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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.

There are days when I feel confident, and I feel like, 'OK, this outfit looks nice, I look good, I'm in shape.' But I'm never going to walk out the house trying to be sexy, because that to me is...

Quotes by Shemar Moore

I do like working out. I feel my best when I work out, but you know, I'm human. I like to ride my bicycle and lift weights and hike. When I am diligently working out, ideally, I like to work...

Quotes by Shemar Moore

Tim Armstrong is a good friend.

Quotes by Shepard Fairey

The teacher who would be true to his mission and accomplish the most good, must give prominence to moral as well as intellectual instruction.

Quotes by Sheldon Jackson

Would physics at Geneva be as good as physics at Harvard? I think not. Rome? I think not. In Britain, I don't think there is one place, neither Cambridge nor Oxford, which can compare with Harvard.

Quotes by Sheldon Lee Glashow

Chemistry is good for fun - it's like baseball. It has its role for small children, but I can't see an adult being concerned with it.

Quotes by Sheldon Lee Glashow

String theory's biggest prediction is that gravity exists. That's good. That's a lot more than preceding theories could do.

Quotes by Sheldon Lee Glashow

Not only does investing in your infrastructure provide very good construction jobs, at the end of the project, you have something.

Quotes by Shelley Berkley

Nobody wants to pay higher taxes. But do you want your kids to get a good education? You have to pay for that. Do you want Medicare for senior citizens? I do. We have to pay for it.

Quotes by Shelley Berkley

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show that makes everyone feel good.

Quotes by Shelley Duvall

I was a good student, but I was the biggest procrastinator.

Quotes by Shelley Hennig

Maintenance of good relations with the neighbours, friendship to all, malice to none is the policy I pursue throughout my life.

Quotes by Sheikh Hasina

Sometimes you can't write a novel for weeks and weeks, but it's good for your self-esteem to work on something else.

Quotes by Sheila Heti

One good thing about being a woman is we haven't too many examples yet of what a genius looks like.

Quotes by Sheila Heti

I happen to represent Enron here in Houston. We have many good corporate citizens here in Houston. Enron happened to have been one.

Quotes by Sheila Jackson Lee

To me, I read good reviews in lots of papers and bad reviews in lots of papers.

Quotes by Sheila Nevins

It was expected of all good middle-class Indian people to build India and, as you know, Indians - when we say, 'build India,' it was all about being an accountant, a lawyer, an engineer. So it was this idea that...

Quotes by Shekhar Kapur

I gave up the idea of having a career when I was 24. Sounds glamorous, but I've been doing things since then, and part of those adventures was to make films because I realised I was actually quite good at...

Quotes by Shekhar Kapur

But the same thing was true in the army. You slept in a barracks with all kinds of people of every nationality, every trade, every character and quality you can imagine, and that was a good experience.

Quotes by Shelby Foote

And I'm a slow writer: five, six hundred words is a good day. That's the reason it took me 20 years to write those million and a half words of the Civil War.

Quotes by Shelby Foote

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.