Good Things Quotes - Page 33

• Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.

  Pindar

  Heart, Men, Joy

  Pindar (1959). “The odes of Pindar”

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• The Europeans wanted gold and slaves, like everybody else; but at the same time they wanted statues put up to themselves as people who had done good things for the slaves.

  V. S. Naipaul

  People, Gold, Done

  V. S. Naipaul (2012). “A Bend in the River”, p.14, Pan Macmillan

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• I don't tend to think in terms of a moral authority - be a good boy, do good things - more in terms of what feels right.

  John Cusack

  Boys, Thinking, Moral

  "Being John Cusack", www.theguardian.com. July 1, 2000.

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• Praise is sometimes a good thing for the diffident and the despondent. It teaches them properly to rely on the kindness of others.

  Letitia Elizabeth Landon

  Kindness, Sometimes, Praise

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• When we speak our words to God with thanksgiving and release them with the faith that our requests will be granted, we put ourselves in a position to receive. God does not change and nature's laws are absolute and impartial. Thus, prayer has the potential for changing us. It connects us with God's spirit, and it is the key to His kingdom. Whatever your religious persuasion, it's a good thing to start every day with prayer.

  Donna Fargo

  Religious, Prayer, Law

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• The more you give, the more good things come to you.

  Robert Muller

  Attitude, Giving, Native American Proverbs

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• The one good thing about failure is that it makes you consider doing things a different way.

  Marianne Williamson

  Attitude, Different, Way

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Jan 08, 2012

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• The only good thing you ever said was goodbye.

  Joan Jett

  Friendship, Goodbye, Said

  Song: The Only Good Thing You Ever Said Was Goodbye

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• The Men at Work thing is always there, it's always going to be there. It's not something I consciously think that much about anymore. The thing that stays with you is the songs, which is a good thing for me, because the songs are the things that stand the test of time.

  Colin Hay

  Song, Men, Thinking

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• People can get certain good things out of fame, but until it killed a princess nobody ever talked about how bad it can be.

  Sherry Stringfield

  Princess, People, Fame

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• Having a visual element to your band is a good thing.

  Billy Gibbons

  Band, Elements, Visuals

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• The United States being in Asia is unambiguously a good thing for the region.

  Paul Keating

  United States, Asia, Regions

  "Paul Keating welcomes the rise of China". "Lateline" with Tone Jones, www.abc.net.au. November 24, 2011.

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• I haven't been in tennis for that long, but what I can say is that we have a lot of young guys at the top who are willing to do a lot of good things for tennis in general.

  Novak Djokovic

  Long, Tennis, Guy

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• I'm not the most delicate - I'm not the most graceful person, and I like playing a sport where being not delicate and not graceful is actually a good thing.

  Mary McCormack

  Sports, Delicate, Persons

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• As women, we're nurturers by nature. We want to make sure everyone is happy. That's a good thing, but we also have to put ourselves on that happiness list.

  Victoria Osteen

  Happiness, Want, Lists

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• I think good things are happening to me and will continue. I am not optimistic about the rest of the species, but I'm so blessed, it's almost scary. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I have a wildly sunny disposition. I love to laugh.

  Daniel Gilbert

  Sorry, Blessed, Optimistic

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• There are a lot of good things that we can do. Maybe my example can help someone.

  Cheryl James

  Example, Helping, Can Do

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• You know, I think a lot of times what happens when we as actors know we're playing a bad guy is we get into bad guy mode. You know what, man? In real life, bad people do good things too and good people do bad things. So you don't necessarily have to be the stereotypical bad guy to still do bad things.

  Laz Alonso

  Real, Men, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I know that I do deserve good things.

  Amanda Beard

  Knows, Deserve

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• It is a good thing to happen to you, to have that taste of fame because then you don't hanker for it.

  Jane Badler

  Taste, Fame, Happens

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• What I am finding now is that my audience is getting younger as I get older, which is a very good thing as you know - you don't want them to get older as you get older.

  Russell Banks

  Want, Very Good, Audience

  Interview with Robert I. Birnbaum, www.identitytheory.com. January 18, 2005.

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• I think this Occupy Wall Street thing is great. I think that is a good thing and that people need to stand up, voice their opinions, and be heard.

  Simon Baker

  Wall, Thinking, Voice

  "Simon Baker Talks Margin Call, Occupy Wall Street, The Mentalist, and His Thoughts on Doctor Strange". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. October 20, 2011.

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• Your private life should be private. I reckon that's a good thing that you talk about your work and you talk about what you're doing, but without having to go into how your brother's been and how your mum's been because none of that's really relevant.

  Keisha Castle-Hughes

  Brother, Should, Relevant

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• As long as I can make an audience feel something, I don't care whether it's a good thing or bad thing, just to feel something is important to me.

  Elisha Cuthbert

  Long, Important, Care

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• Sometimes I think change is a good thing.

  Katie Couric

  Thinking, Sometimes

  "Thank you for 15 great years". "The Today Show" with Matthew Todd Lauer, www.today.com. April 5, 2006.

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