“I generally think if you do good things for people in the world, that comes back and you benefit from it over time.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldBenefitsGood Things Author:Mark Zuckerberg
“I am learning that mature faith, which encompasses both simple faith and fidelity, works the opposite of paranoia. It reassembles all the events of life around trust in a loving God. When good things happen, I accept them as gifts from God, worthy of thanksgiving. When bad things happen, I do not take them as necessarily sent by God -- I see evidence in the Bible to the contrary -- and I find in them no reason to divorce God. Rather, I trust that God can use even those bad things for my benefit.” ReasonUseHappensSimpleAcceptingEventsBenefitsEvidenceOppositesGood ThingsWorthyDivorceContraryThings HappenNo ReasonBad ThingsMatureFidelityLoving GodParanoiaGift From GodBad Things HappenSimple FaithWhen Bad Things Happen Book:Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide Source: Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide
“The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we played were enormous, and we played free. So you've got a band that loves to play free, and that was a wonderful thing.” PeopleKindPlayWonderfulBandBenefitsGratefulGood ThingsEnormousWonderful ThingsSantaSanta Claus Author:Mickey Hart
“I am always suspicious of the formulation that "politics" has prevented a great idea from being enacted by government. Politics IS government, in a democratic society. It's a challenge for school reformers, like reformers in any realm, to build a popular constituency for their work. If the people it's supposed to benefit vote against it, that tells me that the person pushing reform lacks political skill. And political skill is a good thing.” PeopleIfsPersonsIdeasGovernmentSchoolPoliticalChallengesSkillsBenefitsVoteGood ThingsDemocraticReformRealmsPushingSuspiciousGreat IdeaDemocratic SocietyReformersGovernment Politics Author:Nicholas Lemann
“The good thing about the European Union is that the joint project ultimately benefits all Member States and not just a few.” StatesMembersBenefitsProjectsGood ThingsUnionsJointsEuropean Union Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“The good thing about playing with other musicians is that it's much easier to make the translation to playing live. It's much more difficult if you're trying to take something you've overdubbed alone on stage. But again, there are some benefits.” IfsTryingDifficultStageEasierBenefitsMusicianGood ThingsTranslations Author:Steve Winwood
“In terms of President Trump, I really do hope that he does accomplish some of the things he said on the campaign trail. If he is willing to make investments in infrastructure, but not on the backs of the middle class and the working class, and put people back to work, that would be a good thing. If he's serious about making Obamacare better, and not pulling the rug out from 20 million Americans who benefit from it, that would be a good thing too.” PeopleIfsDoeSaidWould BePresidentTermClassMillionsMiddleWillingSeriousTrumpBenefitsGood ThingsInvestmentAccomplishCampaignsMiddle ClassPullingWorking ClassTrailsInfrastructureObamacareBack To Work Author:Nina Turner