Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes

In search of a complete education with the ideals of trust, faith, understanding and compassion, many families are turning to the structure, discipline and academic standards of Catholic schools.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

Indeed, this life is a test. It is a test of many things - of our convictions and priorities, our faith and our faithfulness, our patience and our resilience, and in the end, our ultimate desires.

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

I care about my legacy that I'm leaving, not only for my fans, but for my wife and my children and my grandchildren. I want them to look back and say, 'He did it right and he stood up for what is right.'

Without moral progress, stimulated by faith in God, immorality in all its forms will proliferate and strangle goodness and human decency. Mankind will not be able to fully express the potential nobility of the human soul unless faith in God is strengthened.

I take some pride in... representing myself exactly how I would like to have my son remember me to his kids.

My parents were both very intellectually honest, straightforward, and for them, faith meant that you were fully engaged.

A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion.

Great thoughts and a pure heart, that is what we should ask from God.

We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.

My parents instilled something greater than myself. They instilled faith in me.

Jesus Christ tells us that a man cannot be wrong if he argues towards God from what he finds best in himself.

In my religion it's actually better to know you're doing wrong and try to improve that wrong than to think philosophically that what you're doing is right and in fact it is wrong.

God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character.

God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart.

As I've grown older, my testimony has grown a lot, and a lot of it really has to do with my dad. He's been a good example to me. That's really where my testimony started, in just seeing how spiritual and what a good guy he is.

To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.

I want my kids to be proud of me.

I'm inspired by my family's legacy of public service. It's something that I'm very proud of.

We know that as a Christian athlete, people are watching, and so we want to be the best example we can be and show that we are different - that Christ has changed our lives.

There's not really too many artists that young girls and young people can look up to and be inspired by. So I take it as my responsibility, sometimes, to be the person who has the voice to give people some truth about what we're doing.

I just feel that if you're the best human being, God will bless you with success.

My views as a Christian means there's a moral plumb line that I'm fighting to adhere to.

I think he would care if you were a good person, if indeed there is a god.