Nelson Quotes
116 quotes by 102 authors
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When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline.
— Laura Bell Bundy
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I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo, so country music…
— Christian Kane
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The political, social, and spiritual impact of the life example set by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela might be measured in part by the profound and unique…
— Aberjhani
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Unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela had and still has many detractors.
— Henry Rollins
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Farm Aid was started in 1985 by Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews as a concert to support small local farms in…
— Rebecca Pidgeon
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Nelson Mandela went to jail believing in violence, and 27 years later he and his colleagues had slowly and carefully honed the skills, the incredible…
— Scilla Elworthy
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When Nelson Mandela walked free, the world sang with joy. Ever since, South Africa has stood as a beacon of hope for Africa.
— Ban Ki-moon
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Nelson Mandela was an outstanding leader and a mentor for me. I was in South Africa at the time he was released. I was in…
— Gail Kelly
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I always loved Willie Nelson, but I loved the songs that Willie made famous.
— Shane McAnally
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Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an…
— Malala Yousafzai
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I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others…
— Malala Yousafzai
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I used to do my Nelson Mandela voice to blag restaurant tables in Cape Town. It rarely worked. Now what a great city that is.
— Rory Bremner
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Today, I see thousands of Mahatma Gandhis, Martin Luther Kings, and Nelson Mandelas marching forward and calling on us. The boys and girls have joined.…
— Kailash Satyarthi
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This was in June, 1866. Frank wrote for me to come to him at once, and although my own wound was still very bad, I…
— Jesse James
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From Nelson county we went to Logan county to see some relatives we had there, and after staying until the middle of October, I returned…
— Jesse James
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One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he…
— Joan Armatrading
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Willie Nelson is the perfect person, it seems to me, to think about. Because something tells me that he operates on his own frequency.
— Paul Rudd
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Whether it is Obamacare, the stimulus, Wall Street bailouts, the food safety bill - on vote after vote, Bill Nelson has chosen to side with…
— Adam Hasner
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Nelson, you made a history, you brought freedom in the country. Now that God had set you free from aging of the world we wont…
— South Africa
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NELSON MANDELA: Do not judge me by my success, but judge me by how many times I fell down and got up again.
— Terry Mark
Who Wrote These Nelson Quotes
102 authors contributed a total of 116 Nelson Quotes, led by these top contributors: