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“In the sense of Lewis, I am a moderately 'good man'".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”
“The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.”
“Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it and you'll start believing in it.”
“Edward leaned close and whispered in my ear so that Olaf would think he was whispering sweet nothings, but what he what he actually said, was, "We aren't the good guys, Anita. We're the necessary g...”
“You know, Joey, the medication has helped settle you down, but you have been a good kid all along. You are naturally good. I hope you know that about yourself. You have a good heart.”
“Who gives fuck... does one die or one win... both in the end are in the graveyard... as for now I will focus on if you don't understand me probably is for good.”
“Realize your potential. Anyone that says one person cant change the world is wrong. Your actions, thoughts, and words all ripple out into the world. One act of love can change someones life. One li...”
“Religion is interesting because it brings out the best and the worst in humanity. It can be a source of good deeds, whether it's people from different spiritual backgrounds coming together to help ...”
“Marry someone who flatters you. Because I've written 80 books since 'War Horse' but when my wife reads one, all she says is, 'It's quite good, but it's not as good as 'War Horse,' is it?'”
“You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause.”
“We need to learn... how war brutalises and degrades winners and losers alike and what happens to us when, having heedlessly waged war for no good reason, we are encouraged to inflate and demonise o...”
“I could start a war in 30 seconds. But some countries spend 100 years trying to find peace. Just like good manners, peace has to be learned.”
“Failure is good. It's fertilizer. Everything I've learned about coaching, I've learned from making mistakes.”
“We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.”
“Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.”
“I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at.”
“I know it wouldn't seem like I've had a lot of failure in my career, but there are things that I regard as failures, when I look at certain performances and go, 'That's not good enough.'”
“Believe it or not, Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good.”
“Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing.”
“The terror of failure can make you feel like a failure. So a bunch of people think you're not very good at your thing. How much do you invest in what they say? How much do you care? Failure is not ...”
