#a good thing

In Hollywood there's a great openness, almost a voracious appetite for new people. In England there's a great suspicion of the new. In cultural terms, that can be a good thing, but when you're trying to break into the film industry, it's definitely a bad thing. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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It's a good thing I was born in this century, when superfluous television seems to be part of the economy. ↗

— Conan O'Brien

#born #century #economy #good #good thing

If you're saving for the long run, it's actually a good thing when the market is down because the more shares you have, the more you can potentially make when markets rise. And over time - decades, not months - the markets rise more than they fall. ↗

— Suze Orman

#actually #because #decades #down #fall

We have mountain of debt that isn't going away and all the problems are here to stay, and anybody who tells you that is a good thing ought to get out of the business of helping the government down the road. ↗

— Rick Santelli

#anybody #away #business #debt #down

I had to learn, really, how to rein in my energies and discipline myself. And I found it very very useful. I rebelled against it at first, but it's a good thing to have. ↗

— Patti Smith

#against #discipline #energies #first #found

Well, any effort to maximize your potential and ability is a good thing. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

#ability #any #effort #good #good thing

The ability to be successful should be a good thing. ↗

— Michael Grimm

#ability #good #good thing #should #successful

There was a time when I thought I was doing a good thing with good guys for a good cause. Looking back, I think I really wanted to be a warrior. ↗

— Steven Seagal

#back #cause #doing #good #good cause

What a good thing Adam had. When he said a good thing he knew nobody had said it before. ↗

— Mark Twain

#adam #before #good #good thing #had

Well, optimism's a good thing. It - makes people go out and - you know, start businesses and spend and do whatever is necessary to get the economy going. ↗

— Ben Bernanke

#businesses #economy #get #go #going