Quotes about Good
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However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.
The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall.
A cute outfit can really make your day. If I wear something I look good in, my mood just goes way up.
Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.
It is always good to make new friends.
As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy.
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
I believe that if you don't derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don't come radiantly alive several times a day, if you don't feel deeply grateful at the tremendous good fortune that has been bestowed on you, then you are wasting your life. And life is too short to waste.
When one has not had a good father, one must create one.
Perhaps it's good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if he's happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life?
Whatever you are, be a good one.
A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly, knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer, and thus emerge stronger. You don't have that idea when you are arrogant, superficial, and uninformed.
The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do.
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided.
You have to remember that the hard days are what make you stronger. The bad days make you realize what a good day is. If you never had any bad days, you would never have that sense of accomplishment!
I spent a lot of years trying to outrun or outsmart vulnerability by making things certain and definite, black and white, good and bad. My inability to lean into the discomfort of vulnerability limited the fullness of those important experiences that are wrought with uncertainty: Love, belonging, trust, joy, and creativity to name a few.
I can only control my own performance. If I do my best, then I can feel good at the end of the day.
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.
Good times don't last long sometimes.
The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
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