However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing it are good, it will prove to be good.
Strong government doesn’t mean simply military power or an efficient intelligence apparatus. Instead, it should mean effective, fair administration – in other words, ‘good governance.’
Don’t depend on a guy for your happiness. You have to live your own life and do your own thing. That’s when good things come around – when you do your own thing and you’re not worried about a man. It will happen in due time.
My family comes from Panama, and I grew up in a single parent household with my mother, who barely spoke English. She couldn’t get a good job, yet there were four of us for her to raise.
I’m a pretty good winner. I’m a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.
All the money in the world can’t buy you back good health.
At the end of the day, nobody cares how much you tried, what the deal was, or if you were a good guy or a bad guy.
I was born in a poor family, a lower middle class family. My father was a clerk in the forest department. I was very bad at studies. I was not very good at sports, also.
Fame itself… doesn’t really afford you anything more than a good seat in a restaurant.
Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.
Life is a rotten lottery. I’ve had a pretty amazing life, a good life, and God knows I’m thankful, but I do believe that after 30, stop whining! Everybody’s dealt a hand, and it’s not fair what you get. But you’ve got to deal with it.
I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
If I’m remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that’s plenty.
Being a good actor isn’t easy. Being a man is even harder. I want to be both before I’m done.
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
I’m very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don’t worry about anything that I can’t control. That’s a really good lesson in life.
Good design doesn’t date. Bad design does.
Any good teacher knows how important it is to connect with students and understand our culture.
A good system shortens the road to the goal.
Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.
A bad system will beat a good person every time.
A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.
It’s a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people.
The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it – basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.
