Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

I probably shouldn't curse as much as I do.

What I fear from these reports is that the prevalent use of foul language has become an acceptable pattern in the schools, probably due in large part to the influence of TV and the general permissiveness in our society.

A parent being called to the school because their child had misbehaved was as serious as a parent being called to the police station because their child had robbed a bank.

I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed.

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.

Certain things were deemed to be offensive. It was usually bad language.

I never heard of such a vile, profane man.

I'm trying to cut down my cursing.

I almost got kicked out of eighth grade for selling 'Playboy.'

Are you ready to have your mind blown? Sometimes Ron Howard uses swear words.

My God, look at the words people use today. They use profanity like it's nothing. Christ almighty.

I would never use obscene language in the office. Certainly not. I kept my obscene language for the home, where it belongs.

If God has nothing better to do than punish schoolgirls for a bit of tomfoolery, then I've no use for God.

I know all the swear words. I just don't use them. There are worse things in life than being called a Lady.

...the reality of intelligent British speech... uses blasphemus, coital and cloacal expletives as a matter of course.

Although I do have a sailor's mouth, it's not attractive for me to hear men cursing. That kinda talk is not charming.

Profanity is the effort of a feeble brain to express itself forcibly.

September knew a number of curse words, most of which she heard the girls at school saying in the bathrooms, in hushed voices, as if the words could make things happen just by being spoken, as if they were fairy words, and had to be handled just so.

In all honesty, I never actually did anything wrong (in my eyes, at least) at school or misbehaved in any big way. If it was anything, it was probably just a lot of clowning around.

So great and boundless is God's wisdom that he knows right well how to use evil instruments to do good.

A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the Divine Being is not only sinful, but it is also prima facie evidence of vulgar associations.

But, good gracious, you've got to educate him first. You can't expect a boy to be vicious till he's been to a good school.

The nowadays ruling that no word is unprintable has, I think, done nothing whatever for beautiful letters. ... Obscenity is too valuable a commodity to chuck around all over the place; it should be taken out of the safe on special occasions only.

I was detained a couple of times but that was for not handing in homework because I was playing golf or not present because I was playing golf. There was a theme evolving.

I teach Sunday school, motherf*****.