"A lot of times people's main motives and plan in life is to hurt as many people as they can, but I think there's enough good people that help make the world a good place"
About this Quote
The sentence pivots on a small but decisive word: “but.” It’s not naive optimism; it’s a choice to keep living without giving cynicism total custody. “I think there’s enough good people” frames goodness as statistical, almost ecological. Not everyone is kind, not even most, but enough are. The world becomes “a good place” not because it’s inherently moral, but because it’s actively maintained - by helpers, caretakers, and the quietly decent people who counterbalance the loudest damage.
The intent is defensive hope: a refusal to let the worst actors set the terms of reality. The subtext is a warning about attention. If you stare too long at malice, it starts to look like the whole map. Yothers offers a simpler metric: look for the people doing repair. In an era that rewards outrage and elevates antagonists, her line argues that goodness isn’t a vibe. It’s an accumulation of ordinary interventions that keep the place habitable.
Quote Details
| Topic | Kindness |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
| Cite | Cite this Quote |
Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Yothers, Tina. (n.d.). A lot of times people's main motives and plan in life is to hurt as many people as they can, but I think there's enough good people that help make the world a good place. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/a-lot-of-times-peoples-main-motives-and-plan-in-86765/
Chicago Style
Yothers, Tina. "A lot of times people's main motives and plan in life is to hurt as many people as they can, but I think there's enough good people that help make the world a good place." FixQuotes. Accessed February 2, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/a-lot-of-times-peoples-main-motives-and-plan-in-86765/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"A lot of times people's main motives and plan in life is to hurt as many people as they can, but I think there's enough good people that help make the world a good place." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/a-lot-of-times-peoples-main-motives-and-plan-in-86765/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.








