Good Things Quotes - Page 16

• As the old saw says well: every end does not appear together with its beginning. It's impossible for someone who is human to have all good things together, just as there is no single country able to provide all good things for itself.

  Herodotus

  Country, Together, Saws

  5 Copy quote

• It is clear that not in one thing alone, but in many ways equality and freedom of speech are a good thing.

  Herodotus

  Equality, Freedom Of Speech, Way

  7 Copy quote

• We're not going to walk into the World Cup thinking, 'Ah, you know, we beat Norway 5-0 and we beat Japan so now we're great and we're untouchable'. It's a reality check for a few guys and that's a good thing at this time so it doesn't happen on June 12 (when the U.S. team opens World Cup play against the Czech Republic).

  Kasey Keller

  Team, Reality, Thinking

  5 Copy quote

• Sometimes, fear is good. Sometimes it's a good thing to have a little bit of a reality check.

  Taylor Hanson

  Reality, Littles, Sometimes

  8 Copy quote

• Some parents were nervous about how they would portray everything, ... At a picnic the moms put on for the team and coaches, I said that all the reality shows are turning around and showing good things, not bad things.

  Dick Butkus

  Mom, Team, Reality

  15 Copy quote

• The early commitments, early recruiting, that had changed. The whole clock is pushed ahead and you have to make decisions earlier about who to and who not to recruit. Is that a good thing I'm not sure, but it is reality.

  Kirk Ferentz

  Commitment, Reality, Decision

  5 Copy quote

• I'm a normal human being. I don't have any desire to change my body as a result of having had two kids. That's a good thing, isn't it?

  Kate Winslet

  Kids, Two, Desire

  4 Copy quote

• It could be anything, give a homeless guy a sandwich, help an old lady across the street like anything to make this world a better place. If everybody just did one good thing for another person like a selfless good deed just think about how much a better place this would be.

  Frank Iero

  Thinking, Giving, Guy

  12 Copy quote

• Certainly, it is. Love is love, and loss is loss. We all love, and we all die, and everyone suffers the pain of grieving. The trick is to enjoy what you have while you have it. Not run like a bunny from the good things because they might be taken away sooner than you’d like.

  Lynsay Sands

  Running, Pain, Taken

  5 Copy quote

• The world was large, so large. Bigger than it had been before. Family, too, a bigger word. That felt like a good thing. An essential thing. There was power in numbers.

  Deb Caletti

  Numbers, Essentials, World

  4 Copy quote

• Mircea leaned over to refill my wineglass, and a section of his bare chest showed under the robe, along with a hint of dusky nipple. It's a good thing I'm too stuffed to move, I thought hazily. I would so have jumped that.

  Karen Chance

  Moving, Hints, Nipples

  Karen Chance (2011). “Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel”, p.134, Penguin

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• All change brings bad things and good things to replace the bad and good things that were before. It is natural to look back and say it was better before—but that does not make it true. Different is not worse. It is just different.

  Patricia Briggs

  Doe, Different, Looks

  Patricia Briggs (2011). “River Marked”, p.173, Penguin

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• We should recognize the reality that just because something is good is not sufficient reason for doing it. The number of good things we can do far exceeds the time available to accomplish them.

  Dallin H. Oaks

  Reality, Numbers, Reason

  11 Copy quote

• Not true,” said Adrian. “All guys mean the same thing when they want to ‘get to know a girl better.’ You’re a wellbred young lady, so I understand why you’d be too innocent to understand. Good thing you’ve got me here to interpret.

  Richelle Mead

  Girl, Mean, Guy

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Bloodlines”, p.91, Penguin

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• ... with men it's rush, rush, rush, every minute. I'm glad I'm a sedentary spider." "What does sedentary mean?" asked Wilbur. "Means I sit still a good part of the time and don't go wandering all over creation. I know a good thing when I see it, and my web is a good thing. I stay put and wait for what comes. Gives me a chance to think.

  E. B. White

  Mean, Men, Thinking

  6 Copy quote

• The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick.

  Alison Croggon

  Optimistic, Half, Forget

  4 Copy quote

• I‟m going to kill her,” Francesca said to no one in particular. Which was probably a good thing, as there was no one else present. “Who are you talking to?” Hyacinth demanded. “God,” Francesca said baldly. “And I do believe I have been given divine leave to murder you.” “Hmmph,” was Hyacinth‟s response. “If it was that easy, I‟d have asked permission to eliminate half the ton years ago.” Francesca decided just then that not all of Hyacinth‟s statements required a rejoinder. In fact, few of them did.

  Julia Quinn

  Believe, Talking, Years

  4 Copy quote

• It was a damned good thing men couldn’t have children. Gregory took no shame in admitting that the human race would have died out generations earlier.

  Julia Quinn

  Children, Men, Race

  Julia Quinn (2006). “On the way to the wedding”

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• Gareth turned to Gregory. “Your sister will be safe with me,” he said. “I give you my vow.” “Oh, I have no worries on that score,” Gregory said with a bland smile. “The real question is—will you be safe with her?” It was a good thing, Gareth later reflected, that Hyacinth had already quit the room to fetch her coat and her maid. She probably would have killed her brother on the spot.

  Julia Quinn

  Brother, Real, Giving

  4 Copy quote

• Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and ­irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.

  A.L. Kennedy

  Needs, Remember, Notes

  "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• In life, people tend to wait for good things to come to them. And by waiting, they miss out. Usually, what you wish for doesn't fall in your lap; it falls somewhere nearby, and you have to recognize it, stand up, and put in the time and work it takes to get to it. This isn't because the universe is cruel. It's because the universe is smart. It has its own cat-string theory and knows we don't appreciate things that fall into our laps.

  Neil Strauss

  Life, Appreciation, Time

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.108, Canongate Books

  64 Copy quote

  Show source

• If good things lasted forever, would we appreciate how precious they are?

  Bill Watterson

  Appreciate, Forever, Calvin And Hobbes Friendship

  25 Copy quote

• Although you feel relief now, this is likely to be the source of many sleepless nights for you. You will lie awake, look upon your heart, and find it unlovely. You will be certain that (...) you are the greatest of monsters. This is a good thing; although you may forgive yourself, you must never come to think that your actions were in any way justifiable. But- (...) Being a sane, honorable human being is not always comfortable.

  Mercedes Lackey

  Lying, Heart, Night

  Mercedes Lackey (2015). “The Mage Winds”, p.531, Titan Books

  4 Copy quote

  Show source

• ... all good things beyond sleep come precisely because we defy gravity while we live.

  Dan Simmons

  Sleep, Gravity

  4 Copy quote

• You’re strong enough to stand up to anyone. Smart enough to do anything you want. Don’t sell yourself short; don’t be afraid of what your new life is going to offer. Because I know—if there’s any justice in this world, good things are going to come to you. Better things than you ever dreamed.

  Claudia Gray

  Strong, Smart, Justice

  4 Copy quote