A Quote by Neal A. Maxwell

The harrowing of the soul can be like the harrowing of the soil; to increase the yield, things are turned upside down. — © Neal A. Maxwell
The harrowing of the soul can be like the harrowing of the soil; to increase the yield, things are turned upside down.
I'm doing stand-up comedy. I'm working on a one-woman show about how I don't like my baby. There is a period of time where a baby is born where the next 3 months is harrowing. A lot of people say it's the most wonderful time, but for me it was harrowing.
Custom turns everything upside down. Give it time, and what can resist its hardening effect? What does not yield to use? How many find that the bitterness they had formerly dreaded has, unfortunately, through use alone, turned to sweetness?
While no inference is intended here, it is worth noting, in connection with Milton Friedman's comment that "Kelso just turned Marx upside down," that it is not necessarily amiss to turn a fellow upside down if that in fact straightens out his thinking.
A courteous, yet harrowing Grace, As Guest, that would be gone
I'd been to Mosul and back and forth to Iraq and Latin America, and it was all quite harrowing... and I felt like I wanted a month or two of total escapism.
I love my job, but it's intense, and it's serious, and it's straight, and it can be really harrowing.
I should like to make films that are not lowering to the spirit. A new building can be very harrowing, I should like to give people a chance to whistle.
Happy are those who dwell apart from the harrowing tumults of public life!
Sometimes [the expression] old age has a kind of harrowing beauty. But elderly - ugh!
Drudgery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind, as harrowing and planting those of the earth.
We're all severely addicted to our phones... it's not glamorous or always harrowing even, it's just damaging.
Once upon a time, began the story of you.Many perilous, wonderful, harrowing, brilliant, delightful, profound things happened.And yet—the most exciting twists and best turns are yet to come. And it absolutely does not matter how old or young you are.Like a bright carpet of wonders, enjoy the unrolling of your story.
In the harrowing aftermath of Haiti's earthquake, one of the greatest needs became desperately clear: safe water.
In the tradition of Black Hawk Down, Malcolm MacPherson vividly brings to life this harrowing story of courage, pathos, and war at its grittiest. For military history buffs, or those interested in the front lines of the war on terror, Roberts Ridge is a must read.
Michael Winter’s fiction is a lot like hearing him talk about his life… harrowing in an after-the-fact hilarious way. Full of wonder and mystery. A hangover you wouldn’t miss for the world.
I turned down 'American Gigolo.' There are many films - like 'Ghostbusters' - that I turned down... The first one I did was 'Foul Play' with Goldie Hawn, but I turned down 'Animal House' - I turned that down.
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