We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
It is very important as a human being to be able to laugh at yourself and circumstances and particularly as a Christian. We have to know that good times don't last always and bad times don't last always.
You go overseas and people are oppressed and scared and worried but we're not like that... we're more like my films and how people come out at the end of seeing them - they feel good.
I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good.
I like to make music because it's fun to do and it makes me feel good, but I have no desire to be a huge pop singer or anything like that. I just like to make it.
If you're going to write a good book, you have to make mistakes and you have to not be so cautious all the time.
Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.
As cheesy as it sounds, nothing beats a smile and a bit of confidence! As long as you feel good on the inside, you can still look beautiful without any makeup at all.
Now, the United Nations is an organization that I believe was founded with good intentions. As a matter of fact, a prominent Tennessean named Cordell Hull was very involved with it.
All my writing, I always do it in the studio, 'cause everything sounds good. The piano's there, the keyboards; if you want to put strings on something... And everything sounds good when it's in the cans; it sounds killer.
The NFL is such a large, multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided not only entertainment for sports fans, but memories, good memories, family memories to these fans, that can only bring about good will.
We have to rise above bad fortune. We have to be in the good and enjoy the good, study and work and adventure and friendship and community and love.
Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand who has overcome it.
Good and evil do not exist for me any more. The fear of evil is merely a mass projection here and on Earth.
For now I'm just enjoying being a mom. I don't want to be more famous and more rich. I want to be a good mom.
HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned.
Men and women of every faith and good people with none at all sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life.
For Christians, faith is a precious good, the most valuable personal and social resource. When it is left untapped, the common good suffers - not just the particular interests of Christians.
While time lasts there will always be a future, and that future will hold both good and evil, since the world is made to that mingled pattern.
I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!
My main expertise is in the past, but if I have to extrapolate into the future, I would say: no good news any time soon and an obvious exit strategy is not apparent to me.