- Common Denominator
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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice. I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice. I would like there to be people who can honestly say, 'Len! Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum and dad were speaking all the time about, 'In Sudan we do this,' and 'In Egypt we do that,' so I was very aware of cultural differences. I was confused growing up; it gave me a feeling of being an outsider watching others. But I think this is good for a writer.
- Logic
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write fiction that reflects Islamic logic: fictional worlds where cause and effect are governed by Muslim rationale. However, my characters do not necessarily behave as 'good' Muslims; they are not ideals or role models.
- Charity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social business lies in the spectrum of possibility between the traditional, profit-maximizing business, which directs little to no profit to doing good, and the traditional charity, which relies mostly on donations to sustain itself.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more time I spent in developing countries, and the more time I spent talking to poor people, I realized what they want more than anything is a good job.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the world of 'Power,' no good deed goes unpunished. I don't really look at it as karma in the world of 'Power.' Whenever any character thinks they're on safe ground, they get the world pulled up from under them.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't actually need confidence or good self-esteem to be successful. You just need to have courage.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the unrest of the masses I augur great good. It is by their realizing that their condition of life is not what it ought to be that vast improvements may be accomplished.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'd rather be lucky than good.
- Nov 07, 2020