Top 26 Quotes & Sayings by Bill Nelson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Bill Nelson.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Clarence William Nelson II is an American politician and attorney serving as the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Nelson previously served as a United States Senator from Florida from 2001 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1978 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991. In January 1986, Nelson became the second sitting member of U.S. Congress to fly in space, after Senator Jake Garn, when he served as a payload specialist on mission STS-61-C aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Before entering politics he served in the U.S. Army Reserve during the Vietnam War.

American - Politician | Born: September 29, 1942

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I'm going to make up my own mind as to what I think is in the best interest of our country and Florida.

Bill Nelson

I'm for the constitutional right to bear arms. I'm a hunter, and so is my son.

Bill Nelson

Confederate statues belong in a historical museum, not in a place of honor.

Bill Nelson

Americans of all ages deserve quality end-of-life medical care.

Bill Nelson

Voters want to know that elections will be conducted fairly and accurately.

Bill Nelson

The head of NASA ought to be a space professional, not a politician.

Bill Nelson

It's time we permanently repeal the tax on possessions that people leave to their children.

Bill Nelson

If you're a terrorist, you shouldn't be able to buy a gun.

Bill Nelson

The tragic case of Terri Schiavo in Florida highlights the importance of making our health-care wishes known.

Bill Nelson

Too many children are being parked in substandard day care with workers who make little more than a parking attendant.

Bill Nelson

Deciding whether to confirm a president's nominee for the highest court in the land is a responsibility I take very seriously.

Bill Nelson

If we are endowed by our Creator with rights, then why shouldn't those be attainable by gays and lesbians?

Bill Nelson

The safety of the flying public should not be for sale. Handing air traffic control over to a private entity partly governed by the airlines is both a risk and liability we can't afford to take.

Bill Nelson

The Senate has a constitutional responsibility to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court, and I take that responsibility very seriously.

Bill Nelson

The way I approach an election, I assume nothing. I run scared as a jackrabbit.

Bill Nelson

Faith is pretty much the essence of mine and Grace's being.

Bill Nelson

Simply put, if The Lord made homosexuals as well as heterosexuals, why should I discriminate against their civil marriage? I shouldn't, and I won't.

Bill Nelson

The terrorist uses surprise and stealth, and the only way to defeat that is by having accurate and timely intelligence.

Bill Nelson

We do not have the luxury of two big oceans protecting us as we have had in the past, for we now have a new kind of enemy who deals with stealthiness. Our ability to protect ourselves is having the information ahead of time so we can thwart the attack.

Bill Nelson

If we don't act now to safeguard our privacy, we could all become victims of identity theft.

Bill Nelson

Exercise is just part of my life.

Bill Nelson

One of the great privileges of being a part of the Senate, it being the greatest deliberative body in the world, is out of the discussions of ideas, hopefully truth can ultimately be achieved.

Bill Nelson

You would have thought that after 9/11 the president would have finished the job in Afghanistan, and kept the focus on capturing Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda deputies, but he and his team gave top priority to their original plan to invade Iraq.

Bill Nelson

There's no excuse for skimping on national defense when the country is at war.

Bill Nelson

I got into the best shape of my life at age 44. I was on top of everything and quick mentally.

Bill Nelson

My attitude is, a monument, a statue, ought to signify unity instead of division.

Bill Nelson