Richard L. Evans
Richard L. Evans
Richard Louis Evanswas a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; the president of Rotary International; and the writer, producer, and announcer of Music and the Spoken Word for forty-one years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth23 March 1906
CountryUnited States of America
Richard L. Evans quotes about
waste stopping wasting-time
Go ahead with your life, your plans.... Don't waste time by stopping before the interruptions have started.
strong father shoulders
There's no pillow quite so soft as a father's strong shoulder.
answers should commandments
In answer to the question, "Shouldn't the commandments be rewritten?," someone thoughtfully replied, "No, they should be reread."
work done
Someone has to do everything that is done.
responsibility maturity action
Maturity begins on the day we accept responsibility for our own actions.
quiet conscience
Live so as to have a quiet conscience.
generosity can-do
We must not let the things we can't do keep us from doing the things we can do.
life enjoy-life enjoy
Enjoy life while it is happening.
life priorities our-lives
There must be a priority of values in all our lives.
life father grateful
But fortunately for us and for all men, it has not been given unto us to judge, nor to execute, nor to measure out the days and the years of men. We may be most grateful that such matters belong to the Lord God our Father, who sees things past and things to come. And, we may be grateful for the assurance that there is plan and purpose in this world, and in our own lives.
temptation want ifs
If you don't want temptation to follow you, don't act as if you are interested.
mistake men perspective
Too much pessimism has led too many men into making serious mistakes. And perhaps part of our pessimism comes because we are too close to ourselves to see in proper perspective.
wise respect humility
Marriage requires the giving and keeping of confidences, the sharing of thoughts and feelings, respect and understanding always, marriage requires humility - the humility to repent, the humility to forgive. Marriage requires flexibility (to give and take) and firmness: not to compromise principles. And a wise and moderate sense of humor. Both need to be pulling together in the same direction.
two giving optimism
May I make two citations from the words of a discerning editorial writer, not one of my faith, but one of much faith: "If we neglect the divine . . . and give ourselves over wholly to the human," he said, "we may certainly count upon nothing but the triumph of pessimism. . . . True optimism must rest upon a calm, unshakable faith in eternal life and in the unlimited goodness of him who gives it."