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- What is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil.
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), Beyond Good and Evil, Aphorism 153
- I would not know what the spirit of a philosopher might wish more to be than a good dancer.
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), The Gay Science, section 381
- What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power in man, the will to power, power itself. What is bad? All that is born of weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that resistance is overcome.
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), The Antichrist, section 2
- To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.
- Robert E. Lee (1807 - 1870), Conversation with Gen. Longstreet
- I feel guilty when people say I'm the greatest on the scene. What's good or bad doesn't matter to me; what does matter is feeling and not feeling. If only people would take more of a true view and think in terms of feelings. Your name doesn't mean a damn, it's your talents and feelings that matter. You've got to know much more than just the technicalities of notes; you've got to know what goes between the notes.
- Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970)
- You know criticism when you get into this business. You accept the bad with the good, the tabloids and the positive side of it.
- Carmen Electra (1972 - )
- The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong in the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.
- Ernest Hemingway (1899 - 1961), A Farewell to Arms, 1929
- I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term -- meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail as much time and effort as the production of a good watercolor or etching -- there would be a vast improvement in total output. The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.
- Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984)
- A clear conscience is a good pillow.
- American Proverb
- A closed mind is a good thing to lose.
- Anonymous
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