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Hi, I was going through some quotes at brainy quote and I found some interesting quotes by the person named Nelson Boswell. I wanted to know about his life history but then there is no wiki page on his name. It would be nice if someone wrote a page about him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arvindtheace (talkcontribs) 16:14, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He was an author of self-help books in the 1970s or thereabout, with titles like Inner Peace, Inner Power and Successful Living Day by Day. The quotes seem a bit banal to me, but, well, whatever. Looie496 (talk) 18:31, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You know, if the guy was that important and there's no current article on him, you can always request one at Request_article. JLDWtalk 22:18, 9 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nelson Boswell (Sr.) was my father. He was born just before the Great Depression, served in WWII as a Navy Ensign and worked as an Ad Exec at CBS after the war. He received a BA from Notre Dame, and an MBA from Harvard. He met my mother in NYC in the 50's. They moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL in the late 50's. He was a very successful stock broker for several years. Around 1965 he and my mother started a syndicated radio program called "Challenge and Response". Shortly thereafter he wrote and my mother edited Successful Living Day by Day, a best seller in the mid 70's. Around this time he earned his Ed.D from Nova University. He was a college professor at Ft. Lauderdale University, Nova University and later after moving to Tampa, the University of Tampa. He and my mother 3 children. They were married for 45 years until his death in 2002. He also wrote, and my mother edited, TA For Busy People and Inner Peace Inner Power. ~ Nelson Boswell, Jr. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.50.78.69 (talk) 22:11, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]