Good Will Quotes - Page 11

• Just as the child must trust his mother, the white belt must believe in the good will of his instructor. There will be a time for questioning, but for now he must focus and train.

  Saulo Ribeiro

  Mother, Children, Believe

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• Peace on earth, good will to men
  From Heaven's all - gracious King

  Dobie Gray

  Kings, Men, Heaven

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• Take what comes your way. Do the best with it. Be responsible as you can and something good will happen.

  Frank Gehry

  Responsibility, Way, Responsible

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• HOLLY TREE (Ilex aquifolium) is a symbol of good will and is associated with sun gods. In Rome the holly was sacred to Saturn and was employed in the rites of the Saturnalia, where it was a symbol of health and happiness. The holly is an evergreen and therefore is associated with the sun god.

  Raven Grimassi

  Rome, Tree, Hollies

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• There are two principles on which all men of intellectual integrity and good will can agree, as a 'basic minimum,' as a precondition of any discussion, co-operation or movement toward an intellectual Renaissance. . . . They are not axioms, but until a man has proved them to himself and has accepted them, he is not fit for an intellectual discussion. These two principles are: a. that emotions are not tools of cognition; b. that no man has the right to initiate the use of physical force against others.

  Ayn Rand

  Integrity, Men, Two

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• We will take the good-will for the deed.

  Francois Rabelais

  Deeds

  "The Fourth Book of Pantagruel (The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel, Book IV)". Book by Francois Rabelais, 1552.

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• In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. It is the practice of sacrificing to those whom we meet in society, all the little inconveniences and preferences which will gratify them, and deprive us of nothing worth a moment's consideration; it is the giving a pleasing and flattering turn to our expressions, which will conciliate others, and make them pleased with us as well as themselves. How cheap a price for the good will of another!

  Thomas Jefferson

  Real, Sacrifice, Expression

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• Whatever was in the human nature of Christ was moved at the bidding of the divine will; yet it does not follow that in Christ there was no movement of the will proper to human nature, for the good wills of other saints are moved by God's will... For although the will cannot be inwardly moved by any creature, yet it can be moved inwardly by God.

  Thomas Aquinas

  Doe, Saint, Bidding

  St Thomas Aquinas (2013). “Summa Theologica, Volume 4 (Part III, First Section)”, p.2120, Cosimo, Inc.

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• There can be no Good Will. Will is always Evil; it is persecution to others or selfishness.

  William Blake

  Evil, Selfishness, Persecution

  William Blake (1980). “Œuvres de William Blake”

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• American life is a powerful solvent. It seems to neutralize every intellectual element, however tough and alien it may be, and to fuse it in the native good will, complacency, thoughtlessness, and optimism.

  George Santayana

  Powerful, America, Optimism

  George Santayana (1921). “Character & Opinion in the United States: With Reminiscences of William James and Josiah Royce and Academic Life in America”

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• A person who wills to have a good will, already has a good will--in its rudiments. There is solid satisfaction in knowing that the mere desire to get out of an old habit is a material advance upon the condition of submergence in that habit. The longest step toward cleanliness is made when one gains--nothing but dissatisfaction with dirt.

  William Ernest Hocking

  Old Habits, Knowing, Desire

  William Ernest Hocking, Ph.D. (1912). “The Meaning of God in Human Experience”

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• Without good-will, no man has any presumptive right, except the right or opportunity to change his will, so long as there is hope of it.

  William Ernest Hocking

  Opportunity, Men, Long

  "Present Status of the Philosophy of Law and of Right". Book by William Ernest Hocking. Ch. VII, Natural Right, § 32, p. 73, 1926.

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• Any thing that proves that it is not in the power of Kings and Princes by their great armies to have every thing their own way is of such good example that without any good will to the French one can not help being delighted by it, and you know I have a natural partiality to what some people call rebels.

  Charles James Fox

  Kings, Army, People

  "Charles James Fox" by L. G. Mitchell, London: Penguin, (p. 125), 1997.

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• Is there no reconciliation of some ancient quarrel, no payment of some long outstanding debt, no courtesy or love or honor to be rendered to those to whom it has long been due; no charitable, humble, kind, useful deed, by which you can promote the glory of God, or good-will among men, or peace upon earth? If there be any such, I beseech you, in God's name, in Christ's name, go and do it.

  Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

  Humble, Men, Names

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 204), 1895.

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• The avant-garde and the beatniks share in the function of entertaining without endangering the good conscience of the men of good will.

  Herbert Marcuse

  Men, Avant Garde, He Man

  Herbert Marcuse (2012). “One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society”, p.70, Beacon Press

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• Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has found his niche in making the sound of solitude a triumphant experience, like Good Will Hunting: The Musical.

  Chris Martin

  Hunting, Solitude, Musical

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• I hope for an America where neither fundamentalist nor humanist will be a dirty word, but a fair description of the different ways in which people of good will look at life and into their own souls.

  Edward Kennedy

  Dirty, America, People

  Edward M. Kennedy' Speech at Liberty Baptist College, www.washingtonpost.com. August 26, 2009.

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• The West believes that man and the universe are both complex and that the apparently discordant parts of each can be put into a reasonably workable arrangement with a little good will, patience, and experimentation.

  Carroll Quigley

  Believe, Men, Littles

  Carroll Quigley (1966). “Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time”, New York : Macmillan [c1966]

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• Advertising is the best insurance that you can take out on your business. You can buy fire insurance on your stock of goods, but no company will issue a policy covering your business, the good will as they sometimes call it. You must insure yourself, and the best way to do it is by advertising. Good advertising kept up for a number of years gives you something that no fire can take away.

  Frank Farrington

  Fire, Years, Numbers

  Frank Farrington (1910). “Retail Advertising: Complete”

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• The true object of religion is to bind mankind together, and to bind them all to God. If we see that in the name of religion, men, instead of promoting peace on earth and good-will among men, are trying to show their antagonism and animosity towards each other, then certainly we must stand forward with our voice of protest, and say that religion is defeating its own legitimate object.

  Keshub Chandra Sen

  Men, Names, Voice

  Speech delivered at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street, London, in a meeting held to constitute a Theistic Association in London, July 20, 1870.

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• Seva, love and sacrifice are the basic prerequisites for human development. If you agree with this precept, nurture good will towards all and help people to the best of your ability without expecting anything in return. Don't think, 'I will render service only when the organizers agree with me and not otherwise.' Dear brother! In that case, you will not be able to serve. You will only nurture your ego by making others agree with you.

  Asaram

  Love, Brother, Sacrifice

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• So, in our wisdom and fair justice we go on - "Giving to dust that is a little gilt, More laud than gold e'er dusted;" proclaiming the merits of the bad wine, and making it, by every token, as enticing as we can; and blessing our stars that the good will be found out by its flavor "without our stir." As it is inestimable, we seek not to win esteem for it; as it is beyond all praise, we bestow no praises upon it.

  Samuel Laman Blanchard

  Stars, Wine, Blessing

  "Sketches from Life, Vol. 1-2". Book by Laman Blanchard, Wiley & Putnam, "That Good Wine Needs No Bush", 1846.

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• It's not hard to understand why an accomplished director like Gus Van Sant (whose most recent success, Good Will Hunting, gave him mainstream clout) would be interested in making this film. The lure of an exact remake presents a tremendous challenge. Unfortunately, it was undoubtedly a lot more stimulating for Van Sant and his crew to make Psycho than it is for an audience to watch it. Curiosity is going to be one of the primary reasons why people pay money to see this movie; boredom will be the predominant result.

  James Berardinelli

  Hunting, People, Boredom

  "Psycho (United States, 1998)". A movie review, www.reelviews.net. 1998.

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• Trying to solve the worlds problems by making things 5% more efficient is like trying to play the violin with gardening gloves. Not much good will come out of it. We must invent new ways!

  Philippe Kahn

  Play, Gardening, Trying

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• No one who desires to become good will become good unless he does good things.

  Aristotle

  Desire, Doe, Good Things

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