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.

Time is a commodity more precious than melange. Even the wealthiest man cannot buy more minutes to put into each hour.

Two people drift in a lifeboat on an uncharted sea. One says, There! I see an island. Our best chance is to go ashore, build a shelter, and await rescue.

The other says, No, we must go farther out to sea and hope to find the shipping lanes. That is our best chance.

Unable to agree, the two fight, the lifeboat capsizes, and they drown.

This is the nature of humanity. Even if only two people are left in the entire universe, they will come to represent opposing factions.

When greed and desperation are coupled, men accomplish superhuman feats—though for the wrong reasons.

Some problems are best solved with an optimistic approach. Optimism shines a light on alternatives that are otherwise not visible.