Here, we’ve compiled a list of the best Good Quotes from famous authors such as Bertolt Brecht, Gilbert Highet, Baltasar Gracian, Will Rogers, Zig Ziglar. Let’s look at these pieces of wisdom. We definitely have something to learn from them!
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Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.
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A good teacher is a determined person.
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Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.
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It’s a good thing we don’t get all the government we pay for.
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Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life – all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.
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Free is the best. Anything free is good.
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Good times don’t last long sometimes.
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Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
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The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do.
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Chemistry can be a good and bad thing. Chemistry is good when you make love with it. Chemistry is bad when you make crack with it.
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People gossip. People are insecure, so they talk about other people so that they won’t be talked about. They point out flaws in other people to make them feel good about themselves. I think at any age or any social class, that’s present.
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We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
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Most police officers are good cops and good people.
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The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise… Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
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I cherish my entire life. I’ve been blessed with a life full of good memories.
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A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.
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They didn’t want it good, they wanted it Wednesday.
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The heart and soul of good writing is research; you should write not what you know but what you can find out about.
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Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.
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New technology is not good or evil in and of itself. It’s all about how people choose to use it.
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What the people want is very simple – they want an America as good as its promise.
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War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.
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Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions.
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You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.
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I’m a hacker, but I’m the good kind of hackers. And I’ve never been a criminal.
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You grow up a bit damaged or broken then you have some success but you don’t know how to feel good about the work you’re doing or the life you’re leading.
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Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.
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Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
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I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
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It’s good to shut up sometimes.
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The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
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If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied.
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Nobody minds having what is too good for them.
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Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
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Being a philosopher is to think, seek wisdom, and have principles that guide and influence what you do. It’s to give meaning to things, find your way in the world, believe that in the end, in every instance, good will overcome evil, even if there’s a bit of suffering along the way.
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I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn’t work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.
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Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences – some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.
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Every action has a consequence, so always try to be good.
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You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, ‘I feel good, I have my health, and I’m so blessed.’ That’s the way I choose to look at it.
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If you have good food, people will come to your restaurant.
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Being in the same room with people and creating something together is a good thing.
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Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good.
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All I’m trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
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The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
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The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.
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Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.
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Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.
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How great are the dangers I face to win a good name in Athens.
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Evil and good are God’s right hand and left.
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Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive.
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Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that’s my religion.
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A man who has made no enemies is probably not a very good man.
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Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and is conscious that he gains protection while he gives it.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.
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When you think positive, good things happen.
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The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.
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True intuitive expertise is learned from prolonged experience with good feedback on mistakes.
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Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.
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I watched my mom and dad build everything that matters – a family, a home and a good name.
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You cannot hold on to anything good. You must be continually giving – and getting. You cannot hold on to your seed. You must sow it – and reap anew. You cannot hold on to riches. You must use them and get other riches in return.
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I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one’s life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important.
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There are three kinds of intelligence: one kind understands things for itself, the other appreciates what others can understand, the third understands neither for itself nor through others. This first kind is excellent, the second good, and the third kind useless.
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
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Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
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Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.
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Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.
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Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
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I need to celebrate life because I’m in a good spot, I work hard, and I am happy with who I am and happy with what I do for a living, and sometimes I just focus and overwhelm myself so much with the fights and getting better, that I just need to slow it down and enjoy life and enjoy training.
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Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.
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A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.
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To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.
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We have a powerful potential in out youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.
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You can’t be truly rude until you understand good manners.
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Truth is, I love everyone that is a good person regardless of what they look like, walk like, or who they love.
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What is a fear of living? It’s being preeminently afraid of dying. It is not doing what you came here to do, out of timidity and spinelessness. The antidote is to take full responsibility for yourself – for the time you take up and the space you occupy. If you don’t know what you’re here to do, then just do some good.
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Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.
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Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
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A dead end street is a good place to turn around.
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It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.
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Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.
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I’m at peace with what I’m doing, I feel good with what I wake up doing and about my lifestyle.
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Much good work is lost for the lack of a little more.
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Eating good food is, to me, one of life’s greatest joys, and I will never punish myself for it.
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No matter how tough my life was, I was always looking up at the sky and wishing for good things.
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Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.
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People are basically the same the world over. Everybody wants the same things – to be happy, to be healthy, to be at least reasonably prosperous, and to be secure. They want friends, peace of mind, good family relationships, and hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today.
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Every day is a gift from God. There’s no guarantee of tomorrow, so that tells me to see the good in this day to make the most of it.
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Unless you have bad times, you can’t appreciate the good times.
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No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.
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Doing well is the result of doing good. That’s what capitalism is all about.
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Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.
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I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for.
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There’s nothing simple when you’re in this ‘Good Place.’
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I’m happy, I’m in a good place, I’m looking forward to my future.
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I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
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A good captain is great only if he has a great team.
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A strong renewable energy industry is good for our environment and our economy.
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I think when you spread the wealth around it’s good for everybody.
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Good men must not obey the laws too well.
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Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
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The film is made in the editing room. The shooting of the film is about shopping, almost. It’s like going to get all the ingredients together, and you’ve got to make sure before you leave the store that you got all the ingredients. And then you take those ingredients and you can make a good cake – or not.
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Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
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Try to see the good in others. When you’re tempted to judge someone, make an effort to see their goodness. Your willingness to look for the best in people will subconsciously bring it forth.
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Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.
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If you can’t make it good, at least make it look good.
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You’re only as good as the people who you surround yourself with.
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He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.
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I can live for two months on a good compliment.
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The good part about getting older is you stop trying to prove anything to anyone, including yourself. All you are in the pursuit of is collecting experiences – beautiful, fragile little soap bubbles that you store in your heart, and every once in a while you pull one out and gaze at the delicate pictures it shows you.
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Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.
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No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.
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A magnetic personality doesn’t necessarily indicate a good heart.
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Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.
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Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established.
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One way to feel good about yourself is to love yourself… to take care of yourself.
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I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining.
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
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Learn to… be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
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One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man’s laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.
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A good reputation is more valuable than money.
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Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage.
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Baseball has been very good to me.
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He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
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Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it’s hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.
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Never call an accountant a credit to his profession; a good accountant is a debit to his profession.
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The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.
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If you are a chef, no matter how good a chef you are, it’s not good cooking for yourself; the joy is in cooking for others – it’s the same with music.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.
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Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.
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The good ole days weren’t always good, and tomorrow ain’t as bad as it seems.
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Nothing makes you feel better than when you get into a hotel bed, and the sheets feel so good. Why shouldn’t you wake up like that every day? Spend money on your mattress and bedding because these things make a difference on your sleep and, ultimately, your happiness.
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I like refried beans. That’s why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they’re just as good and we’re just wasting time. You don’t have to fry them again after all.
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No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It’s a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.
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The power for creating a better future is contained in the present moment: You create a good future by creating a good present.
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I’m always gonna be smiling. I’m always gonna be in a good mood.
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All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.
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I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there.
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Good words are worth much, and cost little.
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The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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The time that I have on this earth should just be filled with good times.
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Learn to say ‘no’ to the good so you can say ‘yes’ to the best.
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If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.
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Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
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Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun’s shining or not.
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Please give me some good advice in your next letter. I promise not to follow it.
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Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
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I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.
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Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.
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Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
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Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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Love of country, subordination of personal interests to the common good, concern and care for the helpless and the impoverished – these are among the lost and faded values that we seek to recover and revitalize as we commence our journey towards a better Philippines.
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At its core, bitcoin is a smart currency designed by very forward-thinking engineers. It eliminates the need for banks, gets rid of credit card fees, currency exchange fees, money transfer fees, and reduces the need for lawyers in transitions… all good things.
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Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.
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Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
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No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don’t fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.
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No one ever lacks a good reason for suicide.
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Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.
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Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don’t understand the language that you’re singing in, they still know good music when they hear it.
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Common sense often makes good law.
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My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.
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Gratitude is one of the strongest and most transformative states of being. It shifts your perspective from lack to abundance and allows you to focus on the good in your life, which in turn pulls more goodness into your reality.
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Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy.
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One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.
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A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
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Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
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My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or fair, whether I’m sick or in good health, whether I’m in a state of grace or disgrace. He comes to me where I live and loves me as I am.
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An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
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Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you’re going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.
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Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.
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Win or lose, I’ll feel good about myself. That’s what is important.
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A simple life is good with me. I don’t need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I’m happy.
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Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it.
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There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.
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The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
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To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.
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There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.
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Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed… I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.
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Being a good police officer is one of the most difficult, dangerous, idealistic jobs in the world.
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Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant.
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I do love email. Wherever possible I try to communicate asynchronously. I’m really good at email.
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Good planning is important. I’ve also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you’re in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you’re depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.
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There never is a good time for tough decisions. There will always be an election or something else. You have to pick courage and do it. Governance is about taking tough, even unpopular, decisions.
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The crest and crowning of all good, Life’s final star, is brotherhood.
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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.
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Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he’d lie just to keep his hand in.
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The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it.
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Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.
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I was never really good at anything except for the ability to learn.
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Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.
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To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.
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Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It’s about doing more good.
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Listen; there’s a hell of a good universe next door: let’s go.
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No matter how much good you do, there will always be a few per cent of people who don’t support you.
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Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad.
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.
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Good things happen when you get your priorities straight.
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Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people’s bad manners.
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No man is good enough to be another’s master.
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My mission is to make the world happy and cute and to love everyone. I think I’m doing a pretty good job.
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The wicked leader is he who the people despise. The good leader is he who the people revere. The great leader is he who the people say, ‘We did it ourselves.’
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It’s easy to impress me. I don’t need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I’m happy. I’m satisfied. I’m content.
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When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.
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It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But… it is better to be good than to be ugly.
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It’s good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.
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I’ve been a cook all my life, but I am still learning to be a good chef. I’m always learning new techniques and improving beyond my own knowledge because there is always something new to learn and new horizons to discover.
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The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
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One trophy is good, but two are better. That way, when a hero wears his medals on his chest, at least his steps are level as he walks by.
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The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
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There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad. I play the good kind.
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People say, ‘We remember the good times.’ Well I remember the bad times.
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If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.
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I believe that singing is the key to long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness, and a better sense of humor.
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When one has not had a good father, one must create one.
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After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul’s indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.
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A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
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A great man’s greatest good luck is to die at the right time.
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Good luck is a residue of preparation.
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Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
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The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
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Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
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A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.
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If I play a villain, I try to find his lightness and his good side. And if I play a hero or a good guy, I’ll try to find his darkness or his flaws. Because I don’t believe in good and evil. I believe in grays.
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True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island… to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
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When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
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I’m just thankful I’m surrounded by good people.
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It’s really important for children to have good morals and good manners, and that they’re thoughtful of other people and that they learn the consequences of their actions.
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For me, I think one of the biggest battles is mentally. You have good days, and you have bad days. Randomly, you’ll feel good for weeks, and then all of a sudden, you’ll have a bad day where you’re really sore. And you end up questioning yourself, like, ‘Am I doing the right thing? Why is this so hard?’
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To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, the ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control that can lead you to be shattered.
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Everything has become so easy. It’s great that it’s at your fingertips, but I miss those good old days. And we’re connected, but it can be very alienating. There is this distance between all of us because we’re speaking to each other through cameras and monitors and icons and Emojis.
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It’s good to reflect on life and take a step back and sit and relax and do something else.
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It’s good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.
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Less is only more where more is no good.
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
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Well-being cannot exist just in your own head. Well-being is a combination of feeling good as well as actually having meaning, good relationships and accomplishment.
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Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.
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Obviously I faced the possibility of not returning when first I considered going. Once faced and settled there really wasn’t any good reason to refer to it.
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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.
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Money doesn’t mean anything to me. I’ve made a lot of money, but I want to enjoy life and not stress myself building my bank account. I give lots away and live simply, mostly out of a suitcase in hotels. We all know that good health is much more important.
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We struggle with eating healthily, obesity, and access to good nutrition for everyone. But we have a great opportunity to get on the right side of this battle by beginning to think differently about the way that we eat and the way that we approach food.
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A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company.
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An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.
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Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.
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What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful.
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You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.
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People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies.
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A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
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In the good old days when I was a senator, I was my own man.
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Surround yourself with good people who encourage and love you. There are always ups and downs, no matter how successful you are.
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Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
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The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
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The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.
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Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.
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Fast food is popular because it’s convenient, it’s cheap, and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.
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Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.
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Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
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It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
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To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
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Whatever you are, be a good one.
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I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.
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It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.
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I surround myself with positive, productive people of good will and decency.
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It’s a good place when all you have is hope and not expectations.
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Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.
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The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.
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I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there’s purpose and worth to each and every life.
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Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you.
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I wake up every day and I think, ‘I’m breathing! It’s a good day.’
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Good things happen when you meet strangers.
287
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
288
The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.
289
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.
290
At the end of the day, nobody cares how much you tried, what the deal was, or if you were a good guy or a bad guy.
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I am confident that, in the end, common sense and justice will prevail. I’m an optimist, brought up on the belief that if you wait to the end of the story, you get to see the good people live happily ever after.
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A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.
293
I’m trying to get myself in good shape, do my workouts, so that when I am back, I am ready to go.
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I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
295
Life is abundant, and life is beautiful. And it’s a good place that we’re all in, you know, on this earth, if we take care of it.
296
You say that you are my judge; I do not know if you are; but take good heed not to judge me ill, because you would put yourself in great peril.
297
Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.
298
I threw up before every single football game I played, and I did so up through my NFL career. It was good pressure. It was pressure to be good. It was pressure to be the best. It was pressure to want to win.
299
There’s definitely a lot of responsibility to keep the good energy going.
300
It is always good to make new friends.
301
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.
303
We made the buttons on the screen look so good you’ll want to lick them.
304
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.
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To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I’m in a good mood – don’t meet me in a bad mood.
306
The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren’t in a very good mood.
307
Good words cool more than cold water.
308
The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it’s not as good as you’d hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.
309
Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.
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Your life is like a play with several acts. Some of the characters who enter have short roles to play, others, much larger. Some are villains and others are good guys. But all of them are necessary; otherwise, they wouldn’t be in the play. Embrace them all, and move on to the next act.
311
Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
312
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
313
No matter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have to create their own independence and think that Mom and Dad aren’t cool, just to establish themselves. That’s what adolescence is about. They’re gonna go through that no matter what.
314
One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are a great memory-prompt, and because we tend to take photos of happy occasions, they weight our memories to the good.
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If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.
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Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.
317
Well, any good comeback needs some true believers.
318
Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.
319
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the principles which direct them.
320
Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.
321
Keep going and keep believing and do what makes you feel good. And when you feel good and get to the point where no-one can take that from you, then that feeling will the best feeling.
322
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
323
Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.
324
Happiness is secured through virtue; it is a good attained by man’s own will.
325
I attack ideas. I don’t attack people. And some very good people have some very bad ideas. And if you can’t separate the two, you gotta get another day job. You don’t want to be a judge. At least not a judge on a multi-member panel.
326
I have found out one thing and that is, if you have an idea, and it is a good idea, if you only stick to it you will come out all right.
327
Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.
328
Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.
329
It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
330
If you’re not really having a good time, it’s not worth it.
331
I always feel good after I change my hair. You get a haircut and feel positive and ready to take on the day.
332
The good times of today, are the sad thoughts of tomorrow.
333
I’ve had long hair, I’ve had short hair, and I’ve had in between hair… and its all good.
334
You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.
335
A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.
336
The good Lord made us all out of iron. Then he turns up the heat to forge some of us into steel.
337
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.
338
Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
339
It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.
340
A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.
341
Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, ‘It’s going to be a good day!’.
342
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
343
We have to keep winning and looking good and keep fighting the best competition out there.
344
And above all things, never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
345
Everything is a learning lesson, good and bad, so I am happy with the way things are, and I learned from everything negative. I am in a great space now, so I wouldn’t change a thing!
346
There is a painful joke that Europeans often tell of their Gallic neighbors: God created France, the most beautiful country in the world with so much good in it, and ended up feeling guilty about it. He had to do something to make it fair. And so, he created the French people.
347
Technology is nothing. What’s important is that you have a faith in people, that they’re basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they’ll do wonderful things with them.
348
A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.
349
I know you’ve heard it a thousand times before. But it’s true – hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don’t love something, then don’t do it.
350
The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful life adds one more component: using these same strengths to forward knowledge, power or goodness.
351
Abortion is part of being a mother and of caring for children, because part of caring for children is knowing when it’s not a good idea to bring them into the world.
352
All good is hard. All evil is easy. Dying, losing, cheating, and mediocrity is easy. Stay away from easy.
353
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?
354
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
355
Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
356
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.
357
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.
358
New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!
359
It all comes back to the basics. Serve customers the best-tasting food at a good value in a clean, comfortable restaurant, and they’ll keep coming back.
360
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
361
Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.
362
If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s gathering people together to do something fun.
363
No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will.
364
We should keep on going along the path of globalization. Globalization is good… when trade stops, war comes.
365
I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.
366
The secret of a good life is to have the right loyalties and hold them in the right scale of values.
367
Be not simply good – be good for something.
368
Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.
369
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
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Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will – that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.
371
One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things: Nothing good happens after midnight, nothing good happens when you’re around guns unless you’re going hunting, and you don’t want to mess around with women that you don’t know because a lot of times, bad things happen.
372
Everyone has different paths. I’ve been lucky to have a good support system – my family, friends and colleagues to keep me grounded and humble and to keep working hard. I never give up.
373
A good mustache makes a man for many reasons.
374
Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother.
375
When government – in pursuit of good intentions – tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.
376
Keep good company – that is, go to the Louvre.
377
If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good.
378
When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, ‘Did you sleep good?’ I said ‘No, I made a few mistakes.’
379
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
380
One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.
381
Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid for. Fortunately, however, it is not the leisured and the cultured who have to pay.
382
But I can say that life is good to me. Has been and is good. So I think my task is to be good to it. So how do you be good to life? You live it.
383
No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.
384
It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.
385
There’s nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
386
Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, exercise faith, and keep up good courage, and I would come out on top.
387
I’d rather be lucky than good.
388
Life moves so fast. You gotta document the good times, man.
389
A good indignation brings out all one’s powers.
390
I’m a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it’s bad or good.
391
I’ve been a bad boy trying to be a good man my whole life.
392
When you take care of yourself, you’re a better person for others. When you feel good about yourself, you treat others better.
393
Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won’t buy the wag of his tail.
394
I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.
395
Looking good is the best revenge.
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I have no plan. I will leave it to the good things and good times to find me.
397
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
398
A good fragrance should have a certain personality that makes people identify the scent with you.
399
A sense of humor… is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.
400
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
401
Success is not a good teacher, failure makes you humble.
402
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
403
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.
404
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They’re no good at all.
405
Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.
406
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
407
Golf is a good walk spoiled.
408
Anyone can take the wheel of the ship in calm water but it’s not so easy when it’s not calm water. You can’t just enjoy the good times, you have to be resilient in the tough times.
409
None of Us is as Good as All of Us.
410
A company is only as good as the people it keeps.
411
I always like a good song: puts me in a good mood.
412
The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.
413
I’m so lucky to have such a great family. I respect them so much professionally, and they’ve been unconditionally supportive in the choices that I’ve made. It’s been very good having them on my side.
414
For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.
415
I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
416
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
417
Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, ‘This is a misfortune’ but ‘To bear this worthily is good fortune.’
418
Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.
419
It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
420
Football is about joy. It’s about dribbling. I favour every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last.
421
A good song never gets old.
422
Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.
423
Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures.
424
Good things happen to those who hustle.
425
I’m not a good dancer, but I try. I don’t really have the moves.
426
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books – especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
427
In every seed of good there is always a piece of bad.
428
I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
429
I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.
430
The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.
431
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.
432
Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.
433
To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.
434
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
435
Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.
436
I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.
437
To be doing good deeds is man’s most glorious task.
438
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
439
I always believe that if you have a good heart, you just want to do what’s right. You don’t want to step on anyone.
440
A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.
441
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
442
Some days are just bad days, that’s all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that’s just the way it is!
443
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
444
Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
445
Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that’s beautiful.
446
You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans.
447
If it were better, it wouldn’t be as good.
448
Life’s too short to dwell on things. When you go through experiences that are bad, it’s a good thing. You learn from it – become a stronger person. Life is a roller coaster, and you don’t know what’s going to be thrown at you next, so all you can do is give it your best shot.
449
I have found little that is ‘good’ about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash, no matter whether they publicly subscribe to this or that ethical doctrine or to none at all. That is something that you cannot say aloud, or perhaps even think.
450
That which is not good for the bee-hive cannot be good for the bees.
451
I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.
452
The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe.
453
You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.
454
If I win, it’s a bonus. If I lose, the sun still comes up the next day, and it’s all good.
455
In every age ‘the good old days’ were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them.
456
Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.
457
It’s all about the experience and having a good time and connecting with the fans.
458
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master.
459
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.
460
It’s always good to change and keep things fresh, whether it’s a hairstyle or wardrobe.
461
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
462
Beauty is a gift, just like good health or intelligence. The only thing is not to be proud of being beautiful. Because you didn’t do anything – it was given to you.
463
Good grooming and hygiene are essential. It’s never too early to start being concerned about your appearance – first impressions are everything.
464
The good and bad things are what form us as people… change makes us grow.
465
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.
466
The great thing about getting older is that you become more mellow. Things aren’t as black and white, and you become much more tolerant. You can see the good in things much more easily rather than getting enraged as you used to do when you were young.
467
Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable.
468
I do believe we’re all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.
469
I don’t believe that if you do good, good things will happen. Everything is completely accidental and random. Sometimes bad things happen to very good people and sometimes good things happen to bad people. But at least if you try to do good things, then you’re spending your time doing something worthwhile.
470
A good life depends on the strength of our relationships with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues and strangers.
471
Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.
472
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
473
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
474
Some sunshine is good for the soul, but I always make sure I wear a big hat.
475
Short-term thinking is the greatest enemy of good government.
476
Good communication is just as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleep after.
477
The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.
478
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
479
I’m lucky to be part of a team who help to make me look good, and they deserve as much of the credit for my success as I do for the hard work we have all put in on the training ground.
480
What people don’t understand is joining a gang ain’t bad, it’s cool, it’s fine. When you in the hood, joining a gang it’s cool because all your friends are in the gang, all your family’s in the gang. We’re not just killing people every night, we’re just hanging out, having a good time.
481
What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.
482
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
483
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
484
Life started getting good when I started making money.
485
The good man is the friend of all living things.
486
Never give in – never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.
487
On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
488
A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, ‘Huh. It works. It makes sense.’
489
Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.
490
Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.
491
Immortality is to live your life doing good things, and leaving your mark behind.
492
I get way too much happiness from good food.
493
The way prices are rising, the good old days are last week.
494
Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal… I’ve decided that I’m going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up.
495
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
496
No man is good enough to govern another man without the other’s consent.
497
The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.
498
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something.
499
Everyone’s a critic: when you are doing something good, everybody wants to bring you down, and that’s something I’ve been told. People want to see you do good, but not too good.
500
An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.
501
The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
502
Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality.
503
There is no lonelier man in death, except the suicide, than that man who has lived many years with a good wife and then outlived her. If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it.
504
I’m La Flame at all times. That, at times, can be bad, at times can be good.
505
A good husband makes a good wife.
506
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
507
Good news is rare these days, and every glittering ounce of it should be cherished and hoarded and worshipped and fondled like a priceless diamond.
508
Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It’s self-defense. It’s patriotism.
509
Like every other good thing in this world, leisure and culture have to be paid for. Fortunately, however, it is not the leisured and the cultured who have to pay.
510
College is something I’ve always said I wanted to do, but you’re going there to get a piece of paper that says you can get a job, but if I’m already working steadily and doing good work, it makes you question your priorities. Right now, I’m in my own film college: filming a TV show.
511
A liar should have a good memory.
512
It is a good thing to learn caution from the misfortunes of others.
513
A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.
514
No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.
515
The good life is built with good relationships.
516
It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures.
517
A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.
518
A good movie makes the audience feel like they’ve journeyed with the characters.
519
Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, ‘Boy, those were great old days.’ Well, you know, we’re living in the good old days.
520
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
521
You’re in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.
522
I think it’s better to feel good than to look good.
523
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him.
524
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
525
A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.
526
Most people don’t like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.
527
I’ve been very fortunate to have good people in my life, and when you find good people, you gotta hold onto them real tight.
528
My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars, or my being reincarnated as an olive.
529
There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.
530
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.
531
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
532
Good order is the foundation of all things.
533
We cannot make good news out of bad practice.
534
The greatest gift is the ability to forget – to forget the bad things and focus on the good.
535
A company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. I just happen to be the face of the companies.
536
Every day, you’re only as good as your last show.
537
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
538
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.
539
I will form good habits and become their slave. And how will I accomplish this difficult feat? Through these scrolls it will be done, for each scroll contains a principle which will drive a bad habit from my life and replace it with one which will bring me closer to success.
540
Don’t ever criticize yourself. Don’t go around all day long thinking, ‘I’m unattractive, I’m slow, I’m not as smart as my brother.’ God wasn’t having a bad day when he made you… If you don’t love yourself in the right way, you can’t love your neighbour. You can’t be as good as you are supposed to be.
541
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.
542
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.
543
I’d like to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.
544
What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.
545
Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best. A monopoly renders people complacent and satisfied with mediocrity.
546
You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!
547
A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson.
548
To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise.
549
People had lost trust in governance. Getting back that trust, instilling a sense of hope and belief that good governance and development would be back on track, is my biggest achievement.
550
Don’t gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don’t go up, don’t buy it.
551
That’s the good thing about being president, I can do whatever I want.
552
All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.
553
Just because you make a good plan, doesn’t mean that’s what’s gonna happen.
554
I have a saying – ‘You treat me good, I’ll treat you better. You treat me bad, I’ll treat you worse. And when in doubt, knock ’em out.’
555
With good music, yes, we can bring people together because a good song will touch your soul no matter what and where it is coming from.
556
Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Orson Welles. I am an actor. I am a writer. I am a producer. I am a director. I am a magician. I appear onstage and on the radio. Why are there so many of me and so few of you?
557
No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
558
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
559
The TV business is uglier than most things. It is normally perceived as some kind of cruel and shallow money trench through the heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs, for no good reason.
560
The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.
561
Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.
562
It’s a long journey. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, but SoftBank is always there.
563
Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.
564
Men are liars. We’ll lie about lying if we have to. I’m an algebra liar. I figure two good lies make a positive.
565
A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
566
Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
567
In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices.
568
When you view your world with an attitude of gratitude, you are training yourself to focus on the good in life.
569
The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
570
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
571
A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.
572
It’s very hard to be a good actor, you know. It’s easy to be cute.
573
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
574
This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.
575
I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my beautiful garden, and I go, ‘Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.’
576
I’m very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don’t worry about anything that I can’t control. That’s a really good lesson in life.
577
Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.
578
There’s too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin’ to tear someone down in some way; everywhere you go, there’s a feeling of inadequacy, or a feeling that you’re not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world.
579
At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.
580
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
581
Art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a bus.
582
Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.
583
I’m doing my best to be mindful about how I’m living: to be kind and patient, and not to impose a bad mood on somebody else. Being mindful is as good a way to be spiritual as anything else.
584
A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
585
There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.
586
A good lawyer is going to try to protect her client.
587
Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.
588
A good, sympathetic review is always a wonderful surprise.
589
You can be sexy and feel good in your skin, no matter what size you are.
590
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
591
I’m surrounded by nothing but great people. I’ve been blessed with that, so really, I’ve got no choice but to be an all-around good person.
592
May Allah guide us to the good of the kingdom of Bahrain and its loyal people.
593
A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
594
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
595
For good ideas and true innovation, you need human interaction, conflict, argument, debate.
596
By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.
597
I got different moods. Like, if I’m in a good mood, I listen to ‘Up’ by Thug. If I’m not in a good mood, I’ll listen to ‘King TROUP’ – that’s a real emotional one.
598
There’s nothing more important than our good health – that’s our principal capital asset.
599
You should do what other people do, unless you have a very good reason not to.
600
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
601
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.
602
Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.
603
The good old days are now.
604
It’s great to reminisce about good memories of my past. It was enjoyable when it was today. So learning to enjoy today has two benefits: it gives me happiness right now, and it becomes a good memory later.
605
Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.
606
Any tool can be used for good or bad. It’s really the ethics of the artist using it.
607
My philosophy is: Life is hard, but God is good. Try not to confuse the two.
608
If anything is good for pounding humility into you permanently, it’s the restaurant business.
609
You can only do your best. That’s all you can do. And if it isn’t good enough, it isn’t good enough.
610
I’m just here for good times, man. I want people to have the best time ever. Especially if they’re around me.
611
Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.
612
Nothing good ever comes of violence.
613
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
614
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
615
I basically taught myself how to DJ, but I’ve been inspired by DJs throughout my whole career. I have some good friends that would hook us up with music. You learn some little things here and there from each DJ and you just take it and put your own style into to it.
616
That’s my only goal. Surround myself with funny people, and make sure everyone has a good time and works hard.
617
Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music? No matter what kind it is.
618
It’s better to be good than evil, but one achieves goodness at a terrific cost.
619
We’re all so busy we don’t make time to enjoy our lives, good company and good food.
620
Surround yourself with really good people. I think that’s an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.
621
My friends and family are my support system. They tell me what I need to hear, not what I want to hear and they are there for me in the good and bad times. Without them I have no idea where I would be and I know that their love for me is what’s keeping my head above the water.
622
It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
623
You’re only as good as your last haircut.
624
One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good.
625
A philosopher once said, ‘Half of good philosophy is good grammar.’
626
Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.
627
Cooking is not difficult. Everyone has taste, even if they don’t realize it. Even if you’re not a great chef, there’s nothing to stop you understanding the difference between what tastes good and what doesn’t.
628
Sometimes I’m in a bad mood, sometimes I’m in a good mood. It’s like everyone else.
629
One good analogy is worth three hours discussion.
630
Better is the enemy of good.
631
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.
632
Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.
633
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.
634
High school is what kind of grows you into the person you are. I have great memories, good and bad, some learning experiences and some that I’ll take with me the rest of my life.
635
No news at 4:30 a.m. is good.
636
Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
637
People always want welfare, development, and good governance. As long as you are delivering, people are with you.
638
If we live good lives, the times are also good. As we are, such are the times.
639
Finding a good barber is like finding a good lawyer – you gotta go to the same guy.
640
A good photograph is knowing where to stand.
641
It’s good to have a good teacher, but you always need a pretty good student.
642
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
643
I am suggesting that as we go through life, we ‘accentuate the positive.’ I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort.
644
The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
645
The only good political movement I’ve seen lately was Occupy Wall Street. They had no leaders, which was genius. But unfortunately it always ends up with some hippy playing a flute.
646
Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings.
647
I hope everyone that is reading this is having a really good day. And if you are not, just know that in every new minute that passes you have an opportunity to change that.
648
Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go.
649
To create well I have to be in a good mood, happy and cool.
650
I’m not good at future planning. I don’t plan at all. I don’t know what I’m doing tomorrow. I don’t have a day planner and I don’t have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.
651
The best part is still ahead of me – I haven’t experienced my ‘good old days’ yet.
652
There are times when fear is good. It must keep its watchful place at the heart’s controls.
653
Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.
654
Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
655
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
