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title: "23 Goodness People Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 23 Goodness People quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Goodness People sayings and thoughts."
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> [I just try to stay focused and show the goodness in me to people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/park-bo-gum/i-just-try-to-stay-focused-and-show-the-goodness-in-me-to-people/)

[Park Bo-gum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/park-bo-gum/)

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> [I am inspired when I see goodness in other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tricia-helfer/i-am-inspired-when-i-see-goodness-in-other-people/)

[Tricia Helfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tricia-helfer/)

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> [It reinforced everything that I believe. I am an optimist. I believe in the goodness of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/it-reinforced-everything-that-i-believe-i-am-an-optimist-i-believe-in/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

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> [“If there were no goodness in people, mankind would still be confined to loping across a Savannah somewhere on Earth, watching the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/if-there-were-no-goodness-in-people-mankind-would-still-be-confined/)

[Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/)

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> [There is no goodness in people who don't give advice, and there is no goodness in people who don't like to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umar/there-is-no-goodness-in-people-who-don-t-give-advice-and-there-is-no/)

[Umar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umar/)

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> [“She's the reason people feels loved and believed in the goodness in people .She's the reason thousand smiles ...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/imran-shaikh/she-s-the-reason-people-feels-loved-and-believed-in-the-goodness-in/)

[Imran Shaikh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/imran-shaikh/)

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> [“The goodness of people depends on the intentions of their brains and not on their religion or ancestry.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/merlin-franco/the-goodness-of-people-depends-on-the-intentions-of-their-brains-and/)

[Merlin Franco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/merlin-franco/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/merlin-franco-26902_humanism_the-goodness-of-people-depends-on-the-in_1444702.jpg)

> [Goodness is something people take advantage of, and if you want to remain a good person for long, you should make sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varun-dhawan/goodness-is-something-people-take-advantage-of-and-if-you-want-to/)

[Varun Dhawan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varun-dhawan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/335/varun-dhawan-5300_good_goodness-is-something-people-take-advant_1526663.jpg)

> [“I believe in the goodness of people, sir, and the power of young folks like us to overcome what grown-ups like you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-m-draper/i-believe-in-the-goodness-of-people-sir-and-the-power-of-young-folks/)

[Sharon M. Draper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-m-draper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/sharon-m-draper-14273_quote_i-believe-in-the-goodness-of-people-sir_1972991.jpg)

> [Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-frank/human-greatness-does-not-lie-in-wealth-or-power-but-in-character-and/)

[Anne Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-frank/)

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> [Inherently I think the goodness in most people, we get a warm sense of satisfaction if we help someone, it makes you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angela-rayner/inherently-i-think-the-goodness-in-most-people-we-get-a-warm-sense-of/)

[Angela Rayner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angela-rayner/)

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> [I've always believed in the goodness of people. I teach in prison. They all said, don't do it. Carry a gun, take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-waters/i-ve-always-believed-in-the-goodness-of-people-i-teach-in-prison-they/)

[John Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-waters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/john-waters-751_always-believe_i-ve-always-believed-in-the-goodness-of_1241065.jpg)

> [It is an important time to speak out on Islamaphobia. I truly believe in the inherent goodness in people, and there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hasan-minhaj/it-is-an-important-time-to-speak-out-on-islamaphobia-i-truly-believe/)

[Hasan Minhaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hasan-minhaj/)

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> [In one sense, the Stanford prison study is more like a Greek drama than a traditional experiment, in that we have humanity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/in-one-sense-the-stanford-prison-study-is-more-like-a-greek-drama/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

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> [The people of Africa have learned the lessons of patience and endurance in their long struggle for freedom. In a cynical world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/the-people-of-africa-have-learned-the-lessons-of-patience-and/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [On good days, I can see the inherent goodness in people, and that human beings have a high capacity to learn and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/on-good-days-i-can-see-the-inherent-goodness-in-people-and-that-human/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

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> [“It isn't God who's evil-it's us…Everyone wants to know where evil comes from and why the world is riddle with it. Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvain-reynard/it-isn-t-god-who-s-evil-it-s-us-everyone-wants-to-know-where-evil/)

[Sylvain Reynard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvain-reynard/)

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> [We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/we-want-to-believe-in-the-essential-unchanging-goodness-of-people-in/)

[Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/)

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> [ “They promised to protect people, but crimes still happened everyday. People were still hurt. People were still killed\[...\]the people didn´t even seem… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-meyer/they-promised-to-protect-people-but-crimes-still-happened-everyday/)

[Marissa Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-meyer/)

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> [“There was the potential for evil everywhere, and the only way to combat it was if more people chose goodness. If more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-meyer/there-was-the-potential-for-evil-everywhere-and-the-only-way-to/)

[Marissa Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-meyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/marissa-meyer-586_evil_there-was-the-potential-for-evil-everywh_2216508.png)

> [Goodness in other people and what they contribute inspire me. I love it when someone is gifted and shares it in some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-zellweger/goodness-in-other-people-and-what-they-contribute-inspire-me-i-love/)

[Renee Zellweger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-zellweger/)

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> [We signal that good can be achieved amongst human beings who are prepared to trust, prepared to believe in the goodness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelson-mandela/we-signal-that-good-can-be-achieved-amongst-human-beings-who-are/)

[Nelson Mandela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelson-mandela/)

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> [Listen to people and treat people as you find them. There's an inherent goodness in most people. Don't pre-judge people - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-bean/listen-to-people-and-treat-people-as-you-find-them-there-s-an/)

[Sean Bean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-bean/)

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