Goodness Quotes

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn’t have any fear. I thought, “This is easy. This is what I’ve been waiting for”. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.

God was finally going to believe in a man both good and strong, but good and strong are still two different men.

Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!

Be nice to everyone, always smile, and appreciate things because it could all be gone tomorrow.

Most days are not overwhelmingly successful in your life. And what really marks whether you’re going to be successful is how well you deal with the bad days, not how well you deal with the good ones.

Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

If you have a script that’s not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie, but if you have a great script with a director who’s not good, never are you going to have a good movie.

The first part of a good work is the will, the second is vigorous effort in the doing of it. God is the author of both. It is, therefore, robbery from God to arrogate anything to ourselves, either in the will or the act.

When you have a dark side, nothing is ever as good as it seems.