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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.

On a conventional film, you do one take, and if it's good, they say, 'Let's do another one for insurance.'

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

You know you are in a good film when it affects the audience.

Quotes by Rhys Ifans

Remember, we really grew up separately; our life experience was very different because of segregation. So I think comedy is a good space to work those things out and educate everyone about the different experiences and different race groups in...

Quotes by Riaad Moosa

Experience tells us that a good foundation is critical for success in the Arctic and elsewhere. ExxonMobil's Sakhalin-1 project with Rosneft is an example where we have put this experience to work.

Quotes by Rex Tillerson

Gasoline prices are a direct reflection of the cost of the raw materials to produce the gasoline, no different than any other product that you would buy, whether it's a good or some other consumable, or it's a luxury item....

Quotes by Rex Tillerson

I made good money at WWE and traveled the world and interacted with my fans, but I missed a lot of family time. That really hits me.

Quotes by Rey Mysterio

Any good thing that happens to someone you love can only be good for you too.

Quotes by Rhea Perlman

When I do Gaelic music, I've learned about Gaelic culture; I've tried to learn the language. Whenever I do mouth music and there's Gaelic speakers in the audience, and they come up and go, 'Good job,' I'm always like, 'Phew.'

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

You have to find the balance of figuring out how can I be effective? How can I use my platform for good, you know, without jeopardizing everything so that I don't have that platform anymore.

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

I'm not good at planning ahead because it's just too much. I plan, set it up and then don't think about it again until it's almost time. That's just how it goes.

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

That was the special thing about the Carolina Chocolate Drops. We didn't want to do music full-time. We weren't looking to get rich, which is good, because we didn't. But we went further than we thought we would go. We...

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

It's kind of remarkable, everything that's happened to me. It's been such a whirlwind, but in a good way.

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

I've always liked women singers and appreciate a good story being told. That's what country music used to do on the radio.

Quotes by Rhiannon Giddens

In some way, people believe that if you are permeable, if you are a good listener, you don't have the quality of somebody with a firm attitude. This is what, fundamentally, I got from my mother.

Quotes by Renzo Piano

Sometimes you don't have the time to prepare yourself for looking good in front of the mirror with what you're wearing. And then when you go to work or go out, you don't like it. I spend a lot of...

Quotes by Renzo Rosso

Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.

Quotes by Retief Goosen

I'm a good listener.

Quotes by Retief Goosen

Well my dad was a pretty good player at one stage and my two older brothers played golf as well. So there were always golf clubs flying around the house.

Quotes by Retief Goosen

I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good.

Quotes by Retief Goosen

I mean, to win a major, you've got to be a good player and you've got to get your breaks, as well, to win.

Quotes by Retief Goosen

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.