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Gordon B. Hinckley

"The cause of most of man's unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now."

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"The cause of most of man's unhappiness is sacrificing what he wants most for what he wants now."

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"It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom. Without this it goes to wrack and ruin without fail."

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"That these people are wandering around, looking for aliens to justify the emptiness inside them and let them feel special without effort, creeps me out."

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"When you are inquisitive, Jane, you always make me smile. You open your eyes like an eager bird, and make every now and then a restless movement, as if answers in speech did not flow fast enough for you, and you wanted to read the tablet of one's heart."

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"Derisively, Ronan said, 'No. The ancient Greeks didn't have a word for Blue.'Everyone at the table looked at him.'What the hell, Ronan?' said Adam.'It's hard to imagine," Gansey mused, 'how this evidently successful classical education never seems to make it into your school papers.''They never ask the right questions,' Ronan replied."

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"I hope that you mothers will realize that when all is said and done, you have no more compelling responsibility, nor any laden with greater rewards, than the nurture you give your children in an environment of security, peace, companionship, love, and motivation to grow and do well."
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"I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know. If you do so, you will witness miracles come to pass."
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