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.

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.

We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.

The only man I know who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew each time he sees me. The rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them.

If you can't do anything about it, then let it go. Don't be a prisoner to things you can't change.

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Every time you get upset at something, ask yourself if you were to die tomorrow, was it worth wasting your time being angry.

If you choose not to find joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life but still the same amount of snow.

It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.

Poverty was the greatest motivating factor in my life.

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.