S Nelson* Quotes

Even behind prison walls I can see the heavy clouds and the blue sky over the horizon

Our task is not to liberate the oppressed, but to liberate the oppressors

I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.

There's a freedom you begin to feel the closer you get to Austin, Texas.

We must realize that we're all part of a web of life around the world. Anytime you extinguish a species, the consequences are serious.

Man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished

Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time You were always on my mind

When songs fall from the sky, all I can do is catch them before they hit the ground.

I have never met a designer who was retained to keep things the same as they were

Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it's off the better.

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

Information is a basic human right and the fundamental foundation for the formation of democratic institutions.

A movement without vision would be a movement without moral foundation.

I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and that God did raise up such in the church as we see it in the word.

If you want to wear something, all that matters is that you love it, not what other people think. Learn to love yourself!

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.

We're going to have to do a whole lot more, and give nature at least a chance to repair some of the damage we've done.

I do not believe it right for one group to impose its vision of morality on an entire society.

I wish my shadow would get up and walk beside me.

She'd play around and tease me with her carefree devil eyes. She'd hold me close and kiss me, but her heart was full of lies.

Act by inspiration, motivated by love.

Inner peace comes only as we maintain the integrity of truth in all aspects of our lives.

Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite . . . and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.

There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.

Love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.

The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit.

The Good News borne by our risen Messiah who chose not one race, who chose not one country, who chose not one language, who chose not one tribe, who chose all of humankind!

Nothing is more prominently brought forward in the New Testament than the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight: wherever there is anything to be done, there Providence is sure to direct my steps.

In honour I gained them, and in honour I will die with them.

Each marriage starts with two built-in handicaps. It involves two imperfect people.

If we continue to address the issue of the environment where we live as though we're the only species that lives here, we'll create a disaster for ourselves

It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both pleasant and unpleasant experiences.

Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.

It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.

When we get more houses than we can live in, more cars than we can ride in, more food than we can eat ourselves, the only way of getting richer is by cutting off those who don't have enough.

Be present in your work because kids live in the moment, so as soon as you're not in the present, you're not being authentic.

It enables me to go to bed with an enriching feeling in my soul and the belief that I am changing myself.

If we wait upon God, there is no danger. If we rush on, He must let us see the consequences of it.

Frigates are the eyes of a fleet.

You must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your King, and you must treat every Frenchman as if he were the Devil himself.

Indecision may or may not be our biggest problem.

Appearances matter — and remember to smile.

I got in at 2 with a 10, and woke up at 10 with a 2.

Out-of-control emotions can make smart people stupid.

I hate race discrimination most intensely and in all its manifestations. I have fought it all during my life; I fight it now, and will do so until the end of my days.

It's punishment to be compelled to do what one doesn't wish.

There are leaders who know that however furious the debate, there are good men and women in all population groups - amongst blacks, amongst whites, and amongst Afrikaans and English speaking people.

If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago been out of the Service and never in the House of Peers.

Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.