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Finance is not merely about making money. It's about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It's about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society.
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible.
There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.
I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.
Don't ever criticize yourself. Don't go around all day long thinking, 'I'm unattractive, I'm slow, I'm not as smart as my brother.' God wasn't having a bad day when he made you... If you don't love yourself in the right way, you can't love your neighbour. You can't be as good as you are supposed to be.
Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.
I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
Whatever you are, be a good one.
No matter how good you are, at some point your kids are gonna have to create their own independence and think that Mom and Dad aren't cool, just to establish themselves. That's what adolescence is about. They're gonna go through that no matter what.
I went to my son's graduation this weekend, and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.
When government — in pursuit of good intentions — tries to rearrange the economy, legislate morality, or help special interests, the cost come in inefficiency, lack of motivation, and loss of freedom. Government should be a referee, not an active player.
For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth.
I think it is a good thing to have woman friends at every stage of life. We confide in each other, we support each other, we understand each other most of the time. Of course, sometimes we are competitive or angry or distant, too. But I do think it is important not to let the main friendships slip away in the sweep of the days.
Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval.
Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.
There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.
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