"Many more people could ride out the storm-tossed waves in their economic lives if they had their year's supply of foodâ€¦and were debt-free. Today we find that many have followed this counsel in reverse: they have at least a year's supply of debt and are food-free."

-- Thomas S. Monson

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“Reading the very best writersâ€”let us say Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Tolstoyâ€”is not going to make us better citizens. Art is perfectly useless, according to the sublime Oscar Wilde, who was right about everything. He also told us that all bad poetry is sincere. Had I the power to do so, I would command that these words be engraved above every gate at every university, so that each student might ponder the splendor of the insight.”
“As people grow up and they want more freedom, it's on an individual basis, children want to have more freedom, you've got to allow that, so how do you balance it. I would say let it evolve, move as quickly or slowly as people would like to move.”

Source : "TalkAsia" with Lorraine Hahn, www.cnn.com. January 24, 2004.
“Once I walked out of my house into to the Puerto Rican Day parade. It was usually a five-minute walk to work, but that day it took me a half-hour to get to 30 Rock.”

Source : "Jason Sudeikis Checks in: 'I'm a Lefty From Kansas!'". Interview with Hampton Stevens, www.espn.com. August 19, 2008.
“Stories, like conjuring tricks, are invented because history is inadequate for our dreams.”
“All deductions having been made, democracy has done less harm, and more good, than any other form of government. It gave to human existence a zest and camaraderie that outweighed its pitfalls and defects. It gave to thought and science and enterprise the freedom essential to their operation and growth. It broke down the walls of privilege and class, and in each generation it raised up ability from every rank and place.”
“There is no magic when one no longer believes.”

Source : Hilda Lewis (1998). “The Ship that Flew”, p.80
“Charm and perfection hardly cooperate. Charm premises little mistakes which one would like to cover.”
“I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me.”

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