Professional Thoughts

August 10, 2010

Alexander B. Morrison, "The Challenge: Basing Your Career on Principles". Live in the Law: Answering God's Interrogatories, 2002, 93: "No preparation can occur in the absence of work. What the world mistakes for genius is, as Edison pointed out, 90 percent perspiration and 10 percent inspiration. If you wish to serve, prepare yourself through study, work, and faith."

July 07, 2010

James D. Gordon III, "Lawyers and the Rule of Law". Life in the Law: Service & Integrity, 2009, 298: "Lawyers have played a critical role in our country’s history. Our nation could not have been founded without the efforts of lawyers like Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, and others. Many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and about one-half of the signers of the Constitution were lawyers. Lawyers serve in elected and appointed positions in federal, state, and local governments. In large measure, ours is a society led by lawyers."

June 09, 2010

D. Todd Christofferson, "Confirm Thy Soul in Self-Control," Life in the Law: Answering God's Interrogatories, 2002, 75: "My plea is that we do what we can to inspire principled conduct and acceptance of responsibility, first in ourselves, next at home, and then wherever our influence extends. This is not simply for the great decisions and moments in life, but most important, in the minutiae of daily life."