Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

He shouldn't be alone at a time like this. This is a special time for me to be around as much as I can. He needs his family and his friends and his fans.

There's no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

I think when you suffer a tremendous loss, everybody needs love and support in tangible ways. And that's what people have done for us.

When you are in the midst of suffering you are looking for someone to be Jesus to you. You are looking for someone to love you and help take care of you, and reach out to you.

How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.

But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone.

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.

The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.

When Christopher and Charles passed away, I was completely depressed, I felt rejected and real down, and so Roscoe invited me because he had this spirit of compassion, and we had gone to school together, were friends and everything.

There are some people who make you feel less lonely.

My heart goes out to anyone who suffers, and of course, to their families.

Dr. Rice went well beyond offering a helping hand - she went so far as to shed tears and share hugs with those who, in a matter of just a few hours, had lost everything to the rising floodwaters.

The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.

My mother was all about unconditional love, and I don't think we give that to our patients a lot. At the end of the day, what they really need you to do is to look at them in the eye and say, 'I'm here for you. I'm going to make sure this works out.'

There's a general impulse to distract the grieving person - as if you could.

When you're sick, nobody takes care of you like your mom.

When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.

Love from one being to another can only be that two solitudes come nearer, recognize and protect and comfort each other.

I'll always remember when I bumped into Good Morning America's Robin Roberts on a flight to my mother's funeral in 1994, and how kind she was during that difficult time.

And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too.

You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving.

People in grief need someone to walk with them without judging them.

The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body.