The best way to obtain truth and wisdom is not to ask from books, but to go to God in prayer, and obtain divine teaching. Joseph Smith, Jr.
Here's what I tell anybody and this is what I believe. The greatest gift we have is the gift of life. We understand that. That comes from our Creator. We're given a body. Now you may not like it, but you can maximize that body the best it can be maximized. Mike Ditka
Being a blockhead is sometimes the best security against being cheated by a man of wit. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen. George MacDonald
The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action. Orison Swett Marden
If you're feeling insecure and you need to feel special, the best place to go is somewhere foreign where people treat you as special because you're different. Kristin Scott Thomas
The size of your accomplishments, the quality of your achievement, will depend very largely on how big a man you see in yourself, what sort of image you get of your possible self, yourself at your best. Orison Swett Marden
Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. Colin Powell
I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day. Tom Hooper
In the misfortunes of our best friends we always find something not altogether displeasing to us. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell. Ben Harper
I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few. Alexander Pope
Wishful thinking is not idealism. It is self-indulgence at best and self-exaltation at worst. In either case, it is usually at the expense of others. In other words, it is the opposite of idealism. Thomas Sowell
Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best. Edward Abbey
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Benjamin Disraeli
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Charles Dickens
Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are gives us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people. Fred Rogers
The best time I ever had with Joan Crawford was when I pushed her down the stairs in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Bette Davis
The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality. Deepak Chopra