Be Good Quotes

The good thing about being explosive is that no one can beat you.

All learning is remembering. A good teacher causes students to remember what they already know.

I read 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford again every so often.

I've had good moments scattered since then, times when I thought I was better, but that was the last day I felt triumphant.

So there's always been this clash between what is the public good - that which belongs to all of us in common - and what can be exploited for a private interest.

If there's some kind of rock star status, would I be irresponsible if I didn't somehow use it for a continued greater good? I'm always involved in some way with reaching the public.

I think the overall mood of the music informs the artwork, but I've found that good lyrics can be inspirational, too.

Most people can start a short story or a novel. If you're a writer, you can finish them. Finish enough of them, and you may be good enough to be publishable.

To be a good writer... read a lot and write every day.

For me, I would rather read a good book, from a contented author. I don't really care what it takes to produce that.

There aren't any good guys, and there aren't any bad guys. There's just us. People. Doing our best to get by.

On the whole, anything that gets you writing and keeps you writing is a good thing. Anything that stops you writing is a bad thing.

London grew into something huge and contradictory. It was a good place, and a fine city, but there is a price to be paid for all good places, and a price that all good places have to pay.

I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and sticking to them. I'm very good at doing that, but I don't like it. It sort of takes a lot of the fun out.

When things get tough... Make good art.

Anywhere that I can't check my email is a good place to write!

There's not much high and low culture any more: there's just mingling streams of art and what matters is whether it's good art or bad art.

I think as long as the standard of quality, the story-telling, film-making, acting etc. etc. remains consistent, then you've got a good change of making a decent anthology.

The politics, I don't understand it, I'm not happy, don't feel good about it.

It's the way I like to work for these kinds of songs [like "Peace Trail"]. It was the right time of the month; everything was looking good.

In a Ramada Inn near the grapevine, they stop to rest for the night. Traveling down south, looking for good times. Visiting old friends feels right.

Southern man better keep your head, don't forget what your good book says.

I feel like you should always be questioning the genre you're doing. If you're doing something that sounds like a lullaby, it can be good to make it about someone stalking someone.

I don't really believe in good and evil. I never had. I think it's enabled me to open my mind.

The meaning of life has not much to do with good and evil, right and wrong, duty, honor, country, or any of that. It has to do with cutting the right deal.

When you recognize good writing and you're lucky enough to get it, like with Lost, that's what I follow.

Loneliness cannot be alleviated just by the coming together of two bodies, unless there is also good communication, understanding, and loving kindness.

That's the main thing, looking for interesting characters, good directors, and experiences where you're growing and learning.

It's certainly more interesting for me as an actor, but I think it's also more interesting for the audience to see three-dimensional characters, rather than just a bad guy or a good guy.

That's sort of what I like about this character is that he's not the good guy, he's not truly the bad guy.

I love experimental writing, when it's good, and good examples are much more likely to be found in the short form.

A good man is hard to find," she said wistfully. "Not everyone is as lucky as you are.

Really good original ideas are very hard to come up with. Good ideas - easy. Really good, original ideas - it can take months.

Look, when I look back, from 20 onwards, I was actually having a pretty good time, I have to say.

[All governments] get into a rut where every potentially good story turns into a bad one.

I'm very good at the past. It's the present I can't understand.

I guess I should have forgotten about it ages ago, but forgetting isn't something I'm very good at.

In fact, lots of good poetry doesn't work , so I don't mind a bit of mystification or difficulty.

When somebody like Elvis Costello comes along, anybody can make a good record with him.

I don't know if I am a very good politician. I'm not a good hater.

If you get up every morning and smile, it's a good place to be.

Defend my honor protect my pride the good advice i always hated but looking back it made me greater .. u make me laugh u make me hoarse from yelling at you and getting at u.

But satire, ever moral, ever new, Delights the reader and instructs him, too. She, if good sense refine her sterling page, Oft shakes some rooted folly of the age.

Good science fiction is intelligent. It asks big questions that are on people's minds. It's not impossible. It has some sort of root in the abstract.

I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together.

I've really had good luck working with younger actors. Every younger actor that I have worked with has always been really on top of their game and fascinating to watch.

I think a good movie is a good movie whether that falls into a genre or not.

Wicked people sometimes perform good actions. I suppose they wish to see if this gives as great a feeling of pleasure as the virtuous claim for it.

Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.

Good and bad, what's good and bad? I don't know.