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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.

Don't get between me and a really good picture in the darkroom, because then I want to go straight to the darkroom and develop it. But once that's done, I'm fine.

Quotes by Sally Mann

I couldn't be Susan Sontag. I'm not very good with abstract thought. I always just take to the emotional core of me.

Quotes by Sally Mann

My blood runs cold when I hear the 'great news' that we have found a marker for the Down's syndrome gene, which means we can identify it more easily. Why is that good news? It's only good news if you're...

Quotes by Sally Phillips

TV feels quite constipated, and the thing I find particularly difficult is the branding of the channels where it's not 'Is it a good script?' but 'Is it a BBC2 script?'

Quotes by Sally Phillips

I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.

Quotes by Sally Ride

I'm not sure that the culture of literary prizes is always a good thing, but while there are literary prizes, it's nice to be nominated.

Quotes by Sally Rooney

What does it mean to have a healthy relationship? It's such a strangely clinical way of talking about interpersonal dynamics, like you can do a white blood cell count and say, 'No, it's not looking good for that one.' It's...

Quotes by Sally Rooney

Though I have no real understanding of the mechanics of football, and can only nod along helplessly at complex post-match analyses, I do enjoy watching people who are enormously good at something doing that thing very well.

Quotes by Sally Rooney

I don't have any answers as to whether the Internet is a good or a bad thing, but it's certainly an important thing for the novel because novels are so much about communication, and when communication changes, the novel has...

Quotes by Sally Rooney

No one ever said movies are for developing your range. Hardly anyone gets that opportunity. Which is why I think the stage is so good. It's less bread, but you can play different types, and you can initiate your own...

Quotes by Sal Mineo

I made some good pictures, and I made some bad ones. I wasn't trying to build an image, though; I was trying to build a life for myself.

Quotes by Sal Mineo

I just really want to do good work and work with some great people, people who challenge me.

Quotes by Salli Richardson

We all know money is power. And women won't be equal with men until we are financially equal with men. Getting more money into the hands of women is good for women, but it's also good for their families, for...

Quotes by Sallie Krawcheck

Neither soldiers nor money can defend a king but only friends won by good deeds, merit, and honesty.

Quotes by Sallust

A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.

Quotes by Sallust

Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.

Quotes by Sallust

My agent said, 'You aren't good enough for movies.' I said, 'You're fired.'

Quotes by Sally Field

I've never had my heart broken. It's a very sad state of affairs. I think everybody should have their heart broken. I don't think it says anything good about me at all.

Quotes by Sally Field

When you're old, you are more certain of who you are, and that may be a good thing or a bad thing.

Quotes by Sally Field

I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too!

Quotes by Sally Hawkins

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.