A Quote by Neal A. Maxwell

Your task is to conquer yourselves, not ships, lands and castles. This battle is the one in which you especially are to 'come off conqueror.' It is fought every day. In fact, it is a continuing process which commenced a long, long time ago.

Neal A. Maxwell

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Neal A. Maxwell
American - Priest
July 6, 1926 - July 21, 2004

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Hippocrates

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Ezra Miller

The war against sexism is portrayed increasingly a battle long ago won. To which my response is, 'if only'.

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There are works which wait, and which one does not understand for a long time; the reason is that they bring answers to questions which have not yet been raised; for the question often arrives a terribly long time after the answer.

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Your pictures would have been finished a long time ago if I were not forced every day to do something to earn money.

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