Good
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Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
To be a good father and mother requires that the parents defer many of their own needs and desires in favor of the needs of their children. As a consequence of this sacrifice, conscientious parents develop a nobility of character and learn to put into practice the selfless truths taught by the Savior Himself.
I suppose being fierce is a very good thing, and a very cool thing. But more than fierce, I think I'm a strong person and a strong individual. And that's what I take with me every day.
I used to do my best thinking while staring out airplane windows. The seat-back video system put a stop to that. Now I sit and watch old' Friends' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond' episodes. Walking is good, but here again, technology has interfered. I like to listen to iTunes while I walk home. I guess I don't think anymore.
How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
There's design, and there's art. Good design is total harmony. There's no better designer than nature — if you look at a branch or a leaf, it's perfect. It's all function. Art is different. It's about emotion. It's about suffering and beauty — but mostly suffering!
Whatever good things we build end up building us.
No man's credit is as good as his money.
The good man is the man who, no matter how morally unworthy he has been, is moving to become better.
When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.
Everything I've done in my career is a result of growing up in rural Oklahoma, because if I hadn't had the training from Mama and Daddy to work hard, to do what I'm told, to take directions, to mind and to do a good job at anything I set out to do, then I wouldn't be where I am today.
I went on inactive duty in August 1945, and since I had stayed in such good shape and had played ball on military teams, I was ready to start for the Indians just two days later, against the Tigers.
Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do, whether you're a janitor or taking your first summer job, because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.
I know my soul is beautiful; I know I'm a good person. And that will never change for me.
A bad system will beat a good person every time.
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.
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