Richard Simmons Quotes

I don't think I made many sacrifices myself, but my parents have.

On occasion I have observed parents shopping to clothe a son about to enter missionary service. The new suits are fitted, the new shoes are laced, and shirts, socks, and ties are bought in quantity. I met one father who said to me, 'Brother Monson, I want you to meet my son.' Pride popped his buttons; the cost of the clothing emptied his wallet; love filled his heart. Tears filled my eyes when I noticed that his [the father's] suit was old, his shoes well worn; but he felt no deprivation. The glow on his face was a memory to cherish.

I always tried to do the best for my kid.

Nothing outside of my child is important.

I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they'll never have to work another day. I'll do whatever it takes to look after them.

When you see the sacrifices that your parents make for you, you want to do well for them.

I would always thank my parents in everything I do because they sacrificed everything for me to do what I love.

I remember my mother doing housework until four in the morning and then a couple of hours later taking me to school.

I would die for my kids. I love my kids - they're my life - and I love them more than anything I've ever known.

I owe so much to my dad and what he has done for me. And it's hard work doing what he has done, so he's entitled to a break.

As a parent you have to do some renunciation.

being a parent is not transaction ... we do not get what we give. It is the ultimate pay-it-forward endeavor: we are good parents not so they will be loving enough to stay with us but so they will be strong enough to leave us.

It's so nice not to worry about myself anymore. I only worry about my children.

If only one little unhappy child is made happy with the love of Jesus,...will it not be worth...giving all for that?

The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.

I want to be the perfect child. I owe so much to my parents and the way I was brought up.

Up until I became a father, it was all about self-obsession. But then I learned exactly what it's all about: the delight of being a servant.

A mother would never by choice sleep in a wet bed but she would gladly do so in order to spare the dry bed for her child.

Love means giving something you don't have to someone who doesn't want it.

A disciple does not ask, "How much can I keep?" but, "How much more can I give?" Whenever we start to get comfortable with our level of giving, it's time to raise it again.

Love never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself.

Love never claims, it ever gives.

Love spends his all, and still hath store.

Men of honor will do things for their children that they would never consider doing for themselves.

As a pastor, I am bound by a divine command to give my life for those whom I love, and that includes all Salvadorans, even those who are going to kill me.