974 private quotes tagged good

“No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better.” — William James

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“Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.” — George Jean Nathan

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“A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.” — Orson Welles

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“It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better.” — Benito Mussolini

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“Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.” — Peter Drucker

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“And it is easy to believe you are not good enough if you listen to everybody else.” — Mackenzie Astin

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“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.” — William Makepeace Thackeray

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“A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.” — Bo Bennett

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“Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen the more select, the more enjoyable.” — Louisa May Alcott

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“You built a factory out there, good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads that the rest of us paid for. You hired workers that the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for.” — Elizabeth Warren

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“Never call an accountant a credit to his profession a good accountant is a debit to his profession.” — Charles Lyell

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“At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” — Thomas Tusser

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“I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.” — Ashton Kutcher

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“Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.” — Chili Davis

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“Life takes its path and sometimes there are people to blame. Of course there are bad people in this world. Good, bad, it happens unfortunately. But in a way I think if there was more focus on the good, more good would happen.” — Andrea Corr

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“Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.” — Ovid

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“I don't look to a man to get pride in myself. It's not about having a black president, it's about having a good president, and I think that's the most important thing.” — Allen West

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“Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.” — Orson Welles

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“Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic kid who is screaming at the baseball game because he can't stand the sensory overload. Or the autistic kid having a meltdown in the school cafeteria because there's too much stimulation.” — Temple Grandin

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“Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants.” — Kevin James

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“You can only be as good as you dare to be bad.” — John Barrymore

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“You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.” — Rita Mae Brown

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“I'm kind of a good girl - and I'm not. I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect. I'm a bad girl because I like to tease. I know that I have sex appeal in my deck of cards. But I like to get people thinking. That's what the stories in my music do.” — Katy Perry

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“Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other's good, and melt at other's woe.” — Homer

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“Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times.” — Evel Knievel

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