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There's no pillow quite so soft as a father's strong shoulder.
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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It is a great moment in life when a father sees a son grow taller than he or reach farther.
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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.
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Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself - things could always be worse and they are for someone else!
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There never was a tonic that would cure more social ailments than a healthy, happy home. There never was a greater source of social stability than an affectionate and understanding family. There never was a better way of helping children to happiness than the close confidence of wise and loving and responsible parents.
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No man is so wise that he cannot benefit by talking things out with others.
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Happiness mainly depends on man's ability to work and the way in which he does it.
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A person soon learns how little he knows when a child begins to ask questions.
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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.
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Shouldn't the commandments be re-written? No, they should be re-read!
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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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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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Any man who can't control his thoughts can't control his actions, and any man who can't control his actions isn't safe in society.
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One of the greatest accomplishments in this world would be that of lifting human hearts. Blessed are they who are kind and considerate of the feelings of other people.
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Realize that the privilege to work is a gift. Love of work is success. Be thankful that every morning that you get up that you have some thing that must be done (whether you like it or not).
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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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Your direction is more important than your speed.
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Go ahead with your life, your plans.... Don't waste time by stopping before the interruptions have started.
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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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A boy is the only known substance from which a man can be made.
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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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