S Nelson* Quotes

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

I never lose. Either I win or learn.

Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.

Only free men can negotiate. A prisoner cannot enter into contracts.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will.

It always seems impossible until it's done.

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

If you want the cooperation of humans around you, you must make them feel they are important - and you do that by being genuine and humble.

Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.

Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are dedicated to and passionate about what they do.

Live life as though nobody is watching, and express yourself as though everyone is listening.

If the ANC does to you what the apartheid government did to you, then you must do to the ANC what you did to the apartheid government.

Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.

When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

It is so easy to break down and destroy. The heroes are those who make peace and build.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.

There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.

I take it not only a day at a time, but a moment at a time, and keep it at that pace. If you can be happy right now, then you’ll always be happy, because it’s always in the now

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

If you wait for tomorrow to follow your dreams, by the time that you get there they're gone.

If you’re not crazy there’s something wrong with you. Willie Nelson

There is only one map to the journey of life and it lives within your heart

The biggest killer on the planet is stress and I still think the best medicine is and always has been cannabis.

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.

Be gentle with your words - you can't take them back.

A real leader uses every issue, no matter how serious and sensitive, to ensure that at the end of the debate we should emerge stronger and more united than ever before.

Gentlemen, when the enemy is committed to a mistake we must not interrupt him too soon.

Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there.

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.

It is always impossible until it is done.

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society - but to change yourself.

One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.

If you can be content right now, then you'll always be content, because it's always right now.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.

It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.

My dream would be a multicultural society, one that is diverse and where every man, woman and child are treated equally. I dream of a world where all people of all races work together in harmony.

The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.

I don’t believe in adhering to any rules I don’t support and I didn’t vote for. To hell with what people think. Just be who you are and you’ll be happy.

A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.