The Great Depression like most other periods of severe unemployment was produced by government mismanagement rather than by any inherent instability of the private economy.
I went to my son's graduation this weekend and I heard a great quote I've never heard before from Albert Einstein. It was that the greatest danger to the world is not the bad people but it's the good people who don't speak out.
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
You have a good many little gifts and virtues but there is no need of parading them for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long and the great charm of all power is modesty.
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn as in doing it.
The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.
The Jews don't like Farrakhan so they call me Hitler. Well that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man.
Well for us in history where goodness is a rare pearl he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.
In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society it is a good thing if you possess great talent to give early in your youth a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that be a snob.
Wisdom allows nothing to be good that will not be so forever no man to be happy but he that needs no other happiness than what he has within himself no man to be great or powerful that is not master of himself.
The old cathedrals are good but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.
A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
You know when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's you know a great night. And I think the reason I love touring so much is you're chasing that high around all the time trying to have another good night.
Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.
Heaven and hell suppose two distinct species of men the good and the bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue.
Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.
My idea of good company is the company of clever well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation that is what I call good company.
To prefer evil to good is not in human nature and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.
Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
A retentive memory may be a good thing but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Good artists copy great artists steal.
We are persuaded that good Christians will always be good citizens and that where righteousness prevails among individuals the Nation will be great and happy. Thus while just government protects all in their religious rights true religion affords to government it's surest support.