Mackenzie Miller > Mackenzie's Quotes

“The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Aim high, but do not aim so high that you totally miss the target. What really matters is that he will love you, that he will respect you, that he will honor you, that he will be absolutely true to you, that he will give you the freedom of expression and let you fly in the development of your own talents. He is not going to be perfect, but if he is kind and thoughtful, if he knows how to work and earn a living, if he is honest and full of faith, the chances are you will not go wrong, that you will be immensely happy.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“It isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. It all works out. Don't worry. I say that to myself every morning. It all works out in the end. Put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. The Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. If we will put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of His blessings, He will hear our prayers.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“The willingness to forgive is a sign of spiritual and emotional maturity. It is one of the great virtues to which we all should aspire. Imagine a world filled with individuals willing both to apologize and to accept an apology. Is there any problem that could not be solved among people who possessed the humility and largeness of spirit and soul to do either -- or both -- when needed?”
― Gordon B. Hinckley, Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes

“Be believing, be happy, don't get discouraged. Things will work out.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“When I say do your best, I mean your very best. You are capable of so much more.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“How sweet is the assurance, how comforting is the peace that come from the knowledge that if we marry right and live right, our relationship will continue, notwithstanding the certainty of death and the passage of time. Men may write love songs and sing them. They may yearn and hope and dream. But all of this will be only a romantic longing unless there is an exercise of authority that transcends the powers of time and death.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others....”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“It is not so much the major events as the small day-to-day decisions that map the course of our living. . . Our lives are, in reality, the sum total of our seemingly unimportant decisions and of our capacity to live by those decisions.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“There are four pillars to a happy marriage: respect one another as individuals; (give) soft answers; (practice)financial honesty; (conduct) family prayer.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Marriage in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“Love is like the North Star. In a changing world, it's always constant.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“That which comes easily departs easily. That which comes of struggle remains.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“When referring to an individual, including yourself, never use the word 'just'.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Love is meant to be an adventure!!”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“We are all in this together. We need each other. Oh, how we need each other. Those of us who are old need you who are young, and hopefully, you who are young need some of us who are old...We need deep and satisfying and loyal friendships with each other. These friendships are a necessary source of sustenance. We need to renew our faith every day. We need to lock arms and help build the kingdom so that it will roll forth and fill the whole earth.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“There are some years in our lives that we would not want to live again. But even these years will pass away, and the lessons learned will be a future blessing.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley

“A marvelous thing it would be to stand with confidence, unafraid, unashamed, and unembarrassed in the presence of God.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“The trouble with the world and the trouble with you and me is that we don't love each other enough. And if we do, we don't bother to show it, or we don't bother to say it. If the world is to know love, it has to be in your heart and in mine.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley, Small and Simple Things

“It is better to fill your head with useless knowledge than no knowledge at all.”
― Jim Hinckley, Route 66 Backroads: Your Guide to Scenic Side Trips & Adventures from the Mother Road

“Woman is God’s supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman created; and only then was the work pronounced complete and good.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

“The trick is to enjoy life.
Don't wish away your days,
waiting for better ones ahead.
The grand and the simple.
They are equally wonderful.”
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley