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.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

We must love one another and be less judgmental—especially when our expectations are not immediately met.

[I have] observed that some of our most — I’m looking for the right word — vexing problems come from mixing science and politics. What I see happening in connection with the masks that we wear, the inoculations that we receive, is a certain number of people who get their direction on matters of science from political authorities.

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

Contrary to the doubts of some, there really is such a thing as right and wrong. There really is absolute truth—eternal truth. One of the plagues of our day is that too few people know where to turn for truth.

I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.

It is possible to fail in a school lesson and then, using the same discredited data and methodology, to succeed in life.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.

Just knowing you don't have the answers is a recipe for humility, openness, acceptance forgiveness, and an eagerness to learn - and those are all good things.