The Good Quotes

No universal selfishness can bring social good to all.

Good intentions are not an excuse for maladministration of this magnitude.

The best state is that in which bad men are not allowed to hold office, and good men are not allowed to refuse office.

No evil can happen to a good man either in life or after death.

A diversity of approaches is necessary if there is to be a good chance of hitting on one that works. Progress is a social undertaking & achievement, because people see things differently

You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life - so that if it were over tomorrow, you'd be content with yourself.

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.

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.

Sustainable change, after all, depends not upon compliance with external mandates or blind adherence to regulation, but rather upon the pursuit of the greater good.

You have to find what’s good and true and beautiful in your life as it is now. Looking back makes you competitive. And, age is not a competitive issue.

God gives His deepest discernment and sharpest marksmanship to men who aim to expose His truth before an enemy's lies.

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.

Good Viking genes, being vegetarian and having rowdy dogs and kids definitely keep me in shape. Not eating meat gives me the energy I need to keep up with work, family and travel - I'm very active.

I'm a good person, I hope. But I'm never as good as I want to be, never as nice as I want to be, never as generous as I want to be.

My father taught me that the only way you can make good at anything is to practice, and then practice some more.

Being a good leader today doesn't mean you'll be a good leader 10 years from now. You have to adapt to the times

The race doesn't always belong to the swift nor the battle to the strong. It belongs rather to those who run the race, who stay the course and who fight the good fight.

I enjoy the hunt much more than the “good life” after the victory.

Only a bad person needs to repent: only a good person can repent perfectly.

A good way to forget your troubles is to help others out of theirs.

Good morning! Remember: A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.

She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again.

Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.

Often we are so concerned with what makes us feel good that we forget what makes us great.

In this world everything changes except good deeds and bad deeds; these follow you as the shadow follows the body.

Run from being good. Chase being great.

When good news about the market hits the front page of the New York Times, sell.

Father, forgive them,' said Jesus, 'for they know not what they do' -- People of good sense whoever you may be, I will add, do not listen to them, for they know not what they say.

Really good shoes have to seduce both men and women.

If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?

They say if it's too good to be true, it usually is..... Unless it's me.

We are Easter people living in a Good Friday world.

Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.

Good character consists of knowing the good, desiring the good, and doing the good habits of the mind, habits of the heart, and habits of action.

You can't let the good things people say make you feel too good, because you're going to let the bad things make you feel bad.

Man's value before God is estimated by the dispositions of his heart, its uprightness, its good will, its charity, and not by keenness of intellect or extent of knowledge.

If democracy is such a good thing, let's have more of it.

For me, success is inner peace. That's a good day for me.

Menswear is about subtlety. It's about good style and good taste.

The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions

Sometimes the good fight feels impossible, but I for one, am NOT giving up.

Be good and you will be lonely.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

I come from suburban America. It was a very safe environment and it was a good place to come from in that it was a good place to leave.

Well, I would love it if they could take all the guns away. Unfortunately, you can't do that so you hope that good people in the world have them to protect the people who can't protect themselves.

What we most need is the prayer of fervent desire for growth in grace, expressed in patience, meekness, love, and good deeds.

Great music does not just make me feel good. It means something. It makes us understand. It makes us happy.

I have not found a single good man in government; I have found good only in the people.

I think the 50mm lens is an extremely good discipline lens; it requires you to see in a more refined way, not just tighter.

I was walking along and this chair came flying past me, and another, and another, and I thought, man, is this gonna be a good night.