But what I observed happening over the time that I spent in Iraq and why I felt comfortable writing a book called How America Lost Iraq, is that I saw that goodwill turn into hatred over the course of only a year.
With 25 years in the trenches, an undergraduate finance degree from a reputable university, countless hours of training and continuous education, and the trust and goodwill I have built with the many sources that refer their clients to me, you would think my capture rate would be bullet proof.
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There has been a groundswell of goodwill and I appreciate this so much.
But in Uganda, I enjoy a lot of goodwill.
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The ladies at the Goodwill were shocked when I walked in, but my courteous demeanor and the clear effort I was making to better myself left them smiling approvingly as I left.
That said, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand and co are unlikely to have to tackle a public transport system so complicated I found myself relying on the goodwill of the locals to get from A to B.
My first stop was the Goodwill store, where I replaced my tattered rags with a clean and minimally decent brown suit, unironed shirt, overcoat, wool socks, and a pair of brogues that were no better fitting than my wingtips but more appropriate to the season.
I'd hate for you to squander any goodwill toward Glass before the rest of us have a go at it.
So I remain slightly sceptical that - even with the goodwill of the Treasury - a way will be found to remutualise the Rock.
What everybody believed America to stand for is what I think Obama encompasses, but how long is that goodwill going to last?
So there is a package to be shaped, and I'm confident that parties -- folks of goodwill in both parties can make that happen.
And I'm confident that we can get there if people of goodwill come together.
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On behalf of UNESCO, and in my own name, I extend my warmest congratulations to Mr. Mandela, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador since 2005.
I'm ready and eager to work with anyone who is willing to proceed in a spirit of goodwill.
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And I suppose in adversity we have to draw as much as a sort of milk of that positive human goodwill as we can and really count on that.
For the fathers -- and mothers -- who have lost their children, the children who have lost their fathers and for those of us like Morgan and I who are fortunate to still have our sons in our lives, this would be a powerful gesture of goodwill on his road to making amends.
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