"In all of the history of mankind there has never been a time when we have had a greater opportunity to increase our knowledge of the law of the Lord...Surely there can be no excuse for us not to become the best informed generation of all time in our knowledge of the scriptures. Never before have we had opportunity such as we have today to become real gospel scholars."

-- L. Tom Perry

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“The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this situation, and for that, I am very grateful.”

Source : "Getty's double life stuns Californian high society" by Julian Borger, www.theguardian.com. August 22, 1999.
“Impact investing can be a powerful instrument of change.”

Source : Judith Rodin, Margot Brandenburg (2014). “The Power of Impact Investing: Putting Markets to Work for Profit and Global Good”, p.16, Wharton Digital Press
“I wanted to be an artist after all, and my teachers told me these were the best authors the 20th century had to offer. But these books sucked. They were so boring and sloppy and plotless. And Bob Dylan's lyrics seemed nonsensical to me - almost like he had just gotten high and written down whatever random thoughts occurred to him.”
“The paralyzing effect of fear makes us as helpless as babies and blinds us to the truth that God didn't send us here to be powerless spectators, but to become powerful initiators. We are spiritual beings having an earthly experience, and we have the power to break the cycle of negativity that is fueling a very dangerous world. It's not only possible, it's why we are here.”
“Our country is the world, our countrymen are all mankind. We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all other lands. The interests, rights, and liberties of American citizens are no more dear to us than are those of the whole human race. Hence we can allow no appeal to patriotism, to revenge any national insult or injury.”

Source : William Lloyd Garrison (1852). “Selections from the writings and speeches of William Lloyd Garrison: With an appendix ...”, p.72
“Only the best are bullied.”
“I sometimes feel tired. But there are so many reasons for being tired.”
“I'm not much interested in prizes, whether from the Arab world or from the Western world. Writing is a very difficult process and I want to continue my work.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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