S Nelson* Quotes

The offense sells tickets and the defense wins the games.

Art to me is not precious enough that I feel territorial about what the word gets applied to. Conversations about what counts as art and what doesn't doesn't captivate my attention very much.

It is strange how fragile this man-creature is.....in one second he's just garbage. Garbage, that's all.

There's people in hell who want ice water.

People who know how much they're worth aren't usually worth that much.

A billion dollars isnt what it used to be.

Most of my books are about contemporary subjects, and the world changes so fast that I'm lucky when events haven't overtaken the book I'm writing at the moment.

What intrigues us as a problem, and what will satisfy us as a solution, will depend upon the line we draw between what is already clear and what needs to be clarified.

There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for human rights and liberty!

The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself being at home amongst compatriots

There is nothing to popularize a person. Only humility, which is the ability to remain in the background and to put others in the front light.

Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has a potency that defies politics.

Leaders in all spheres who are living with HIV should be encouraged, not coerced, to lead by example and disclose their HIV status.

In order to build our nation, we must all exceed our own expectations.

When we decided to take up arms, it was because the only other choice was to surrender and to submit to slavery.

I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it.

The anchor of all my dreams is the collective wisdom of mankind as a whole.

Soccer is one of the most unifying activities amongst us.

I am convinced that floods of personal disaster can never drown a determined revolutionary nor can the cumulus of misery that accompanies tragedy suffocate him.

When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both.

The victory of democracy in South Africa is the common achievement of all humanity.

Education has become a very powerful weapon in the struggle to produce a well-developed person.

The freedom we enjoy is a richly textured gift handcrafted by ordinary folk

If we want any significant development, we must co-opt civil society.

I understand that the legal position is under review in South Africa and that there will soon be a broader set of organizations to which donors can give and claim tax deductions.

In some ways, it is easier to be a dissident, for then one is without responsibility.

The Liberty Bell is "a very significant symbol for the entire democratic world."

The curious beauty about African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad story.

Let the efforts of us all, prove that he [Martin Luther King] was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold

I am fundamentally an optimist.

Adversity cleanses the lethargies of man

The greatest single challenge facing our globalised world is to combat and eradicate its disparities.

It is going to be special to drive in the Netherlands because it means I can take part in a Formula One demonstration in a country where I have a lot of family and friends.

I am really looking forward to driving another of my father?s car at the show in Rotterdam.

I won't stand for censorship, not even from Jesus Christ.

In soccer, the blindest player is the one who sees nothing but the ball.

I thank the Lord for the brain He put in my head. Occasionally, I love to just stand to one side and watch how it works.

Hunches are not to be sneezed at.

There may be more to learn from climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred different mountains.

When priorities are proper, the power to endure is increased. And when internalized, those priorities will help keep you from "going overboard."

Playing for Arsenal at any level is something to be proud of so being in the squad when they won the double and winning the Cup in 1979 was special. The boys were a terrific bunch.

You can't imagine hip-hop without the Black Panthers. Today, hopefully, the movement can be an inspiration to people. These were people who made mistakes but they were trying to change things.

There's a similarity in both being young people who are not about the politics of respectability.

Most people are fools, most authority is malignant, God does not exist, and everything is wrong.

Everything is deeply intertwingled.

Gordon Keith was the son a gentleman.

Drama and comedy, to me ,are all about being surprising, coherent, and true, all at once.

Songwriters might write cynical, world-wise lyrics and constantly talk about money, but most of us are downright naive when it comes to business.

I think there must be safety in numbers. If you f - up enough times, they forget which one you really did. They start thinking, "Well, nobody can be that bad."

When you hear me, you know it's me, regardless of the song.