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.

Diversity is the one true thing we all have in common. Celebrate it every day.

The most important parenting skill is knowing when to exert control and when to let go.

The person with the fewest accomplishments often boasts the loudest.

Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.

Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working the engines.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

When we have peace in our hearts and minds, we draw peace into our lives.

Discipline isn't just punishing, forcing compliance or stamping out bad behavior. Rather, discipline has to do with teaching proper deportment, caring about others, controlling oneself and putting someone else's wishes before one's own when the occasion calls for it.