"Our principles are the springs of our actions. Our actions, the springs of our happiness or misery. Too much care, therefore, cannot be taken in forming our principles."

"God's children and their happiness are my reasons for being."

"All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner."

"Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations."

"When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true."

"Dreams say what they mean, but they don't say it in daytime language."

"That's the dirty little secret of Mormon growth. Lots of baptisms don't necessarily translate into long-term membership."

"Tommie Aaron taught me how to have a good attitude, to be easy going and not get uptight."