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.

Message to our Adult Kids

My children ask me each year...
“What do you want for Christmas?”
After thinking about it, I decided to give them my real answer:
I want you to keep coming around.
I want you to ask me questions. Ask my advice.
Tell me your problems.
Ask for my opinion. Ask for my help.
I want you to come over and rant about your problems, rant about life. Whatever.
Tell me about your job. Your worries. Your classes.
I want you to continue sharing your life with me.
Come over and laugh with me, or laugh at me.
I don't care, hearing you laugh is music to me.
I want you to spend your money making a better life for you.
I have the things I need. I want to see you happy and healthy.
When you ask me what I want for Christmas I say nothing because you've already been giving me my gift all year.

I want you.

Reading is how you install new software!

Pleasing everyone is impossible, but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.

You can lie down for people to walk on you and they will still complain that you're not flat enough.

Choose Joy!
Don't wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you‘ll run out of time.

Overcoming the world is not an event that happens in a day or two. It happens over a lifetime as we repeatedly embrace the doctrine of Christ.

You are not responsible for the programming you received in childhood. But as an adult, you are 100% responsible for fixing it.

When I shut my mouth and turn to walk away, it doesn't mean you've won. It simply means your stupidity isn't worth any more of my time.

The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here.

And guess what? Marriage isn't 50/50, ever, ever.