Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

You know what a champion is? A champion is someone who's ready when the gong rings - not just before, not just after - but when it rings.

I'm not even sure that any of us are ever ready for anything. We can be ripe, or over-ready, but what is that moment when we're actually ready?

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

Are we disposed to be of the number of those, who having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it might cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it

All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready.

You just have to be open to the opportunities as they come to you.

What I have learned over the years is to try to stay in the moment.

It's not about 'if', it's about 'when.'

Things come to you in life when you're prepared for them, when you're ready for them.

But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second.

You never pull the trigger until you know you can win.

You never know when you're going to get an opportunity.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding.

The truth won't set us free - until we develop the skills and the habit and the talent and the moral courage to use it.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

My photography is the result of being there at the right moment.

You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You've got to be ready to walk through them.

You have to step up when your number is called.

A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses, - for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it - not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.

I think it's important to have perspective and to look at what you don't necessarily want to see.

We rob ourselves of so much by focusing on the wrong stuff. And the ability to get into the moment and deal with what is, that's the real opportunity.