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.

What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

Life has a simple formula:
Look back and thank God.
Look ahead and trust God.

Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing.

Shame doesn’t tell us we made a mistake; it tells us we are our mistakes.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

God magnifies our efforts when we give Him our time.
Your best today is enough.

Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.

Always read contracts with friends an extra time… being cheated is a terrible feeling. Being cheated by someone you love is worse. Discovering such a deception is like finding yourself in a deep dark ocean with nothing around you but formless shadows of things you once thought you understood and enjoyed. It is painful beyond explanation. But that is never a reason to pretend it can’t happen. So read those contracts again. Just in case.