S Nelson* Quotes

Now I can do no more. We must trust to the Great Disposer of all events and the justice of our cause. I thank God for this opportunity of doing my duty.

It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

I was very intensely concerned with all kinds of new media.

Men are that they might have joy . . . not guilt trips.

Our children are our greatest treasure. They are our future. Those who abuse them tear at the fabric of our society and weaken our nation.

A frozen river is not a dry one, it's just a still river on the surface but is still moving, and so am my winter writing.

I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.

I am a great believer in planning- economic, social, political, military, total world planning.

I am a Norfolk man and Glory in being so.

It is music and dancing that make me at peace with the world.

The path of those who preach love, and not hatred, is not easy. They often have to wear a crown of thorns.

Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs.

We can't win a war, but we can win an election.

To control your nerves, you must have a positive thought in your mind.

Learn to know yourself... to search realistically and regularly the processes of your own mind and feelings.

The only shots you can be sure of are those you've had already.

I wanted to be a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall; that is what I wanted to do from really early on. I actually was the accompanist for a couple of the musicals I was in growing up.

Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.

Great anger and violence can never build a nation.

No captain can do very wrong if he places his ship alongside that of the enemy.

But if you think of all the people who don't like me, just think of all the millions who've never heard of me!

As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance.

The best weapon is to sit down and talk.

To a freedom fighter hope is what a lifebelt is to a swimmer - a guarantee that one will keep afloat and free from danger.

Truth, covenants, and ordinances enable us to overcome fear and face the future with faith.

Any writer who knows what he's doing isn't doing very much.

I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control.

I'm an artist by trade and an author by necessity.

One thing I learned is that the mind, rather than being the master, should be the servant of the heart.

Our experience has taught us that with goodwill a negotiated solution can be found for even the most profound problems.

In football, the worst blindness is only seeing the ball.

No child in Africa, and in fact anywhere in the world, should be denied education.

A bright future beckons. The onus is on us, through hard work, honesty and integrity, to reach for the stars.

The relations between a man and his or her god is a personal matter; you can't go out and challenge the belief of people in a superior being.

Sometimes strident, often tender, never afraid and seldom without humour, Desmond Tutu's voice will always be the voice of the voiceless.

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation

We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.

We must stop assuming that a thing which has never been done before probably cannot be done at all.

Educating all of our children must be one of our most urgent priorities. We all know that education, more than anything else, improves our chances of building better lives.

Sometimes there is a 36-piece orchestra going off in my stomach.

The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. You may be poor, you may have only a ramshackle house, you may have lost your job, but that song gives you hope.

The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law.

When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.

Music is a great blessing. It has the power to elevate and liberate us. It sets people free to dream. It can unite us to sing with one voice. Such is the value of music.

I had not thought of violets of late, The wild, shy kind that springs beneath you feet In wistful April days.

Let us give practical recognition to the injustices of the past,by building a future based on equality&social justice

Let me introduce the word 'hypertext' to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper.

Had we taken ten sails, and let the eleventh to escape, being able to get at her, I could never have called it well done.

I do not believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow

Obedience to the word in humility of mind never confuses.