974 private quotes tagged good

“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.” — John W. Gardner

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“All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.” — Daniel Boone

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“My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company.” — Jane Austen

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“Down on your knees, and thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love.” — Euripides

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“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.” — Truman Capote

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“When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.” — Edwin Booth

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“I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days.” — Anna Kendrick

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“If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.” — Charles Dickens

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“Well, well, Henry James is pretty good, though he is of the nineteenth century, and that glaringly.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.” — Robert A. Heinlein

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“There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.” — Maxim Gorky

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“The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre.” — Helen Hayes

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“If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of your records, tapes and CD's and burn them.” — Bill Hicks

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“Our creator is the same and never changes despite the names given Him by people here and in all parts of the world. Even if we gave Him no name at all, He would still be there, within us, waiting to give us good on this earth.” — George Washington Carver

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“All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

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“I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph.” — Margaret Thatcher

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“And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.” — Isaac Asimov

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“I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.” — Hermann Hesse

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“To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution.” — Ron Paul

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“The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it. But we will escape it only by adding something better to it.” — Wendell Berry

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“This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook.” — Larry Elder

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“It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.” — Chief Joseph

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