Nelson Quotes

116 quotes by 102 authors

As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct… — John Berger
The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela - they're… — Dennis C. Blair
I have been working for Africans since I was 18, when I got involved with the Nelson Mandela concerts. I got involved with debt cancellation… — Bono
As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a… — Jackson Browne
What is that song that Willie Nelson sang? 'Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few.' I think of that. No big deal. I've… — Gabriel Byrne
One individual can begin a movement that turns the tide of history. Martin Luther King in the civil rights movement, Mohandas Ganhi in India, Nelson… — Jack Canfield
I've always said I've wanted to be around forever. I never wanted to be the latest, greatest thing. I want to be like Willie Nelson… — Gary Allan
Nelson Mandela said: 'It always seems impossible until it's done.' Peace is possible. — John Bonifaz
We'd go out in Larry's hippie van and drive out all around Dallas. He loved Chinese food, he'd go in and say. Remember me Major… — Steve Kanaly
Much of the fire with him [Ben Hogan] was lit by Byron Nelson, who came from the same town - the same caddie yard -… — Dan Jenkins
Golf took young kids like Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and myself out of the caddie ranks and gave us money and a little bit of… — Jimmy Demaret
Wandering around back stage at a willie Nelson concert is a bit like being the parrot on the shoulder of the guy who's running the… — Kinky Friedman
The church has long used the concept of sacraments--outward signs of inward grace--to name the spaces where God meets us in an especially present way.… — Lauren F. Winner
During my time here [Guantanamo], as Nelson Mandela saysÂ â€¦Â the most important thing you have is time to think about things.Â I came to… — Omar Khadr
Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80's movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off… — Emma Stone
Nelson Mandela stood up against a great injustice and was willing to pay a huge price for that. That's the reason he's mourned today, because… — Rick Santorum
Michael Phelps and Willie Nelson are teaming up to do an album. ... They're covering The Doobie Brothers. — Reba McEntire
I waited, and Iâ€™m sure Elvis did too, for each Ricky Nelson record like we would a Chuck Berry record or a Fats Domino record,… — Roy Orbison
I only know two cats in this business that really had it all; Elvis was one of those guys, the other was Ricky Nelson. There… — Carl Perkins
No one in my family had ever attended school [...] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an… — Nelson Mandela

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