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There are four states of being for nature and human souls: Constructive, destructive, flourishing, and dying. Which will you nurture inside your spirit?


P. A. Monson

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THOMAS S. MONSON Our Father's commitment to us, His children, is unwavering. Indeed He softens the winters of our...
THOMAS S. MONSON I testify that this work in which we're engaged is the Lord's work. I've felt His sustai...
THOMAS S. MONSON There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testim...
THOMAS S. MONSON Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.
THOMAS S. MONSON Good timber does not grow with ease. The stronger the wind the stronger the trees.
THOMAS S MONSON There is no tomorrow to remember if we don’t do something today, and to live most fully today, we ...
THOMAS S. MONSON Dare to be a Mormon.
Dare to stand alone.
Dare to have a purpose firm;
Dare to make...
THOMAS S. MONSON To be angry is to yield to the influence of Satan. No one can make us angry. It is our choice. If we...
THOMAS S. MONSON Anger does not solve anything; it builds nothing.
THOMAS S. MONSON Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, h...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I rea...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develo...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politic...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect t...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM Measuring nuclear yield depends on multiple parameters - the location and number of instruments, the...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only ...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think abou...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM God is everywhere.
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have l...
A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM Wherever I go, as long as I get a hot vegetable dish, I am okay. If I am in Gujarat, I have Gujarati...
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