Nelson Quotes

116 quotes by 98 authors

Very sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was a true inspiration for human rights and equality for South Africa and the… — Bryan Adams
The world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. — Barack Obama
That day, Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why she bestowed this particular name upon me I have no idea. Perhaps… — Nelson Mandela
Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole… — Lyle Lovett
My grandfather was a member of Parliament for 40 years. Obviously we're talking here South Africa, a whites only parliament. I grew up in a… — William Kentridge
What made Nelson Mandela great, was precisely what made him human. We saw in him, what we seek in ourselves. — Jacob Zuma
Hypertext, as Nelson [Ted Nelson] originally wrote, is interlinked reading and writing. Links make hypertext. — Mark Bernstein
Ricky Nelson... I couldn't believe it when he died. He was a great rock star. — Dee Dee Ramone
But it was great, we sit in the same dressing room where, like, Johnny Cash sat and Willie Nelson and all those guys. That was… — Alan Vega
And Barry Levinson is insanely funny. I don't know if you know this, not everyone does, but he and Craig T. Nelson were a comedy… — Kevin Pollak
I smacked her, cracked her, put her in a full nelson. — Redman
Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and… — Barry Levinson
Some books I've kept because the binding is beautiful - I'm unlikely ever to read my grandmother's copy of 'The Life of Lord Nelson.' I'm… — Hari Kunzru
Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level. — Benmont Tench
At 82, Nelson (who wrote the song "On the Road Again," among a thousand or more others) is the elder statesman of country music, a… — Willie Nelson
I think I, like most people, enjoy a wide variety of music. Yeah, I like some country stuff - old country stuff. I might not… — Charlie Day
If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave the… — Kinky Friedman
I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and… — Dick Gephardt
Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who… — Peter Guber
Nelson Mandela and Malcolm X came out of prison stronger. — Philip Emeagwali

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