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Good Things Quotes - Page 11

To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Novels of George Macdonald (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood, Wilfrid Cumbermede and many more”, p.4223, e-artnow

The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I've gotten happier so it's a damn good thing.

"Interview: Ben Harper: Musician. Poet. Environmentalist. Activist. Prophet". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

If people know we expect good things from them, they will in most cases go to great lengths to live up to our expectations.

Alan Loy McGinnis (1985). “Bringing Out the Best in People: How to Enjoy Helping Others Excel”, p.28, Augsburg Books

Jihad should be waged in places where there is war. Bombings in places where there is no war is not a good thing.

"Leader of Indonesian Jama'a Islamiyya Abu Bakr Al-Ba'shir: I Support Bombings in America, But Not in the Muslim World". MEMRI, October 26, 2007.

Americans love to hear good things about their bad habits.

T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II (2016). “The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health”, p.176, BenBella Books, Inc.

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.

Richelle Mead (2011). “Succubus On Top”, p.83, Kensington Publishing Corp.

Contemplate the good things in your life and be grateful for them.

"Ordinary Blues" by Rebecca Pidgeon, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 20, 2005.

I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen.

"Ralph Lauren's Reign". Interview with Mark Seliger, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 12, 2010.