today, we ...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Dare to be a Mormon.
Dare to stand alone.
Dare to have a purpose firm;
Dare to make...
THOMAS S. MONSON
To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice. If we...
THOMAS S. MONSON
Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing.
THOMAS S. MONSON
Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, h...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I rea...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develo...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politic...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect t...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
Measuring nuclear yield depends on multiple parameters - the location and number of instruments, the...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only ...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think abou...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
God is everywhere.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have l...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM
Wherever I go, as long as I get a hot vegetable dish, I am okay. If I am in Gujarat, I have Gujarati...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM