Quotes

One of the fondest memories of my Granddad Nelson was trading quotes regularly over email. Sadly I lost the email archive when I went on my mission, but it has continued to be an interest of mine. I hope you enjoy my collection of quotes. A bit of everything from religion to politics to leadership.

Cultivating gratitude doesn’t cost any money and it certainly doesn’t take much time, but the benefits are enormous.

My muscles are sore, but they work. I did not sleep well last night, but God woke me up. My wallet is not full but my belly is. I may not have it all, but God gives me what I need. My life is not perfect, but my life is good.
I've truly been blessed. Thank you Lord. Amen.

Laziness has some people believing they have an unfair life. If you do nothing, you will get nothing.

“Happy Wife, Happy Life” is destroying many marriages... it should be “Happy Spouse, Happy House” because a good marriage consists of TWO Happy People.

Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is like darkness and cold—a man-made word to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in the human heart. It's the kind of cold that comes when there is no heat, or the kind of darkness that comes when there's no light.

My son, everything works out in the end. If it didn’t, it’s because it hasn’t come to an end yet.

Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn’t conceive of a miracle if none had ever happened.

I am realistic – I expect miracles.

What is a miracle if not the manifestation of light where darkness is expected?

Miracles are merely the translation of denial into truth.