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" Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote. "

George Jean Nathan

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" No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks. "

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" Most good relationships are built on mutual trust and respect. "

" In this life, we have to make many choices. Some are very important choices. Some are not. Many of our choices are between good and evil. The choices we make, however, determine to a large extent our happiness or our unhappiness, because we have to live with the consequences of our choices. "

" To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to put yourself in other people's shoes and see the big picture. If everything you see is rooted in your own identity, that becomes difficult or impossible. "

" Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It's self-defense. It's patriotism. "

" Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society. "

" The more one has seen of the good, the more one asks for the better. "

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" Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When you feed yourself what your body needs when it needs it, that's love. So give your bod some TLC and sit down and enjoy a good, substantial breakfast. "

" If biking is your passion, set aside time to enjoy a good ride. "

Patrick Dempsey

" I don't know about happy endings, because I don't think, eventually, anything is happy. You feel a bout of happiness with good news. Five minutes later, there could be a traffic jam or a phone call from an irritating relative or a weird thought, or it could be a tweet that annoys you, and your emotion will flip immediately. "

" Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds. "

William Shakespeare

" Feeling sorry for ourselves is the most useless waste of energy on the planet. It does absolutely no good. We can't let our circumstances or what others do or don't do control us. We can decide to be happy regardless. "

" A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. "

" My father used to say, 'I want you to be a good man; I want you to learn how to work. And I want you to be a serious person.' I grew up with that in my mind. "

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" Life is abundant, and life is beautiful. And it's a good place that we're all in, you know, on this earth, if we take care of it. "

" I'm probably wouldn't do anything differently if I had to do it again. Every little thing that happens to you, good and bad, becomes a little piece of the puzzle of who you become. Every successful person you read about - Warren Buffett, Bill Gates - they all say pretty much the same thing. 'Do what you love.' I know I did. "

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" There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good. "

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" A good movie makes the audience feel like they've journeyed with the characters. "

" Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony. "

" It's a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people. "

" Whenever a doctor cannot do good, he must be kept from doing harm. "

" Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you. "

" Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it. "

" Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing. "

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" To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood - don't meet me in a bad mood. "

" One should never live with regrets or with 'what if.' I've loved the good times, and I have learned from the bad. All in all, it's been a pretty fabulous life for me. "

" A good beginning makes a good end. "

" Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good. "

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" Conflict is good in a negotiation process... it's the clash of two ideas, which then, all being well, produces a third idea. "