Nielson Quotes & Sayings

Who sows fear, reaps weapons. — Friedrich Durrenmatt

I can do this
I will do this
I have to do this
and
This too shall pass. — W.H. Nielson

Always beware of turning religion into metaphysics: Morality is its essence. — Voltaire

Whatever you do, do it for love. If you keep to that, your path will never wander so far from the light that you can never return. — Jim Butcher

Sally Barris has a voice like sparkling crystal. You could have knocked me over with a feather the first time I heard her. Her writing is from a deep, yet innocent, place and her point of view is just a bit off center. I am excited for her, she is standing at the beginning of her journey in this town, with all of it ahead of her. It reminds me of the first time I heard Beth Nielson-Chapman or Nanci Griffith. It's going to be fun to watch. — Kathy Mattea

Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest. — Bion Of Borysthenes

As god is my witness, it was never my intent to throw out the constitution. I thought it was hanging by a thread, and I could save it ... You don't save it by cutting that thread. - President Nielson — Orson Scott Card

Monarchs ought to put to death the authors and instigators of war, as their sworn enemies and as dangers to their states. — Elizabeth I

I think it is very good when people suffer. To me that is like the kiss of Jesus. — Mother Teresa

A Zen master is someone whose life is one with enlightenment and self-discovery. They can never be separated from that. They've been essentially mastered by Zen. — Frederick Lenz

The more time kids spend online, studies show, the worse their grades are. According to Nielson, active social networkers are 26 percent more likely to give their opinion on politics and current events off-line, even though they are exactly the people whose opinions should matter the least. — Ryan Holiday

I used to never get in a swimsuit. I used to feel so embarrassed about my skin and scars. I'm over that, it wasted too much of my time and I missed out on too much. — Stephanie Nielson

When you've lived as long I've lived, you see things from a bigger lens, and you try to share that with the young guys coming up, including being patient. — Richard DeVos

I know, now, without a doubt that the true source of happiness, self-worth, and authentic beauty doesn't come from the outside. Women are constantly being persuaded to want something unachievable, to look younger or thinner and above all to fit in because being different is too painful and embarassing. I have accepted myself in a world that does not accept me, because I have learned [ ... ] that our hearts matter most ... It's a beautiful heart, not a perfect body, that leads to a beautiful life. — Stephanie Nielson

Their words of encouragement were just what I needed. I was doing a great job, and I appreciated their cheers.I felt a dormlike camaraderie in the burn unit, since each of us knew the challenges we were facing like no one else could, and therefore how meaningful each triumph was. — Stephanie Nielson

It's easy to make something avant garde. To do something in the traditional way is much more brave in the sense that you're - your technique is so much more exposed because there's not all this flashy stuff to distract the viewer. — Cary Fukunaga

Let them look all they want. Let them go ahead and look at me, the luckiest mother alive. — Stephanie Nielson

I finished the [blog] post reflecting on the fact that, despite all the changes in my life, maybe I wasn't so different after all. If I typed it, maybe I could believe it, too. — Stephanie Nielson

Happiness was my choice, and though it is hard-won, I am the only person who can stand in the way of it. — Stephanie Nielson

For at the center of all spiritual traditions is the beacon of a truly radical proposal: Open your heart to everybody. Everybody. — Marc Ian Barasch

Your heart matters most, so be gentler and more patient with yourself, and their hearts matter most, too, so be kinder and more compassionate to others. — Stephanie Nielson

Life doesn't have to be only anxiety about what's gone wrong, and complaints about the world around you. — Sara Zarr