Good Quotes

"I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very much disgusted with Measures, which appeared to me inconsistent with common Policy and Justice"

George Mason, Statesman

"Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community"

George Mason, Statesman

"Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good"

Calvin Coolidge, President

"It takes a great man to be a good listener"

Calvin Coolidge, President

"Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way"

Edward F. Halifax, Statesman

"The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies"

Marc Bloch, Historian

"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination"

Carl Rogers, Psychologist

"There's no way in hell I could have achieved what I have without being a good student and listening to the wisdom of others"

Phil Heath, Athlete

"I'd love to do action-y types of films; you know, as long as they're good stories"

Liam Hemsworth, Actor

"I feel like the books were just written like a movie. You read it and you can just kind of see everything. Before I went in to read with the director, I read the first book and I loved it. I didn't realize how good the writing was. And then I went in and read with Gary Ross, and that was it"

Liam Hemsworth, Actor

"I know I'm a good person"

Liam Hemsworth, Actor

"I grew up in a good family with good parents, and I was able to dream big and have the support to live it out"

Liam Hemsworth, Actor

"All women think men look good in suits. To be honest, I like the way they look, too"

Liam Hemsworth, Actor

"I never wanted to be a star. I never wanted to be famous. I just wanted to play guitar in a really good rock 'n' roll band"

Slash, Musician

"I always say that success is measured in adversity, not in good times"

John Fredriksen, Businessman

"Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody. You can't pass one person"

Usain Bolt, Athlete

"If you want to make a good athlete, let them have fun"

Usain Bolt, Athlete

"If you're not prepared to work hard, let someone else do it. I'd rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%"

Didier Drogba, Athlete

"For the last six years I was struggling and it was difficult sometimes. I had to miss some training sessions but I am really happy because it's done and it is really good for me. I learned how to play with it, and now maybe I will have to change my game again"

Didier Drogba, Athlete

"Make sure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, and you can't settle anything until morning anyway"

Rose Kennedy, Author

"People are always telling me that change is good. But all that means is that something you didn't want to happen has happened"

Meg Ryan, Actress

"I have a very good life, so I have nothing to complain about. Sometimes, I just have existential angst"

Meg Ryan, Actress

"And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up"

Meg Ryan, Actress

"I was messing around with the harmonica... but I was 13 before I got a real good note out of it"

Muddy Waters, Musician

"A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat"

Katherine Whitehorn, Journalist

"We wrote what sounded good to us and hoped it would find a home"

Cynthia Weil, Musician

"I lived in Vancouver, where they film so many things. So it gave me a good shot at it"

Sarah Chalke, Actress

"The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy"

Olivia Wilde, Actress

"With European powers no new subjects of difficulty have arisen, and those which were under discussion, although not terminated, do not present a more unfavorable aspect for the future preservation of that good understanding which it has ever been our desire to cultivate"

Martin Van Buren, President

"Try to put well in practice what you already know. In so doing, you will, in good time, discover the hidden things you now inquire about"

Remy de Gourmont, Novelist

"I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they don't make it very easy to live your life"

John Milius, Director

"Egotism is not a good quality. It's not something to be admired or even tolerated. It wouldn't be tolerated in a field commander and it shouldn't be tolerated in a movie director"

John Milius, Director

"To do that I try and keep myself in pretty good shape physically and I try to lead my life in such a way that I'll be able to be as strong at the end of the movie as I am in the beginning"

John Frankenheimer, Director

"Our children's health and well-being are dependent on our commitment to promoting food access and good eating habits at home, at school and in the community"

Rod Blagojevich, Politician

"How good is God! How sweet his yoke!"

Jean Racine, Dramatist

"Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good"

Stephen Fry, Comedian

"What good is sitting all alone in your room?"

Liza Minnelli, Actress

"To have faith in Divine protection is good, but even beter if backed by the pratical assistance heaven has a right to expect from sensible mortals"

Ellis Peters, Author

"He was a top man and a good professional. He was one of those who you know will never play a trick and you can ask him to do anything for you and he will. An unassuming man and a great loss to us all"

Geoffrey Boycott, Athlete

"An announcer is only as good as yesterday's performance"

Curt Gowdy, Celebrity

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