Logo - Feel The Words

Good Quotes

Quotes on what it means to be good.

This page rounds up quotes using 'good' in different senses - the simplicity behind good mathematical solutions, the self-importance that can come with good intellectual work, and a wry line about baseball being kinder after retirement. Related pages include Good Luck Quotes.

I always thought a very strong anti-drug policy was a good thing for my union members.

Quotes by Stephen F. Lynch

We represent the people's money, and we have to be good stewards of that.

Quotes by Stephen Fincher

Chairman Hensarling is a good man who cares about America, and I respect him to the highest degree.

Quotes by Stephen Fincher

I'm known up there as the guy from Frog Jump. And it's a good thing.

Quotes by Stephen Fincher

'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with two wonderful directors on it, starting with Spike Lee in the summer of 2001. I wrote a draft for Spike and he was...

Quotes by Stephen Chbosky

Sometimes earning awards doesn't matter as much as earning revenue or profit, or having a good response from the audience. No matter how many awards you win, if you can't earn any profit from your movie, if the audience doesn't...

Quotes by Stephen Chow

Status is always ripe for satire, status is always good for comedy.

Quotes by Stephen Colbert

We have this idea in our minds that there's this separation of church and state in America, which I think is a good thing. And we extend that to our politics - not just church and state, but it's also...

Quotes by Stephen Colbert

I had some hesitations about philosophy because, if you worked out a philosophical theory, it was hard to know whether you were going to be able to prove it or whether other theories had just as good a claim on...

Quotes by Stephen Cole Kleene

In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education.

Quotes by Stephen Covey

In life, you'll often find that having influence and providing sound advice is a good thing, even if it attracts criticism or requires some sacrifice.

Quotes by Stephen A. Schwarzman

If no one hears you, and no one listens to you, it doesn't matter how good you are because no one cares about you.

Quotes by Stephen A. Smith

I think anything that anyone writes that's any good is going to have a lot of autobiography.

Quotes by Stephen Adly Guirgis

The good thing is that life is sometimes a work in progress.

Quotes by Stephen Adly Guirgis

There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in the corporation-you have to get through to number one.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

I like vocabulary and I actually read a book called 'Word Freak,' which is about a guy who basically went into competitive Scrabble for a year. But having a big vocabulary and being good at Scrabble are not the same...

Quotes by Stephen Amell

I had five years in the business in Canada, and then I came down to the States in February of 2010. I had a good pilot season. I started getting guest star work. I started to get bigger stuff.

Quotes by Stephen Amell

I started to book good television jobs in 2010. I started to get really close to exceptional jobs in 2011, and then I got 'Arrow' in 2012. I know how lucky I am because just getting the lead in a...

Quotes by Stephen Amell

The thing that I've learned is that there really is no joy, and nothing ever good is going to come from negativity. Those are thoughts that, even if you were presenting an honest version of yourself, there's just no point...

Quotes by Stephen Amell

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are collected under "Good"?
A witty, varied set — from a scientist's dry observation that "mathematics is the study of problems so simple that they have good solutions," to a wry line about intellectual work requiring "a certain self-importance," to baseball being good to someone only after they quit trying to play it.
Are these quotes meant to be funny or serious?
A bit of both — several have a dry, self-aware humor to them, like the baseball line, while others are more genuinely thoughtful, like the reflection on defining "good" in a moral sense.
Is there a version of this page focused on luck?
Yes, for quotes specifically about fortune and luck, see Good Luck.
What if I want something upbeat rather than witty?
Try Good Vibes or Good Times for a lighter, feel-good tone.
Is there a page about living a good life specifically?
Yes — Good Life covers that theme in more depth.

The tone ranges from academic to lighthearted, showing how flexible a simple word like 'good' can be across contexts. Continue with Good Life Quotes or Good Vibes Quotes.