Quotes by Common Good Make sure your intentions are not only for yourself, but also for the common good. Deepak Chopra common-good intention common We've increasingly lost that sense of community, of the notion that there is something we contribute to and benefit from that is called the common good. Joan Wallach Scott common-good community common The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. Pope Francis common-good climate common Everyone has to contribute to the common good. To not do so can be described in one word: selfish. Randy Pausch common-good selfish common The common good and the individual good rarely coincide. Sergei Lukyanenko common-good individual common The wealthy have installed their slaves in the highest spheres of the state. The banks are privately owned. They are concerned solely with profits. They have no interest in the common good. Stephane Hessel slaves good common-good interest