“The mystic chords of memory… will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
"All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
- Abraham Lincoln
Love
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
- Abraham Lincoln
Leadership
"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."
- Abraham Lincoln
Courage
"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end, you are sure to succeed."
- Abraham Lincoln
Courage
"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."
- Abraham Lincoln
Responsibility
"Happiness is possible even in the midst of darkness."
- Beauty and the Beast
Hope
"No one is beyond redemption."
- Beauty and the Beast
Hope
"You will … hear us declare with Moroni that hope is essential if we are to ‘receive [the] inheritance [God] hast prepared [for us]’ [Ether 12:32]. We want you to claim that inheritance as sons and daughters of a king. To do that, we must realize that hope is not just the message and manner of the naturally optimistic; it is the privilege of everyone who believes."
- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Hope
"Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden."
- Cormac McCarthy
Hope
"Light tomorrow with today."
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Hope