Good Quotes

Small: A good picture is equivalent to a good deed
Vincent Van Gogh
"A good picture is equivalent to a good deed"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
Small: The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many peop
"The reason this country continues its drift toward socialism and big nanny government is because too many people vote in the expectation of getting something for nothing, not because they have a concern for what is good for the country"
Lyn Nofziger
Small: Its good for people to believe in causes larger than themselves
"It's good for people to believe in causes larger than themselves"
Michael Ignatieff, Politician
Small: A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about
"A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about"
Miguel de Unamuno, Educator
Small: But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!
"But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!"
George Canning, Statesman
Small: Politeness is half good manners and half good lying
Mary Wilson Little
"Politeness is half good manners and half good lying"
Mary Wilson Little, Writer
Small: I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything
"I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything"
Demetri Martin, Comedian
Small: A good composer does not imitate he steals
Igor Stravinsky
"A good composer does not imitate; he steals"
Igor Stravinsky, Composer
Small: God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist
"God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist"
Saint Augustine, Saint
Small: Good buildings come from good people, ad all problems are solved by good design
"Good buildings come from good people, ad all problems are solved by good design"
Stephen Gardiner, Architect
Small: I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horses good nature that I am not thrown o
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: I dont ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad
Bill Ford
"I don't ever want to believe my own press clippings, good or bad"
Bill Ford, Businessman
Small: The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia
"The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia"
Otto von Bismarck, Leader
Small: Beauty fades! I just turned 29, so I probably dont have that many good years left in me
"Beauty fades! I just turned 29, so I probably don't have that many good years left in me"
Gwyneth Paltrow, Actress
Small: Good marriages are made in heaven. Or some such place
"Good marriages are made in heaven. Or some such place"
Robert Bolt, Playwright
Small: If youre puzzled by what dark energy is, youre in good company
Saul Perlmutter
"If you're puzzled by what dark energy is, you're in good company"
Saul Perlmutter, Scientist
Small: If the government did a good job of publicizing this information, my products wouldnt sell
"If the government did a good job of publicizing this information, my products wouldn't sell"
Matthew Lesko, Entertainer
Small: In a certain sense the Good is comfortless
Franz Kafka
"In a certain sense the Good is comfortless"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: A good sermon should be like a womans skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the esse
"A good sermon should be like a woman's skirt: short enough to arouse interest but long enough to cover the essentials"
Ronald Knox, Theologian
Small: If it looks good, it will fly good
Bill Lear
"If it looks good, it will fly good"
Bill Lear, Inventor
Small: Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how
"Hardly a competent workman can be found who does not devote a considerable amount of time to studying just how slowly he can work and still convince his employer that he is going at a good pace"
Frederick W. Taylor, Scientist
Small: What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful
"What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful"
Vita Sackville-West, Novelist
Small: Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement
"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement"
Jim Horning, Scientist
Small: I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my le
"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"
Lance Burton, Entertainer
Small: A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company
"A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company"
Charles Evans Hughes, Judge
Small: We cant be guided - because were so far from it. Weve so destroyed it. Were so far from that that we cant use
"We can't be guided - because we're so far from it. We've so destroyed it. We're so far from that that we can't use it. I mean, Jim Bakker heard from God. What a good job he did!"
Susan Powter, Celebrity
Small: You always think that 70 is the end of the road: Somebody died when they were 73 good life. Youre closer to de
"You always think that 70 is the end of the road: 'Somebody died when they were 73; good life'. You're closer to death, and you better make sure you don't waste too much of your time doing things you don't want to do. No point in saying things you don't believe in"
Ian Mckellen, Actor
Small: Youre only as good as your last record
"You're only as good as your last record"
David Sanborn, Musician
Small: A merry companion is as good as a wagon
"A merry companion is as good as a wagon"
John Lyly, Writer
Small: Good words cool more than cold water
"Good words cool more than cold water"
John Ray, Environmentalist
Small: Blythe Danner is somebody whose career I admire. Shes a great actress and does good work, but also has a life
"Blythe Danner is somebody whose career I admire. She's a great actress and does good work, but also has a life of her own. I love my job but, at the end of the day, I want to come home and watch a movie and drink a bottle of wine with my husband"
Anna Faris, Actress
Small: No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation
"No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation"
Daniel Webster, Statesman
Small: War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always
Sophocles
"War never takes a wicked man by chance, the good man always"
Sophocles, Author
Small: It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth
Sophocles
"It is the merit of a general to impart good news, and to conceal the truth"
Sophocles, Author
Small: Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: It is good to express a thing twice right at the outset and so to give it a right foot and also a left one.
Friedrich Nietzsche
"It is good to express a thing twice right at the outset and so to give it a right foot and also a left one. Truth can surely stand on one leg, but with two it will be able to walk and get around"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good
H. L. Mencken
"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good"
H. L. Mencken, Writer
Small: Well, if Fortune be a woman, shes a good wench for this gear
William Shakespeare
"Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: The evil that men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones
William Shakespeare
"The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
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