Good Quotes

The good old days are now.

Good words are worth much, and cost little.

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.

A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

What I've enjoyed most, though, is meeting people who have a real interest in food and sharing ideas with them. Good food is a global thing and I find that there is always something new and amazing to learn - I love it!

I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers.

Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it.

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.

I believe that we parents must encourage our children to become educated, so they can get into a good college that we cannot afford.

That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so.

Good enough never is.

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.

Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.

The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.

The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen.

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

I wake up some mornings and sit and have my coffee and look out at my beautiful garden, and I go, 'Remember how good this is. Because you can lose it.'

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

Have a very good reason for everything you do.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No, I made a few mistakes.'

The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is brotherhood.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.

A good husband makes a good wife.

Less is only more where more is no good.

I could talk food all day. I love good food.

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.

To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to put yourself in other people's shoes and see the big picture. If everything you see is rooted in your own identity, that becomes difficult or impossible.

Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.

No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.

Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

Good morning is a contradiction of terms.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

A good beginning makes a good end.

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Be not simply good - be good for something.

I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for.

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

They're only truly great who are truly good.

Be sweet, be good, and honest always.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example.

The good and the wise lead quiet lives.

Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about.

Either positive or negative comments are good because it shows I am still relevant.

If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one.

He who stops being better stops being good.

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.

Everyone has highs and lows that they have to learn from, but every morning I start off with a good head on my shoulders, saying to myself, 'It's going to be a good day!'.

I was raised in the greatest of homes... just a really great dad, and I miss him so much... he was a good man, a real simple man... Very faithful, always loved my mom, always provided for the kids, and just a lot of fun.

I'd rather be lucky than good.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Good things happen to those who hustle.

I'm convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they're stones that don't matter. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to do some good.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.

Experience is a good school. But the fees are high.

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.

Fight the good fight of faith, and God will give you spiritual mercies.

I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future.