L. E. Maxwell Quotes
Any assessment of where we stand in relationship to Him tells us that we do not stand at all. We kneel.
We may never become accustomed to untrue and unjust criticism of us but we ought not to be immobilized by it.
The gross size of our talent inventories is less important than the net use of our talents?
We are vulnerable if we can be taken by a wave of emotion, invaded by an invidious impulse, roughed up by resentment, or engulfed by a surge of selfishness.
The issue for us is trusting God enough to trust also His timing. If we can truly believe He has our welfare at heart, may we not let His plans unfold as He thinks best?
Trying to observe the slow shift from self-centeredness to empathy is like trying to watch grass grow.
Clearly, when we baptize, our eyes should gaze beyond the baptismal font to the holy temple. The great garner into which the sheaves should be gathered is the holy temple.
The dues of discipleship are high indeed, and how much we can take so often determines how much we can then give.
The mortal experience . . . is not like a college course which we can passively audit. Instead, we are taking life's course for credit and there are no summers off - not even semester breaks.
Though we have rightly applauded our ancestors for their spiritual achievements ... those of us who prevail today will have done no small thing.
Conscience warns us not to sink our cleats too deeply in mortal turf, which is so dangerously artificial.
A new calling can beckon us away from comfortable routine and from competencies already acquired.
When at length we tire of putting people down, this self-inflicted fatigue can give way to the invigorating calisthenics of lifting people up.
Recently I've been participating in radio and television talk programs doing broadcasts and conferences, and shooting my mouth off and really going to town.
I recently did a piece for the Boston Pops and John Williams, and I hope that it's as well a composed piece as I've ever done for any other medium or occasion.
If things were half as bad as some people persist in believing, I'd have retired with a bottle of Scotch and a pistol a long time ago.
If only 50 or more people were doing for the country what I have been doing, there would not be a pay freeze or a balance of payments problem.
Satin and lace and brown velvet and the faint odor of violets. That was all which was left to him of his love.
The nail doesn't choose the time or the circumstances in which it is drawn to the magnet
It was lovely when you found students who responded to things you were enthusiastic about.
People are never able to outperform their self-image.
If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate.
Success is due to our stretching to the challenges of life. Failure comes when we shrink from them.
As a leader, the first person I need to lead is me. The first person that I should try to change is me.
Difference of opinion has never been sufficiently appreciated. It is the unexpected, the unknowable, the divine irrationality of life that saves us.
Perhaps our greatest power in life is the power to choose. Without question, choices are the most determining factor in how our lives turn out.
Integrity is important in building relationships. And is the foundation upon which many other qualities for success are built, such as respect, dignity, and trust.
If we treat people as who they can become, they will be inspired to rise to the level of our expectations.
Your attitude determines your actions, and your actions determine your accomplishment.
We won't fully experience joy until we've answered life's biggest question: Why am I here?