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.

There are times when being a peacemaker means that we resist the impulse to respond and instead, with dignity, remain quiet.

Common sense is not so common.

Never waste your time trying to explain who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

God will help you walk through the unthinkable. You were never meant to handle it alone.

Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.

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.