Quotes About Goodness

As someone who grew up in the Bronx, I certainly learned my share of four-letter words, but none are more powerful than nice.

For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God.

And it was them; I knew it clearly. It was them, draining the house, like vampires, of all of its decent energy, of all of its love and life and goodness, draining it all for themselves, feasting on our misery and our broken spirits.

I'm a good, upstanding guy with moral values and core values.

The truth is that the vast majority of Americans are good, fair, and just, and they want their country to reflect those ideals.

Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of mysterious vengeance.

The time that passes with goodness will not return with evil; and nothing experienced in life later on can make one day wither or erase one hour of the life that has been lived.

firm belief in all that is good and beautiful, and in the ultimate success of every true and honest endeavour

Right action demands that you cultivate a mindful environment of integrity by nurturing greatness in all kids involved in sports. You must learn how to guard the spirit and passion of those you parent, helping your kids to discover the goodness within themselves and empowering them with the notion that they are, indeed, great warriors who are capable of accomplishing their dreams.

Rodolphe manages to protect her from those who would ruin her, and eventually she is redeemed and sent to a convent, where her innate goodness is instantly recognized and she is made an abbess. (She dies from the honor).

You're astounding." He runs the back of his hand over my cheek. "No. The world is astounding. I told you people are mostly good. They really are." "I

How quaint of you. Perhaps I shall start exclaiming 'Goodness!' from now on. It has an old-fashioned ring to it. There's no reason to get a bee in your bonnet, missy! Egad and fiddlesticks and dang it all! God save the queen!

In the end only kindness matters.

Wherever goodness lay, it did not lie in ritual, unthinking obeisance before a deity but rather, perhaps, in the slow clumsy, error-strewn working out of an individual or collective path.

I have a disproportionate amount of faith in the goodness of the world and that everything will actually work out okay.

Greatness is a matter of a moment. Goodness is the work of a lifetime.

I am inspired when I see goodness in other people. I am inspired by hard work and honesty. And I am inspired by nature.

Always reveal the nature of God to people

I used to think that your calling was about doing something good in this world. Now I understand it's about becoming someone good—and letting that goodness impact the world around you.

We must depend on God's grace for every good deed.

We know from scientific studies that infants as young as six months old can distinguish right from wrong and have a preference for the good over the bad. I think it's important to design our education and our schools around that insight, to bring out the best in our kids.

Something I try to instill in others is to just be a good person. It's a decision you make a million times a day. But if you just keep trying, good stuff comes to you in an ordained way.

I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys.

there is a fundamental messiness to the nature of the good.