"There's a Goodwill pretty close to me," he said, "and it's one of the apocalyptic ones, where they wheel out these giant trays and everyone collapses on them like ants on a dead baby bird".
And it would be nice to imagine that somewhere in the deep south yesterday there was a wave of goodwill directed towards Old Trafford, where the most innovative game in sport was showcasing its season-closer in front of a sellout crowd.
Given that he is not part of the comedy community there's a huge feeling of goodwill towards him.
"There is a lot of goodwill," Jolie said.
This city is making great strides and there is a lot of goodwill".
For the first time in many years it seems, at least, that there is a measure of goodwill.
There is a lot of goodwill out there but people need to be rallied and organised, and that takes time.
"There is a lot of goodwill towards the studio and many people want to see Twickenham return to the top, where it should be," said Walker.
"When they get it right," he says, "there is a lot of goodwill out there for them to tap into .Land Rover, for its part, has provided a glimpse of its future with a concept car first shown at the Detroit motor show earlier this year.
That may not be much of a risk today when one or two accelerators exist in an industry and there is a well of goodwill to draw from.
