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.


Do things for people not because of who they are, or what they do in return, but because of who you are.


Reputation can be a beautiful weapon. It often spills less blood.


Our motivations are as important as our goals. Use this to understand your enemy. With such knowledge, you can either defeat him or, even better, manipulate him into becoming your ally.


To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.


Daddy, what if you are wrong about God and Jesus and the Church? What if it's all for nothing?

Sunday church meetings, Monday family home evenings, Thursday night activities, Saturday temple sessions, every day scriptures, visiting the lonely, feeding the hungry, and blessing the sick.

Well... If I am wrong, I wasted my life engaged in a joy that can only be found in service.

If I am wrong, I needlessly kept the commandments that blessed me with health, safety and happiness.

If I am wrong, I blindly followed an imaginary Savior, that made me more kind and more forgiving.

If I am wrong, I have felt a fake comfort when loved ones passed away, provided by a false hope of eternity with them again.

In other words... Even if I am wrong...

My 'error' made me a better man.

A better husband and father. A better brother and friend. I have lived a life of fulfillment. I have learned to respect and serve others. To be kind and generous. To donate if I have extra. To ask for help, when I don't have enough.

In short...

If I am right, my Eternity is beautiful.

If I am wrong, my Life is beautiful.


The neat thing is that you are always in charge of your mood so pick a good one


Like minds do not always blend. They can be an explosive mixture.


Do our enemies occur naturally, or do we create them through our own actions?


Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.


The treatment of an injury may hurt more than the wound itself. Do not allow a sore to fester because you are unwilling to tolerate the momentary pain.