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Good Reason Quotes

Because 'just because' was never enough.

These good reason quotes explore why people feel they must justify big choices, like striving to escape a painful past by growing beyond it, a step toward what you Believe.

We have a more intimate relationship with food than with almost anything else we buy, so people are with very good reason concerned about the real story behind what they eat.

Quotes by Adam Conover

People have a good reason to be afraid of tear gas, considering it's a banned agent of war under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. Here's the catch - there's a clause in the treaty that includes an exception for domestic...

Quotes by Abby Martin

The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it. But we will escape it only by adding something better to it.

Quotes by Wendell Berry

No producer should revive a play unless they have a very good reason for it. I think there's quite enough about a good play to make it available to new audiences.

Quotes by Timothy West

Able Quotes

I've always written very tightly, and there's a good reason for that. There's no point in using words that you're not going to apply.

Quotes by Theodore Sturgeon

Recently a study proved that working from a larger, less cluttered computer screen increases concentration. I could have told them that. And yes, I write first drafts with a mechanical pencil and a yellow legal pad. There's good reason for...

Quotes by Stacy Schiff

Sometimes I wonder: What are the children thinking? And sometimes I wonder why the hell I'm not buying a tree like the other neighbors. After all, there is no mention in Christianity of Christmas trees, and even if there were...

Quotes by Sayed Kashua

Israel has good reason to be concerned about its intelligence making its way to Moscow: Russia is a major player in the war in Syria on Israel's northern border, where it has also become a close ally of Iran and...

Quotes by Ronen Bergman

I always have a good reason for taking something out but I never have one for putting something in. And I don't want to, because that means that the picture is being painted predigested.

Quotes by Robert Rauschenberg

Always Quotes

Why do you do science? In this particular case, we don't have a very good reason to be doing this except for the knowledge that it brings. This research is especially important to young people. We all want to know...

Quotes by Rainer Weiss

The human mind has infinite capacity to rationalize, and evil characters just push that boundary a bit. Whatever they're doing, they think it makes sense to do it, and they think they have a good reason to do it. In...

Quotes by Paul S. Kemp

I don't think I'm against all wars, but you'd have to have a damn good reason to send your son or daughter to fight, or to go yourself. So often, we are lied to and manipulated by our governments for...

Quotes by Paul Haggis

God does things that fly completely in the face of what we've all been taught that He is supposed to do and every time He does this, we all just say, 'Oh, well, I guess there must be some good...

Quotes by Paul Feig

I don't think there is a good reason for an abortion, but Dr. Jasper made me really realize it was just a racket. He was just doing it for the money. He didn't care about the women.

Quotes by Norma McCorvey

Believe Quotes

If you play cricket for India, money is bound to come, and with IPL in and match money of the Ranjhi trophy, I think money is there. There's no good reason why you should not work hard, because at the...

Quotes by MS Dhoni

If the British government is prepared to say that the Unionists will not have a veto over British government policy and that guns, vetoes and injustices will all be left outside the door, then there is no good reason why...

Quotes by Martin McGuinness

Fate, or some mysterious force, can put the finger on you or me, for no good reason at all.

Quotes by Martin Goldsmith

In my experience, there is a very good reason why a good-looking young woman of around 20 is willing to go out with a man over 15 years her senior - she's nuts.

Quotes by Mark Barrowcliffe

True, the apostles did not expressly say that people will be saved only if they repent, believe, and confess. But most evangelicals assume - with good reason - that this is what the apostles implied.

Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

Better Quotes

I like speed, so I like taking the jet skis out and hitting the water, or hitting the lake. In the winter, unfortunately, I used to ski a lot but I haven't been able to ski in the past few...

Quotes by Laz Alonso

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the central idea behind these good reason quotes?
Many focus on justification, whether it's escaping a difficult past, defending creative choices, or explaining why reviving old work needs real purpose.
How do these quotes talk about escaping the past?
One line frames the past as something we're defined by, arguing we only truly move past it by growing into something genuinely better, not by ignoring it.
Do these quotes discuss artistic responsibility?
Yes, one argues that artists who push boundaries with their audience owe them a real, defensible reason rather than acting purely for shock value.
Is there a critical take on justification in this set?
One speaker bluntly rejects a particular justification they encountered, suggesting it was really about profit rather than any thoughtful reasoning.
What other quotes complement this good reason theme?
Our Believe collection pairs naturally, since many of these lines are ultimately about the convictions behind people's choices.

Others weigh in on creative responsibility, arguing an artist owes their audience a genuinely good reason before pushing boundaries; pair with our Better and Able quotes.