Top 300 Thomas S. Monson Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Past Quotes

2. “Decisions determine destiny.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Impact Quotes, Future Quotes, Quotes for Better Decisions, Responsibility Quotes, Destiny Quotes

3. “Learn from the past, prepare for the future, live in the present.”

— Thomas S. Monson

4. “The future is in your hands, the outcome is up to you.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Impact Quotes, Commitment Quotes, Future Quotes, Quotes for Better Decisions

5. “Remember who you are and what God expects you to become.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Sunday Quotes, Morality Quotes, Values Quotes, Sunday Inspirational Quotes, Discipleship Quotes

6. “When we deal in generalities, we shall never succeed. When we deal in specifics, we shall rarely have a failure. When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of performance accelerates.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Accountability Quotes, Excellence Quotes, Performance Quotes, Professional Growth Quotes, Character Quotes

7. “The Book of Mormon changes lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Scripture Quotes, Sunday Inspirational Quotes, Positive Short Quotes, Book Quotes

8. “God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Blessed Quotes, Self-Worth Quotes, Sunday Quotes, Grace Quotes, Love Is Quotes

9. “Let us be kind to one another, to be aware of each other’s needs, and try to help in that regard.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Be Kind Quotes, Morality Quotes, Helping Others Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Compassion Quotes

10. “We are reminded that anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Sunday Morning Quotes, Morality Quotes, Peace Quotes, Letting Go Quotes

11. “Our lives will depend upon the decisions which we make, for decisions determine destiny.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Impact Quotes, Future Quotes, Quotes for Better Decisions, Path Quotes, Destiny Quotes

12. “Choose your love, Love your choice.”

— Thomas S. Monson

13. “Fill your mind with truth; fill your heart with love; fill your life with service.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Blessing Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Happy Quotes, Discipleship Quotes, Quotes About Giving

14. “Don’t save something for a special occasion. Every day of your life is a special occasion.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Blessed Quotes, Meaning Quotes, Self-Love Quotes, Cheer Quotes, Carpe Diem Quotes

15. “Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Blessing Quotes, Cheer Quotes, New Beginnings Quotes, Faith Quotes, Happy Friday Quotes

16. “Happiness comes when we stop complaining about the troubles we have and offer thanks for all the troubles we don’t have.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Complaining Quotes

17. “I ask you to make INSTITUTE a PRIORITY.”

— Thomas S. Monson

18. “When the time for decision arrives, the time for preparation is past.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Decision-Making Quotes

19. “Our code of conduct is definitive; it is not negotiable.”

— Thomas S. Monson

20. “Gaze Upward, Look Inward, Reach Outward, Press Forward.”

— Thomas S. Monson

21. “You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Believe in Yourself Quotes, Never Give Up Quotes, Affirmation Quotes, Expectations Quotes, Happy Monday Quotes

22. “Life by the yard is hard; by the inch it’s a cinch. Decisions Determine Destiny.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Quotes for Better Decisions, Destiny Quotes

23. “By choosing our path, we choose our destination.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Journey Quotes, Discipleship Quotes, Decision-Making Quotes, Path Quotes

24. “Find joy in the journey.”

— Thomas S. Monson

25. “Stand for right, even if you stand alone.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Resistance Quotes, Conscience Quotes, Feeling Alone Quotes

26. “We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Happiness Quotes, Positive Quotes for Women, Happy Sunday Quotes, Happy Friday Quotes

27. “So much in life depends on our attitude. The way we choose to see things and respond to others makes all the difference.”

— Thomas S. Monson

28. “Without a goal there can be no real success.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Real Quotes

29. “Don’t limit yourself and don’t let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities. You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith.”

— Thomas S. Monson

30. “Help others in their race of life. Remember that when you help another up a mountain, you are a little nearer the top yourself.”

— Thomas S. Monson

31. “Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.”

— Thomas S. Monson

32. “Our task is to become our best selves. One of God’s greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final.”

— Thomas S. Monson

33. “It has been said that the gate of history turns on small hinges, and so do people’s lives. The choices we make determine our destiny.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Make A Difference Quotes, Destiny Quotes

34. “Your patriarchal blessing is your passport to peace in this life. It is a Liahona of light to guide you unerringly to your heavenly home.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Featured in: Quotes About Home

35. “If you want to give light to others you have to glow yourself.”

— Thomas S. Monson

36. “Have an attitude of gratitude.”

— Thomas S. Monson

37. “Our most significant opportunities will be found in times of greatest difficulty.”

— Thomas S. Monson

38. “Never, never, never postpone following a prompting.”

— Thomas S. Monson

39. “Prayer is the passport to peace.”

— Thomas S. Monson

40. “May we be people of honesty and integrity trying to do the right thing at all times and in all circumstances.”

— Thomas S. Monson

41. “Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.”

— Thomas S. Monson

42. “As you walk through life, always walk toward the light, and the shadows of life will fall behind you.”

— Thomas S. Monson

43. “You can’t be right by doing wrong; you can’t be wrong by doing right.”

— Thomas S. Monson

44. “Choose good friends. Friends help to determine your future. You will tend to be like them and to be found where they choose to go. Remember, the path we follow in this life leads to the path we follow in the next.”

— Thomas S. Monson

45. “Hope is putting faith to work when doubting would be easier.”

— Thomas S. Monson

46. “As we arise each morning, let us determine to respond with love and kindness to whatever might come our way.”

— Thomas S. Monson

47. “I promise you that one day you will stand aside and look at your difficult times, you will realize that he was always there beside you.”

— Thomas S. Monson

48. “The road to anywhere is the road to nowhere, and the road to nowhere leads to dreams sacrificed, opportunities squandered, and a life unfulfilled. In our journey we will encounter forks and turnings in the road.”

— Thomas S. Monson

49. “You can share your testimony in many ways, by the words you speak, by the example you set, by the manner in which you live your life.”

— Thomas S. Monson

50. “Spiritual strength frequently comes through selfless service.”

— Thomas S. Monson