Nelson Quotes

116 quotes by 102 authors

Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world… — George Foreman
I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson. — Wanda Jackson
I don't have a favorite song that I've written. But I do have a favorite song: 'Always on My Mind,' the Willie Nelson version. If… — B B King
Nelson Mandela is awe inspiring - a person who really sacrificed for what he believed in. I feel truly humbled by him. — Annie Lennox
Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in that literal sense, who is not solving all his problems… — Toni Morrison
Willie Nelson, out there 200 days a year, calls his band family. And it is. — Brad Paisley
Now, I know you expected me to say that, well, I just kick back in the rocking chair, fished a little bit, listened to Willie… — Dan Rather
This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown. When I… — Nina Simone
From time to time, you have seminal personalities who really change the way the world sees itself - people like Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson… — Guy Spier
Like you do about Nelson Mandela, you can't help feeling the guy's a good man. — Ralph Steadman
Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he… — Desmond Tutu
It's a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela. — Desmond Tutu
The 'New York Honk,' as it was called, was the most fashionable accent an American male could have at that time, namely, the spring of… — Tom Wolfe
We have a revolutionary history to honor and uphold. Which was what Nelson Mandela did. He reminded us of that which we need to be… — Charlie Pierce
I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas. --George W. Bush, on the former South African president,… — George W. Bush
A prosthetic leg with a Willie Nelson bumper sticker washed ashore on the beach, which meant it was Florida. Then it got weird. — Tim Dorsey
My greatest hero is Nelson Mandela. What a man. Incarcerated for 25 years, he was released in 1990 and he hasn't reoffended. I think he's… — Ricky Gervais
If youâ€™re not crazy thereâ€™s something wrong with you. Willie Nelson — Willie Nelson
The famous passage from her book is often erroneously attributed to the inaugural address of Nelson Mandela. About the misattribution Williamson said, "Several years ago,… — Marianne Williamson
Kiss me, Hardy!â€™ Werenâ€™t those Nelsonâ€™s last words at the Battle of Trafalgar? Donâ€™t cry. Weâ€™re still alive and we make a sensational team. — Elizabeth Wein

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