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There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, and who no longer care to learn.
Gordon B. Hinckley
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Gordon B. Hinckley
Age: 97 †
Born: 1910
Born: June 23
Died: 2008
Died: January 27
Hymnwriter
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Gordon Bitner Hinckley
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You don't need coffee. Nobody needs coffee. You can get along without it.
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Let us all try to stand a little taller, rise a little higher, be a little better. Make the extra effort. You will be happier.
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Try a little harder to be a little better.
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We live in a world of shifting values. The family is falling apart. Parents failing in what they ought to do.
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You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something.
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