For some years I deserted religion in favour of Marxism. The republic of goodness seemed more attainable than the Kingdom of God.

True religion is real living living with all one's soul with all one's goodness and righteousness.

I've always believed in people's capacity for goodness. I still believe that people are good. What I'm not so trusting about anymore is their relationship to their own goodness.

Goodness armed with power is corrupted and pure love without power is destroyed.

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long even if it is the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one and the great charm of all power is modesty.

It's sort of a feeling of power onstage. It's really the ability to make people smile or just to turn them one way or another for that duration of time and for it to have some effect later on. I don't really think it's power... it's the goodness.

No man deserves to be praised for his goodness who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth or an impotence of will.

You should also appreciate the goodness around you and surround yourself with positive people.

Human nature is evil and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.