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- I believe that whoever tries to think things through honestly will soon recognize how unworthy and even fatal is the traditional bias against Negroes. What can the man of good will do to combat this deeply rooted prejudice? He must have the courage to set an example by words and deed, and must watch lest his children become influenced by racial bias.
- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
- The good poet sticks to his real loves, to see within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
- Karl Shapiro
- Good poetry seems too simple and natural a thing that when we meet it we wonder that all men are not always poets. Poetry is nothing but healthy speech.
- Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
- It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one.
- Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
- I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.
- Zona Gale
- No good poem, however confessional is may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?
- Robert Cecil Day Lewis
- For centuries now we've tried everything else; the power of wealth, of mighty armies and navies, machinations of diplomats. All have failed. Before it's too late, and time is running out, let us turn from trust in the chain reactions of exploding atoms to faith of the chain reaction of God's love. Love - love of God and fellow men. That is God's formula for peace. Peace on earth to men of good will.
- Richard Cardinal Cushing
- Our opportunities to do good are our talents.
- C. Mather
- A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one.
- Author Unknown
- We would frequently be ashamed of our good deeds if people saw all of the motives that produced them.
- Francois De La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
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