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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.

If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him too.

Quotes by Simone Signoret

Don't let people treat you like you're stupid. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.

Quotes by Sinbad

As a television producer, you do a lot of writing - drafting proposals for pilot shows and other things, so yes, a good deal of writing was involved.

Quotes by Simon Toyne

It's good to follow the path of personal happiness to some extent. People tend to get upset however when you drive a steamroller down it.

Quotes by Simon Travaglia

Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized; in fact, my parents made sacrifices to be able to give their children a good education.

Quotes by Simon van der Meer

For evil to flourish, it only requires good men to do nothing.

Quotes by Simon Wiesenthal

At the end of the day, if I can say I had fun, it was a good day.

Quotes by Simone Biles

I love a good Netflix binge!

Quotes by Simone Biles

I turned goalkeeper. My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't really know whether it was going...

Quotes by Simon Mignolet

When you are in a good frame of mind then the performance is going to be better.

Quotes by Simon Mignolet

You get a good win, you take extra confidence into the next game and it shows in the result. You end up with a snowball effect. You are in a rhythm where everything is going well. But, if you start...

Quotes by Simon Mignolet

My worst and best qualities are rashness: the good part of it is due to youth, which is, of course, why I'm not a great conductor.

Quotes by Simon Rattle

Conductors start getting good when everybody else retires.

Quotes by Simon Rattle

Good listeners have a huge advantage. For one, when they engage in conversation, they make people 'feel' heard. They 'feel' that someone really understands their wants, needs and desires. And for good reason; a good listener does care to understand.

Quotes by Simon Sinek

Pilots, to a large degree, are like salesmen. They have to be confident to be good at their jobs. They have to practice relentlessly and plan out all the scenarios of the things that could happen when they're out there....

Quotes by Simon Sinek

The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose to...

Quotes by Simon Sinek

Scientists aren’t necessarily good communicators, because they aren’t trained to be good communicators.

Quotes by Simon Singh

Most of all, a good maths education encourages students to embrace difficult problems, not shy away from them. In my opinion, the problem is that most UK secondary schools don’t stretch good mathematicians and therefore fail to turn them into...

Quotes by Simon Singh

Reviewing good puzzle books is frustrating, because you get to page one of the introduction, find a curious puzzle, become engrossed for 20 minutes, miss your stop and then fail to get home in time to say goodnight to the...

Quotes by Simon Singh

If I said to most of the people who auditioned, 'Good job, awesome, well done,' it would have made me actually look and feel ridiculous. It's quite obvious most of the people who turned up for this audition were hopeless.

Quotes by Simon Cowell

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.