--- title: "11 Good Quotes By Hank Green" description: "11 Good quotes by Hank Green. Plus more from Hank Green and more Good sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/hank-green-2600_about_i-want-to-feel-good-about-paying-taxes-4_479139.png" --- > [I want to feel good about paying taxes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/i-want-to-feel-good-about-paying-taxes/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/hank-green-2600_about_i-want-to-feel-good-about-paying-taxes-4_479139.png) > [Humanity is good. Some people are terrible and broken, but humanity is good. I believe that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/humanity-is-good-some-people-are-terrible-and-broken-but-humanity-is/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/257/hank-green-2600_believe_humanity-is-good-some-people-are-terribl_910858.png) > [Ultimately, the Internet is made of people and we need to do a good job at being citizens of that space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/ultimately-the-internet-is-made-of-people-and-we-need-to-do-a-good/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/068/hank-green-2600_good_ultimately-the-internet-is-made-of-peopl_616608.png) > [Teachers are asked to do so much, and they can't be good at every single thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/teachers-are-asked-to-do-so-much-and-they-can-t-be-good-at-every/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/hank-green-2600_asked_teachers-are-asked-to-do-so-much-and-the_2713626.png) > [You're going to make decisions that are not in your best financial interest because they make you happier or more fulfilled or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/you-re-going-to-make-decisions-that-are-not-in-your-best-financial/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/hank-green-2600_best_you-re-going-to-make-decisions-that-are_2520527.png) > [The process of seeking fame is a process of seeking dehumanization. You are looking for it. You want it. But you only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/the-process-of-seeking-fame-is-a-process-of-seeking-dehumanization/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e31/hank-green-2600_dehumanization_the-process-of-seeking-fame-is-a-process_2961522.jpg) > [As long as we continue to invest in good content that increases excitement about and understanding of science, we're on the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/as-long-as-we-continue-to-invest-in-good-content-that-increases/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31f/hank-green-2600_fight_as-long-as-we-continue-to-invest-in-good_2883988.png) > [I still do believe in the power of the Internet for good. I believe it's a net positive. I believe that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/i-still-do-believe-in-the-power-of-the-internet-for-good-i-believe-it/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/hank-green-2600_believe_i-still-do-believe-in-the-power-of-the-i_1674655.png) > [The path to success isn't through my lizard brain, it's through high quality collaboration and making good stuff and understanding difficult situations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/the-path-to-success-isn-t-through-my-lizard-brain-it-s-through-high/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/118/hank-green-2600_brain_the-path-to-success-isn-t-through-my-liz_2984280.jpg) > [In the Big City, different feels good, like blazing a trail. In a small town, though, different can feel like trying real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/in-the-big-city-different-feels-good-like-blazing-a-trail-in-a-small/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe0/hank-green-2600_big-city_in-the-big-city-different-feels-good-lik_619983.jpg) > [I was 27 when I uploaded my first YouTube video. I had a master's degree and was running a small business. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/i-was-27-when-i-uploaded-my-first-youtube-video-i-had-a-master-s/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ace/hank-green-2600_bad_i-was-27-when-i-uploaded-my-first-youtub_800084.png) ## Other authors on Good ## More by Hank Green > [We are all differently broken, semi-functional, rusted out love machines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/we-are-all-differently-broken-semi-functional-rusted-out-love-machines/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [I need Harry Potter like a grindylow needs water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/i-need-harry-potter-like-a-grindylow-needs-water/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [Being silly is still allowed, not excluded by adulthood. What's excluded by adulthood is thoughtlessness, so be thoughtful and silly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/being-silly-is-still-allowed-not-excluded-by-adulthood-what-s/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [I am a professional creator of online video and I have had that job since the moment of its existence. I'm also something of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/i-am-a-professional-creator-of-online-video-and-i-have-had-that-job/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [Hoaxes are nothing new. News media isn't hard to fool. It's fun to fool and people like to mess with people. It all goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/hoaxes-are-nothing-new-news-media-isn-t-hard-to-fool-it-s-fun-to-fool/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [When I think about that sunrise that I woke up to that morning, I just feel like I got as close to nowhere as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/when-i-think-about-that-sunrise-that-i-woke-up-to-that-morning-i-just/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [Gaming content is exactly what YouTube wants (the videos are long, the audiences are engaged, and thus people stay on the site).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/gaming-content-is-exactly-what-youtube-wants-the-videos-are-long-the/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [My brother and I semi-coined a phrase back in 2007, 'Don't Forget to be Awesome.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/my-brother-and-i-semi-coined-a-phrase-back-in-2007-don-t-forget-to-be/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [No one really knows how trademarks work. I don't mean, 'Come along with me on this journey and you will be one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/no-one-really-knows-how-trademarks-work-i-don-t-mean-come-along-with/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [There's nothing more dangerous than a powerful person who is imagining themselves as being powerless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/there-s-nothing-more-dangerous-than-a-powerful-person-who-is/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [When money, rather than innovation or value, is your competitive advantage, that's when things get boring and stagnant, and monopolies take root.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/when-money-rather-than-innovation-or-value-is-your-competitive/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [The problem is, education in America is sub-optimal because it is an impossible thing to optimize. It necessarily has to be local because different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/the-problem-is-education-in-america-is-sub-optimal-because-it-is-an/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [“Even on this most terrible days, even when the worst of us are all we can think of, I am proud to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/even-on-this-most-terrible-days-even-when-the-worst-of-us-are-all-we/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [Teaching is probably the most difficult of all current jobs for an AI to manage. If you don't believe that, then you have never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/teaching-is-probably-the-most-difficult-of-all-current-jobs-for-an-ai/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) > [“I follow and cultivate my own curiosity. I think curiosity is one of the top two or three human characteristics. It's something that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/i-follow-and-cultivate-my-own-curiosity-i-think-curiosity-is-one-of/) [Hank Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-green/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/hank-green/#itemlist", "name": "11 Good Quotes By Hank Green", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to feel good about paying taxes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hank Green" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-green/i-want-to-feel-good-about-paying-taxes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/hank-green-2600_about_i-want-to-feel-good-about-paying-taxes-4_479139.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/hank-green-2600_about_i-want-to-feel-good-about-paying-taxes-4_479139.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdc/hank-green-2600_about_i-want-to-feel-good-about-paying-taxes-4_479139.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to feel good about paying taxes.” — Hank Green", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Humanity is good. 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