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“Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.” — John Maynard Keynes

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“And I hope that five years and 10 years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.” — Louis Farrakhan

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“Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You deserve delight.” — Hannah Arendt

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“A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.” — Miguel de Unamuno

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“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.” — Ted Williams

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“The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.” — Abraham Maslow

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“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” — Kate Moss

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“What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?” — E. M. Forster

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“Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men, the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue.” — David Hume

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“I had three points I wanted to make: That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who's not doing a good job. But I didn't make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it.” — Clint Eastwood

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“A good idea is about ten percent and implementation and hard work, and luck is 90 percent.” — Guy Kawasaki

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“It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.” — Mike Tyson

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“By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.” — Albert Schweitzer

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“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.” — Hannah Arendt

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“It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer.' By then, pigs will be your style.” — Quentin Crisp

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“I want to state upfront, unequivocally and without doubt: I do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. I do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge, regardless of their background or life experiences.” — Sonia Sotomayor

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“Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.” — Henri Frederic Amiel

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“I question myself every day. That's what I still find motivating about this. I don't have the answers, I don't pretend that I do just because I won the match. Just keep fighting and maybe something good happens.” — Andre Agassi

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“Feeling good about government is like looking on the bright side of any catastrophe. When you quit looking on the bright side, the catastrophe is still there.” — P. J. O'Rourke

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“The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms you cannot have good laws without good arms, and where there are good arms, good laws inevitably follow.” — Niccolo Machiavelli

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“Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining another - too often ending in the loss of both.” — Tryon Edwards

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“Say 'no' more than 'yes,' and just make sure you surround yourself with good people.” — Lindsay Lohan

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“A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.” — Sallust

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“I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay

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“If I'd had good discipline, I might have gone into music.” — Clint Eastwood

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