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One of our urgent opportunities is to respond to a child when he earnestly asks, remembering that they don't always ask.
Richard L. Evans
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Richard L. Evans
Age: 65 †
Born: 1906
Born: March 23
Died: 1971
Died: November 1
Radio Personality
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Richard Louis Evans
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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.
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It is a great moment in life when a father sees a son grow taller than he or reach farther.
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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.
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Your direction is more important than your speed.
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If we don't want temptation to follow us, we shouldn't act as if we are interested. No one ever fell over a precipice who never went near one.
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We must not let the things we can't do keep us from doing the things we can do.
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Indeed, the greatest blessing that can follow the death of those we love is reconciliation. Without it there is no peace. But with it come quiet thoughts and quickened memories. And what else shall a man do except become reconciled? What purpose does he serve by fighting what he cannot touch or by brooding upon what he cannot change?
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Shouldn't the commandments be re-written? No, they should be re-read!
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What better can parents and children give to each other than respectful, understanding attention.
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There's no pillow quite so soft as a father's strong shoulder.
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May we never let the things we can't have or don't have or shouldn't have spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have.
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Someone has to do everything that is done.
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We need the courage to start and continue what we should do, and courage to stop what we shouldn't do.
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This is life-and it is passing. What are we waiting for?
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Parents who indulge themselves 'in moderation' may have children who indulge themselves to excess.
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Things I don't understand don't destroy my faith in the things I do understand.
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We must carry things beyond conversation to conclusion.
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He who has ceased to pray has lost a great friendship.
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Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.
Richard L. Evans
Live so as to have a quiet conscience.
Richard L. Evans
