No puedes obligarte a ti mismo a sentir algo que no sientes, pero si puedes obligarte a hacer el bien, a pesar de lo que sientes

Buscando el bien de nuestros semejantes, encontramos el nuestro.

El único símbolo de superioridad que conozco es la bondad.

El bien que hemos hecho nos da una satisfacción interior, que es la más dulce de todas las pasiones.

Todo acto de bondad es una demostración de poderío.

Bueno es dar cuando nos piden; pero mejor es dar sin que nos pidan, como buenos entendedores.

La bondad es la única inversión que nunca quiebra.

Sobre todo sé bueno: la bondad, más que ninguna otra cosa, es lo que mejor desarma a los hombres.

Un acto de bondad es por sí mismo un acto de felicidad.

Dar la felicidad y hacer el bien, he ahí nuestra ley, nuestra ancla de salvación, nuestro faro, nuestra razón de ser.

La alegría de hacer bien está en sembrar, no en recoger.

La bondad es lo que importa, pues es el bálsamo que pone un poco de suavidad en cualquier amarga llaga

No debemos lamentar nunca el tiempo que hemos empleado en proceder bien.

Si hago una buena obra, me siento bien; y si obro mal, me encuentro mal. Esta es mi religión.

Son las almas bellas las únicas que saben lo que hay de grande en la bondad

Una prueba de la propia bondad está en confiar en la bondad de los demás.

Una de las ventajas de las buenas acciones es la de elevar el alma y disponerla a hacer otras mejores.

La humanidad habría desaparecido hace mucho tiempo si la bondad no habitara en los seres humanos

El bien es lento porque va cuesta arriba. El mal es rápido porque va cuesta abajo.

Querer llegar a ser bueno es gran parte de la bondad.

Que el hombre sea noble, caritativo y bueno, puesto que sólo esto lo distingue de todos los otros seres.

Cuando veas un hombre bueno, piensa en imitarlo; cuando veas uno malo, examina tu propio corazón.

El mejor homenaje que puede tributarse a las personas buenas es imitarlas.

La ciencia moderna aún no ha producido un medicamento tranquilizador tan eficaz como lo son unas pocas palabras bondadosas.

Nadie puede hacer el bien en un espacio de su vida, mientras hace daño en otro. La vida es un todo indivisible.

There's no leader of this band, and there never will be. That's the key. You can't control how the public perceives you-people see rock'n'roll bands as the guitar player and the singer.

I've never been competitive with anybody but myself.

Whether it be a matter of personal relations within a marriage or political initiatives within a peace process, there is no sure-fire do-it-yourself kit.

I have a strange fascination with the Midwest. I'm waiting to find out that my parents are actually from the Midwest. I grew up in Beverly Hills, up the street, and I just feel comfortable there. I've shot in Minneapolis, in Detroit, in St. Louis, in Omaha - they would say they're the Plains, not the Midwest - and I love it.

Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?

I was a workaholic. I never stopped. I lived in fifth gear. I bought cars. I invested in stocks. I made more money than I had ever imagined.

I had to get out of my record deal that I signed with my previous band and get a full solo record deal going so, with all of the paperwork that, that entails it did take a while.

A text without a context is a pretext for a proof text.

At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.

One of the lessons learned from 22 July is that we have to take seriously all those people who take part in debates on the Internet, expressing extreme views, and then meet them, discuss with them, bring them into the open. We have not used bans or used the laws to try to forbid parties or political tendencies which we don't like.

I was trying to daydream but my mind kept wandering.

Ask for forgiveness from the person if they are available and ask forgiveness from God who is always available. Then forgive yourself

The camera is a fluid way of encountering that other reality.

The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially.

I thought that my movie career was finished. I was quite happy to dedicate myself 100% to the theater. Surprisingly enough, I've never gotten so many work offers. It's so exciting, this feeling of a new beginning after 40.

I was curious and hungry at a young age, and jazz was such a mystery to me, an ocean where you can express yourself in the moment. It represented freedom, it represented wearing wings and going somewhere with music.

It was hard to write or compose... we just had to go back and finish making songs. If we make 20 songs, we'll throw away 10.

When I was young, I was offered my first recording contract in 1971 and was offered quite a bit of money if I would change my character and be a '70s version of Cher.

Beauty is only skin deep. Whats really important is finding a balance of mind body and spirit.

Emergency health care for illegal aliens along the southwestern border is already costing area hospitals $200 million a year, with perhaps another $100 million in extended care costs.

The fruit does not fall far from the tree

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer science can tell us about the kinds of natural phenomena that can occur.

What you are afraid to do is a clear indicator of the next thing you need to do.