Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by J. Richard Clarke

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Last updated on November 20, 2024.
J. Richard Clarke

John Richard Clarke was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1976 until his death. He has been a member of the church's presiding bishopric and a member of the Presidency of the Seventy.

Born: April 4, 1927
Continue to invest in your personal development. Expand your occupational horizons by constant study . . . look to your present job as a stepping-stone along your career path. Take time to think. The dimensions of most jobs are constrained only by the mind of the uncreative worker. I like what one business man counseled: If at first you do succeed, try something harder!!!
Seek first to understand before being understood.
If we are to know God, we must read His words, for therein He stands revealed to the honest in heart. — © J. Richard Clarke
If we are to know God, we must read His words, for therein He stands revealed to the honest in heart.
You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success.
How we use our leisure is equally as important to our joy as our occupational pursuits. Proper use of leisure requires discriminating judgment. Our leisure provides opportunity for renewal of spirit, mind, and body. It is a time for worship, for family, for service, for study, for wholesome recreation. It brings harmony into our life.
Real sacrifice comes from self sacrifice.
The best leader brings out the best in those he has stewardship over.
Work is honorable. It is good therapy for most problems. It is the antidote for worry. It is the equalizer for deficiency of native endowment. Work makes it possible for the average to approach genius. What we may lack in aptitude, we can make up for in performance. . . .
One who cares is one who listens.
In the broader sense, work is the means to achieve happiness, prosperity. and salvation. When work and duty and joy are commingled, then man is at his best.
Truth is it's own witness.
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