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
life waiting world
When in the world are we going to begin to live as if we understood that this is life? This is our time, our day...and it is passing. What are we waiting for?
life father son
It is a great moment in life when a father sees a son grow taller than he or reach farther.
life may faces
There are few of us but who have been touched somehow by death. Some may not have been touched closely by it nor yet have kept vigil with it, but somewhere along our lives, most of us are sorely bereft of someone near and deeply cherished - and all of us will some day meet it face to face.
family happy-life elements
Humor is essential to a full and happy life. It is a reliever and relaxer of pressure and tension, and the saving element in many situations.
running example running-away
We can run away from where we are, but not from what we are.
children communication opportunity
Parents sometimes simply don't have enough hands and time and attention to do all that is urgent. But in all things there is a priority of importance....and one of our urgent opportunities is to respond to a child when he earnestly asks, remembering that they don't always ask, that they aren't always teachable, that they won't always listen.
wise communication men
No man is so wise that he cannot benefit by talking things out with others.
happiness men way
Happiness mainly depends on man's ability to work and the way in which he does it.
thinking doors bridges
We should think seriously before we slam doors, before we burn bridges, before we saw off the limb on which we find ourselves sitting.
great-friendship praying great-friend
He who has ceased to pray has lost a great friendship.
life-lesson pay-the-price skills
There are some things you can give another person, and some things you cannot give him, except as he is willing to reach out and take them, and pay the price of making them a part of himself. This principle applies to studying, to developing talents, to absorbing knowledge, to acquiring skills, and to the learning of all the lessons of life.
gratitude sorry feels
Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself - things could always be worse and they are for someone else!
army needs should
We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop what we shouldn't do.
action
The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.