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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.

My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels.

Quotes by Shelby Foote

It's always good to change and keep things fresh, whether it's a hairstyle or wardrobe.

Quotes by Sheamus

It's all about always putting in that time and that work and also, separating yourself for the better. Put yourself around good things, better people, and things like that.

Quotes by Sheck Wes

I'm terrible at relationships. I consider myself to be smart and a good mother but it's taken me this long to realise you don't have to marry a guy after three days or dump him.

Quotes by Sheena Easton

Proving I'm a good mother is the one achievement I'm most proud of. It's brought out the best in me.

Quotes by Sheena Easton

We are supposed to enjoy the good stuff now, while we can, with the people we love. Life has a funny way of teaching us that lesson over and over again.

Quotes by Sheena Easton

There are times when the presence of more choices can make us choose things that are not good for us. For me the clearest example is that the more retirement fund options a person has, the less likely they are...

Quotes by Sheena Iyengar

Knowledge should be a public good, and I want my ideas to have as much exposure as possible.

Quotes by Sheena Iyengar

I think the thing that has made it possible for me to write personal songs and sing them year after year is the sensibility for good writing. Just opening your veins all over the paper is not necessarily going to...

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

With my songs, the question is always, 'Can you pull it off live, alone on just an acoustic guitar?' That's the litmus test. If I can, then it's a song I ought to record. If I can't, it's probably not...

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

There really was nothing like it at the time. We had good ideas for implementation, so we proceeded. I think it was an excellent solution to the reliability issues with existing search engines.

Quotes by Shawn Fanning

Even when I was a kid, I had a good thing with kids. To this day, if I go to a birthday party with one of my kids, I swear to you, I am so much happier hanging out with...

Quotes by Shawn Levy

There are faith-based movies that some people don't consider good, but every time it comes to the scene where someone's life is changed, that still affects me.

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

I would love to have gotten into it with Harley Race. He was such a good wrestler and rough and tough. We wrestled at the same time but never each other. And wrestling Sting would have been something I would...

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

I wasn't great at a lot of stuff, but I was good at not worrying about being a wrestler.

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

Whether it's NASCAR or whether it's football, or whether it's the NBA, any time something spills over to the point where somebody makes a WWE reference, I always think it's a good thing.

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

Being a good husband and father... that's the most important thing I'm going to do on this earth.

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

I've worked with people at different stages of their careers and different success levels, and one thing I've noticed about the guys at the top is they're so relaxed and calm - it's about not having anything to prove except...

Quotes by Shawn Roberts

Series finales have that responsibility to leave you feeling good about entire series. You want to feel like the viewer closes the book satisfied. And if you strike out on the finale it skews how you feel about the entire...

Quotes by Shawn Ryan

You can make a good show, but you still need some magical alchemy to get people to watch.

Quotes by Shawn Ryan

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.