Actually Good Motivational Quotes & Sayings

My chest tightens: seeing him so upset breaks my own heart. 'Don't you ever wish you could make that bit go away?" I say, feeling angry at the past. 'That you could erase those painful memories, forget they every happened, just remember the happy times you had together?'
'You must never say that,' he reprimands sternly.
'But why not?' I look at him in surprise.
'Because it's the bad memories that makes you appreciate the good ones. Don't ever wish them away. it's like your nan always used to say, "You need both the sun and the rain to make a rainbow". — Alexandra Potter

There is a difference between talented people and gifted people.Talented people are good AT something; Gifted people ARE that something. — Steve Maraboli

The Soul's knowledge, which pertains only to you - should be acted upon today and put to good use. — Eleesha

Some people live their memorable years fighting against their basic instincts only to succumb in the end to what was actually good for them. — Janvier Chouteu-Chando

That was when I realized we weren't born to be
slaves. It was ignorant for any man to think he could be the master of another. We were all meant to be free, and somewhere there were good people helping to heal this broken world. — Jay Grewal

Good health, good life. — Lailah Gifty Akita

A nation is not to be judged by its weaklings called the wicked, as they are only the weeds which lag behind, but by the good, the noble, and the pure, who indicate the national life current flowing clear and vigorous. — Swami Vivekananda

You have to make the good out of the bad because that is all you have got to make it out of. — Robert Penn Warren

We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good and the best. So often, the enemy of the best is the good. — Stephen Covey

Life is a beautiful dream. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Now more than ever I am aware that a person's significant birthdays can either mark the passage of time, or they can mark changes they've made in their lives to reach their potential and become the person they were created to be. With each passing year, I want to make good choices that make me a better person, help me become a better leader, and make a positive impact on others. — John C. Maxwell

It is not necessary to be large to be a perfectly good arthropod (or mollusc, come to that). — Richard Fortey

Can a bad tree bears good fruits? — Lailah Gifty Akita

It is necessary to look forward to a harvest, however distant that may be, when some fruit will be reaped, some good effected. — Charles Darwin

Never become too good at something you hate, they'll make you do it the rest of your life. — Ed Greer

If you are hurt, whether in mind or body, don't nurse your bruises. Get up and light-heartedly, courageously, good temperedly get ready for the next encounter. This is the only way to take life - this is also 'playing' the game! — Emily Post

I have realized that whatever good comes to me, comes from God, whatever bad comes to me, God has allowed it, and I choose to be thankful for both. — Jeff Goins

Always strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process. — Janvier Chouteu-Chando

No matter how good you are to people, you will always have barriers and enemies on your way to success — Auliq Ice

Keep in mind that the true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good. — Ann Landers

Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil. — Swami Vivekananda

Why wouldn't we run to God. He's sooo good. God's not mad at anybody. He just wants to help us be the best that we can be. — Joyce Meyer

Any penalty - I've told you a hundred times - can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment. — Bill Parcells

Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And best people give you memories. — Zig Ziglar

There are people who Dream and there are people who Scream.There are people who Cry and there are people who Fly.The good news is that this is a CHOICE.-RVM — R.v.m.

Defeat for good cause is greater than victory for the wrong cause. — Sipendr

A conscience without regrets ~ to live life without having to say you're sorry. — E.A. Bucchianeri

A decision clouded with doubt is never a good decision — Steven Aitchison

A Master Jedi feels emotions, but they do not allow them to influence their reasoning. Yoda told Luke that he would know the good from the bad when he was 'calm, at peace. — Stephen Richards

Audiences are harder to please if you're just giving them effects, but they're easy to please if it's a good story. — Steven Spielberg

At the end of the day have you been kind to a stranger, learned something new, cherished something old, hugged yourself and accomplished something that made you smile? If so, it has been a very good day indeed. — Toni Sorenson

Envision in your mind what you expect from life, focus on your plan ... whether good or bad you can anticipate its arrival. The choice is then yours to accept it. — Mark W. Boyer