"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he has been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just like people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, and most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is just like an old time rail journey…delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride. (Jenkin Lloyd Jones, quoted by Hinckley on at least two occasions: 1, 2)"
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Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 12, 1995 until his death.
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