“I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author’s political views.”

“It's all about the balance of the team. That's the most important point, nothing else. For that reason, it's easy for me to adapt to several different styles of play. I know I have to adapt and play for the good of the team. For me, being a strong striker is not only about being a good goalscorer.”

Robert Lewandowski (1988) Polish association football player

“A good novel is one that shows the complexity of individuals, and creates enough space for all these characters to have a voice; in this way a novel is called democratic — not that it advocates democracy but that by nature it is so.”

Azar Nafisi book Reading Lolita in Tehran

“Being good in just one thing it’s not enough, you have to be sufficiently good in everything.”

Bjarne Stroustrup (1950) Danish computer scientist, creator of C++

“I believe in the goodness of fellow human beings. We have a true desire for greatness and genuine good intention to be helpful to others. That's enough. Change is possible.”

Ilchi Lee (1950) South Korean businessman

“You’re sarcastic twelve hours a day, but you’re almost never spiteful. You have a good heart under all the glitter.”

Cassandra Clare (1973) American author

“I like to write when I feel spiteful. It is like having a good sneeze."

(, November 1913)”

D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930) English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter

“I can't think of any one film that improved on a good novel, but I can think of many good films that came from very bad novels.”

Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) Colombian writer

“Don't tell me I haven't been good to you.
Don't tell me I have never been there for you.
Don't tell me why
Nothing is good enough.”

Sarah McLachlan (1968) Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter

“To be merely good enough is to never succeed.”

Douglas Coupland book JPod