I've always believed in people's capacity for goodness. I still believe that people are good. What I'm not so trusting about anymore is their relationship to their own goodness.
Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.
Tolerating evil leads only to more evil. And when good people stand by and do nothing while wickedness reigns, their communities will be consumed.
One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government.
My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.
Only really good comedies and really good horror movies get a verbal response out of the audience. People will scream. People will laugh.
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'.
Most of the good people of my generation... had offers to become editors, but the thought of going inside was just absolutely horrifying.
Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others.
There is a bit of a 'once a soap actor always a soap actor' thing, but I do think people still recognise talent. If you're good at something, then people have no choice but to accept it.
When people say to me, 'Why are you so good at writing at women?' I say, 'Why isn't everybody?'
One way to stay grounded in the entertainment industry is to surround yourself with very good people that will constantly remind you how uncool you are.
If you can be a good example to other people, why not try to be that person? I have a bit of a people pleaser in me, but not so much so that it's out of control.
When it comes down to it, it's giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my company guarantees that. There's always something new and something to excite us and surprise us, and that's why people come back, I hope.
Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right.
I think good books have to make a few people angry.
Here's what happens - you create something in the moment that you feel will be good, and then... people's reactions to it or people referencing it years later, it's a compliment.
Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them, they think you're supporting everything they do.
We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.
