I like a man who's good, but not too good--for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.

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WARREN BUFFETT

I can pick good food, but I can't pick a good man.
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WOODY GUTHRIE

A good man, is a good man, whether in this church, or out of it.
BRIGHAM YOUNG

It's a great pity that things weren't so arranged that an empty head, like an empty stomach, wouldn'...
UNKNOWN

I'm too young, too smart and too good-looking to die.
SHERRILYN KENYON

Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.
SUZANNE COLLINS Musharraf is a good man and wants to improve relations with India.
LALU PRASAD YADAV

It is the task of a good man to help those in misfortune.
SOPHOCLES My father was a good man, but he was a con man. He was a wanderer, nomadic.
DANNY AIELLO

The life of a good man is a continual warfare with his passions.
SAMUEL RICHARDSON

Trapped for days, years, centuries maybe. Dead, but not allowed to die. Alive, but as good as dead.
SUZANNE COLLINS I think it was a good thing that Joanie and Chachi married.
ERIN MORAN The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
CAMERON WINKLEVOSS

You're a good man, Charlie Brown.
CHARLES M. SCHULZ

Too much of a good thing can be taxing.
MAE WEST

Only the Good Die Young
BILLY JOEL

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
MARCUS AURELIUS

Of course it's not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN He was a good man, but too good a man to be a great man.
LANDON J. FOSSUM

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PETER KREEFT

Is Snowden a good man or a bad man? I have no clue and even less interest.
JOHN MCAFEE

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.
MAXIM GORKY

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WILLIAM JAMES

Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you...
C. JOYBELL C. Leadership is a journey - you never arrive.
LYNN GOOD If I were to share with you the number of attacks that come into the Duke network every day, you wou...
LYNN GOOD Make sure your desire to do what you're aspiring to do is deeper than just fame and being a cele...
MEAGAN GOOD Always play to your strengths, whether your strengths are gender-based or just natural aptitude.
LYNN GOOD I went to work in accounting at Arthur Andersen. At one point, it was the creme de la creme. I wante...
LYNN GOOD I actually had someone say to me, 'Lynn, you're going to have very good days, and you're...
LYNN GOOD They're having champagne and caviar in the Seychelles right now. They're OK.
BRUCE GOOD There were some windows broken, nothing that affected seaworthiness. The crew did an excellent job, ...
BRUCE GOOD There were some windows broken, nothing that affected seaworthiness. The crew did an excellent job a...
BRUCE GOOD The crew responded with a trained response that they do to keep people from getting on the ship. The...
BRUCE GOOD Our suspicion at this time is that the motive was theft.
BRUCE GOOD Some of the fellows say they don't remember that, but I remember a lot of it.
BOB GOOD We didn't get into the rough stuff. We got there too late to fight, but there's a bond there you nev...
BOB GOOD I've known Dan about seven years. He's a good person and a good vet.
BOB GOOD I've never done anything like this. But I'm not scared. I'm looking forward to it.
BOB GOOD An investor in Duke Energy is expecting a dividend payment. That's roughly 70 to 75 percent of t...
LYNN GOOD Volatility is not something that is a great fit for Duke if you look at the level of dividend we pay...
LYNN GOOD Artichokes are like humans: you have to go through so much to get to the heart.
KATHY GOOD If you can, anticipate that life is going to be full of detours.
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LYNN GOOD If we are not more efficient, we put ourselves in a position where prices need to rise or profits de...
LYNN GOOD Effectiveness comes from those qualitative things that give you the ability to network, communicate,...
LYNN GOOD The statue is complete and is being shipped (from the Czech Republic) even as we speak.
CHRIS GOOD I love creme liner because I have lash extensions and sometimes the liquid liner can get into the la...
MEAGAN GOOD Our nation's power plant fleet must include a mix of solar, wind, hydro, natural gas and nuclear...
LYNN GOOD I don't see a sea change by 2020, but I see migration in the direction of modernization and more...
LYNN GOOD Fracking has been a real technological change that has caused great innovation in our business, and ...
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LYNN GOOD However, if bird flu results in a permanent reduction in world poultry production, an increase in re...
DARREL GOOD The market will closely monitor planting progress, weather and weather forecasts, and weekly crop co...
DARREL GOOD With the growing season coming to an end, most observers believe that the South American crop will b...
DARREL GOOD The USDA generates crop production forecasts based on estimates of planted and harvested acreage and...
DARREL GOOD The USDA generates crop production forecasts based on estimates of planted and harvested acreage and...
DARREL GOOD A trend yield near 150 bushels, then, would produce a 2006 crop of 10.92 billion bushels.
DARREL GOOD Based on current conditions, however, it appears that the soybean prices need to be at a level to di...
DARREL GOOD I love anything vintage. And I love Marc Jacobs and shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti.
MEAGAN GOOD There's nothing about Lynn Good at age 30 or age 35 that would have said, 'I am setting my s...
LYNN GOOD One-hundred-meter hurdles is my strongest event. I've had my ups and downs with it, but I love hurdl...
ASHLEY GOOD This team has a lot more drive to get better. There's a lot more people out here who want it.
ASHLEY GOOD We're on all-star teams, so it's a totally different level.
ASHLEY GOOD I still think that it was the right decision.
ANDREW GOOD I am horrified by the verdict, and I am very very shocked and disappointed that justice was miscarri...
ANDREW GOOD She told the whole truth, nothing but the truth. If police had listened to her, maybe we wouldn't be...
ANDREW GOOD Leaders play a unique role in periods of crisis and chaos. Because if you don't, you're not ...
LYNN GOOD The production intentions of hog producers will be of particular interest. The report will reveal wh...
DARREL GOOD I will work to ensure Duke Energy is positioned to continue its track record of outstanding customer...
LYNN GOOD Today word of mouse is more powerful than word of mouth.
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I like a man who's good, but not too good--for the good die young, and I hate a dead one.

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