Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

You'll get through this. It won't be painless. It won't be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don't be foolish or naïve. But don't despair either. With God's help you will get through this.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

Sometimes you have to go through the wilderness before you get to the Promised Land.

Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith.

Always walking along despite the dangers and adversities, despite the injustices and horrors, trusting in God so as not to despair of men and events.

Nobody seemed to have any perspective any longer. Those were low points. But we got through it.

You are never stronger...than when you land on the other side of despair.

I can't go on. I'll go on.

In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing.

Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.'

If falling into desperation worked to make things better, then I would say, 'Let's all jump into despair.' But it doesn't help. The only way to truly find meaning and fulfillment is to look at the disaster, the pain, the difficulty, and know with complete certainty that good can come from this.

There's so many things that life is, and no matter how many breakthroughs, trials will exist and we're going to get through it. Just be strong.

We might experience bad things in our lives. But if we worship a God who suffered more than us, this is our highest example. And there are lots of challenges in our lives. This does not mean we give up.

I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.

I'm a survivor - a living example of what people can go through and survive.

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.

The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.

There have been many times in my life when I felt like I'd never pick up the pieces, but God has always given me the power to do it.

A lot of tragedy can befall us, but there's always something else; there's always hope.

The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.

Giving thanks is that: making the canyon of pain into a megaphone to proclaim the ultimate goodness of God when Satan and all the world would sneer at us to recant.

When you're caught up in the storm or, you know, just the turmoil of everything that there is another side and you do get through it. And you know, just standing by the truth and doing the right thing.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?

I love the idea of someone getting knocked down repeatedly, but they still believe in love.