Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

While others prayed for the good time coming, I worked for it.

You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap.

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.

I don't know how to get anything done except getting on my knees and pleading for help and then getting on my feet and going to work.

I've always been comfortable thinking things through and doing it, more or less, my way. You can be as creative as you want, but if you're... unwilling to work on the details, to see those put into action, then creativity is just dreams, or worse, hallucinations.

Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods a man should himself lend a hand.

Heaven never helps the men who will not act.

There is no problem that is not improved by effort, and no effort that is too paltry to be worth undertaking.

Always it's like big challenge for me. Every point is a big challenge. So I do everything I can.

You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking.

I believe in not sitting down and taking it easy.

My whole life, nothing was handed to me. I had to go out in the world and get it.

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee.

Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

God helps only those who are prepared and determined to help themselves.

When you can't wait for your ship to come in, you've got to row out to it.

Wringin' your hands only stops you from rollin' up your sleeves.

Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.

No one ever accomplished anything great sitting down.

Chance never helps those who do not help themselves.

The Bible says "faith without works is nothing" so destiny is great, fate is great, faith is great - but you still have to work at it. I don't just sit at home and wait for it all to unfold.

To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

No tactic will work until you have the guts to DO the work!

I'm the kinda person, you gotta fight for everything you get. You gotta believe in yourself.