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.

Fathers provide a sense of security to their children, but they also model behavior. For boys, fathers model and teach how to be a protector; for girls, fathers model and teach how men ought to protect them.

Full disclosure, living "rent-free in my head" is not exactly the real estate windfall it's been made out to be. That neighborhood has a TON of issues.

Focus on where you are headed rather than where you began.

People need to stop treating marriage as a mechanism of personal fulfillment. That is not actually what marriage is supposed to be. The purpose of marriage is to create a stable environment to start a family and raise children.

Confidence isn't walking into a room thinking you're better than everyone; it's walking in and not having to compare yourself to anyone at all.

I may not do things perfectly; I do them persistently until it looks like perfection.

Overcoming the world is not one defining moment in a lifetime, but a lifetime of moments that define an eternity.

Never blame someone else for the road you are on.
That is your own asphalt.

In dreams begins responsibility.

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.