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Instead Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell
- Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for…
- C. S. Lewis pointed out that some people are angry with God for His not existing, and others for His existing but for failing to…
- So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in…
- Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation with a smile…
- If we are not serving Jesus, and if he is not in our thoughts and hearts, then the things of the world will draw us…
- Meanwhile, spiritual submissiveness brings about the wiser use of our time, talents, and gifts as compared with our laboring diligently but conditionally to establish our…
- Time Management Tips: The perpetual processing of the same temptation is both dangerous and time-wasting. Cycling and recycling the same temptation (instead of rejecting such…
- The mortal experience . . . is not like a college course which we can passively audit. Instead, we are taking life's course for credit…
- Some find it easier to bend their knees than their minds. Exciting exploration is preferred to plodding implementation; speculation seems more fun than consecration, and…
- Obviously, family values mirror our personal priorities. Given the gravity of current conditions, would parents be willing to give up just one outside thing, giving…
- Occasionally some individuals let the seeming ordinariness of life dampen their spirits. Though actually coping and growning, others lack the quiet, inner-soul satisfaction that can…
- To be cheerful when others are in despair, to keep the faith when others falter, to be true even when we feel forsaken—all of these…
- It is extremely important for you to believe in yourselves not only for what you are now but for what you have the power to…
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- I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't… — Arthur Ashe
- The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify. Instead of going through the problem of all this great diversity - that… — Chinua Achebe
- Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day. — John James Audubon
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil… — Teresa of Avila
- Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he… — Sai Baba
- Instead of creating new jobs, Republicans gave tax cuts to companies that send jobs overseas. — Joe Baca
- Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs… — Michele Bachmann
- After the $700 billion bailout, the trillion-dollar stimulus, and the massive budget bill with over 9,000 earmarks, many of you implored Washington… — Michele Bachmann
- How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from them. — Lucille Ball
- The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home… — Edward Abbey