R2D2: Beeps, clicks, whistles, etc. Luke: Oh no. We’ll never get it out now! Yoda: So certain are you? Always with you it cannot be done. Do you nothing that I say? Luke: Master moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different. Yoda: No! No different! Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned. Luke: Alright, I’ll give it a try. Yoda: No. Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.
That makes me think of a great many Christians in the world; when they are sick and in trouble they will pray; if they are in fear of starving to death for want of food, of freezing through lack of raiment or fuel, then they will call upon the Lord. I know the old Prophet said, “In the day of trouble they draw nigh unto me.” Get out, say I, in my feelings, in regard to such a religion. When I am starving to death it is time for me to be diligent in getting something to eat; when the ship is in a storm, it is then time to look out for the rigging. One may say, “Are you not going down below to pray, in this dreadful storm?” “No, I have no time to pray now, I must take care of the ship.” So it should be with every Latter-day Saint. By and by the storm is over, then let us go down into the cabin and do up our praying in fair weather. That is what “Mormonism” teaches me
Knowledge isn’t power until it is applied.
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
Knowing who you are changes what you feel and what you do.
Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Third, waiting upon the Lord implies continued obedience and spiritual progress toward Him. Waiting upon the Lord does not imply biding one’s time. You should never feel like you are in a waiting room. Waiting upon the Lord implies action. I have learned over the years that our hope in Christ increases when we serve others. Serving as Jesus served, we naturally increase our hope in Him. The personal growth one can achieve now while waiting upon the Lord and His promises is an invaluable, sacred element of His plan for each one of us. The contributions one can make now to help build up the Church on earth and to gather Israel are much needed. Marital status has nothing to do with one’s capacity to serve. The Lord honors those who serve and wait upon Him in patience and faith.14
The moment people talk of "implementing" instead of "doing," and of "finalizing" instead of "finishing," the organization is already running a fever.
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
If you do not act on a suggestion at first, you grow dull to its message.
Strong reasons make strong actions.
The secret to massively accelerating the quality of your life is to learn from the people that you find to be the teachers and more importantly, the doers in the world. Many people talk, my advice is model the few who don’t just talk, but actually do.
Remember: Rewards come in action, not in discussion.
You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great
Don't wait for the last judgement. It takes place every day.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Well done is better than well said.
Never change a winning game; always change a losing one.
If you want to conquer fear, don't sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
Every action in our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
Never mistake motion for action.
Be sure to keep busy, so the devil may always find you occupied.
To be in hell is to drift; to be in heaven is to steer.
The only cure for grief is action.
A good plan violently executed right now is worth a hundred perfect plans put off until next week.
Well begun is half done.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Deeds, not words shall speak me.
The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
We come to feel as we behave.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.
You can listen to what people say, sure. But you will be far more effective if you listen to what people do.
Action is eloquence.
If you turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.
The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.
Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct.
He does not believe that does not live according to his belief.
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
R2D2: Beeps, clicks, whistles, etc.
Luke: Oh no. We’ll never get it out now!
Yoda: So certain are you? Always with you it cannot be done. Do you nothing that I say?
Luke: Master moving stones around is one thing. This is totally different.
Yoda: No! No different! Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned.
Luke: Alright, I’ll give it a try.
Yoda: No. Try not. Do or do not. There is no try.
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