Integrity is the value we set on ourselves. It is a fulfillment of the duty we owe ourselves. An honorable man or woman will personally commit to live up to certain self-imposed expectations. They need no outside check or control. They are honorable in their inner core.

— James E. Faust

James E. Faust Quotes

Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength.

— James E. Faust

I believe our differences are the little pinches of salt that can make the marriage seem more flavorful.

— James E. Faust

The priesthood of God has become the eminent power for good in the world. We are no longer a handful of people on the fringes of society. This great power for good has been entrusted to us, and we must not weaken it by failing in our responsibilities.

— James E. Faust

What are most people hungry for? I believe it is spiritual and moral leadership. Increases in technology, scientific inventions, and medical miracles have been marvelous and incredible. But we must use them properly to bring us joy, and that requires spiritual and moral leadership.

— James E. Faust

Leadership is about three-fourths show-the-way and about one-fourth follow-up.

— James E. Faust

President Hinckley’s strong, continuing challenge to us is retention, which requires full cooperation between the missionary, the leaders and members.

— James E. Faust

Those who enter into marriage, must be fully prepared to establish their marriage, as the first priority in their lives.

— James E. Faust

The dignity of self is greatly enhanced by looking upward in the search for holiness. Like the giant trees, we should reach up for the light. The most important source of light we can come to know is the gift of the Holy Ghost. It is the source of inner strength and peace.

— James E. Faust

The principle of work is part of self-discipline. Now, my dear young sisters, I have lived a good many years longer than you, but even back in Grandpa’s time there was something to make you want to lie down and go to sleep-they called it work.

— James E. Faust

Another false philosophy that appeals to the Mr. Hyde side of our natures is that peeking into pornography is harmless. This is a terrible deception. Pornography is as addictive as cocaine or any illegal drug.

— James E. Faust

Leaders receive and give assignments. This is an important part of the necessary principle of delegating. No one appreciates a willing volunteer more than I, but the total work cannot be done as the Lord wants it done merely by those doing the work who may be present at meetings.

— James E. Faust

I hope we can all overcome any differences of culture, race, and language.

— James E. Faust

Integrity is the value we set on ourselves.

— James E. Faust

Integrity is the light that shines from a disciplined conscience.

— James E. Faust

You cannot become great women if you are not also good women. Great women respond generously to their instincts to do good.

— James E. Faust

Some, like Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, have a hard time loving anyone, even themselves, because of their selfishness. Love seeks to give rather than to get. Charity towards and compassion for others is a way to overcome too much self-love.

— James E. Faust

The Holy Ghost is the greatest guarantor of inward peace in our unstable world.

— James E. Faust

Into every life there come the painful, despairing days of adversity.

— James E. Faust

Our natural gifts and abilities are limited, but when augmented by inspiration and guidance of the Holy Ghost, our potential increases many fold.

— James E. Faust

There is only one Church, and the responsibility for missionary work is universal. ‘Every member a missionary.’

— James E. Faust
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