Difficulty quotes

Difficulty

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Brigham Young Religious Leader
Difficulty

"Can we fight against and subdue ourselves? That is the greatest difficulty we ever encountered, and the most arduous warfare we ever engaged in."

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Stephen Jay Gould Paleontologist, Evolutionary Biologist
Difficulty

"It is the things we think we know - because they are so elementary or because they surround us - that often present the greatest difficulties when we are actually challenged to explain them."

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Maggie Smith Actress
Difficulty

"Which is strange - I've always thought of myself as someone who writes out of difficulty. And I did do that, but I came out on the side of light more often than not."

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Nelson Mandela Political Leader
Difficulty

"What has sustained me even in the most grim moments is the knowledge that I am a member of a tried and tested family which has triumphed over many difficulties."

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