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Own Quotes by Neal A. Maxwell
- Looking for honest ways to lift one another would . . . be more beneficial to our own self-esteem, for we would see more good…
- It is one of the ironies of religious history that many mortals err in their understanding of the nature of God and end up rejecting…
- Our goals should stretch us bit by bit. So often when we think we have encountered a ceiling, it is really a psychological or experimental…
- 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…
- The more seriously we work on our own imperfections, the less we are judgemental of the imperfections of others.
- Those who turn against the Church do so to play to their own private gallery, but when, one day, the applause has died down and…
- Mercy can purge the soul of sin, making room for a fresh start. Truth is vital in order that we have an unvarying standard by…
- I thank the Father that His Only Begotten Son did not say in defiant protest at Calvary, "My body is my own!" I stand in…
- Long ago when a child lay in a manger, a special star appeared. It didn't just show up that evening. It had to have been…
- If we knew how often the obedience of others is affected by our own, and how often our stepping forth soon brings forth a whole…
- We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others.
- Some mothers in today's world feel "cumbered" by home duties and are thus attracted by other more "romantic" challenges. Such women could make the same…
- Thus worshiping, serving, studying, praying, each in its own way squeezes selfishness out of us; pushes aside our preoccupations with the things of the world.
- As you submit your wills to God, you are giving Him the only thing you can actually give Him that is really yours to give.…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov