- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
Good Quotes
Quotes on what it means to be good.
This page rounds up quotes using 'good' in different senses - the simplicity behind good mathematical solutions, the self-importance that can come with good intellectual work, and a wry line about baseball being kinder after retirement. Related pages include Good Luck Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
All these years, people have spoken good and bad things about me, but I always end up being discussed.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
A good performance from me - no matter what kind of film it is, or who I'm acting with - will help me get better offers.
- Society
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- Nov 07, 2020
The message was always, 'It's good to be pretty, but don't look like you're trying to be pretty!' Inherent in that is a lot of misogyny, I think, because the implication is, 'You must work hard to achieve a feminine ideal for which society has nothing but contempt.'
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not everyone has to be a model and a designer, there are so many other options that are great and long-lasting. It's just finding what you're good at and being honest with yourself.
- Nov 07, 2020
If a great outfit gets you one step closer to feeling good about yourself, then it's worth every penny.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the age of girl power, we're loath to send a message of surrender to our girls. To the contrary: we've doubled down on giving them permission to speak up and fight for their rights. This is a good thing.
- Pressure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I call the Curse of the Good Girl: the pressure to be liked by everyone, generous to a fault, and flawless at everything you do.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As girls grow up and download what it means to be a culturally acceptable 'good girl,' they learn to please others at the expense of themselves. They worry about protecting relationships - and what people think of them - at all costs.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes comparing can be a good thing: it can inspire us to work harder and reach farther. But for the most part, excessive measuring yourself up against others - especially when it becomes a way to put yourself down - is a colossal waste of time. It's a dead end. It won't make you do anything except feel horrible.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are so many great artists and most of them are women, but that's good - the more the merrier!
- Loneliness
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- Nov 07, 2020