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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.

Your focus has to switch to being as good as you can be for your club.

Quotes by Owen Farrell

Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune.

Quotes by Owen Glendower

A guy like Benoit, he's really good and a lot like Dynamite. Dynamite, just because he was the original, was the best. But, you know, Benoit now is by far better. Dynamite Kid is nothing now.

Quotes by Owen Hart

It's good to go out and entertain these people, and you've got them on the edge of their seat, they're standing up. Then you know that you've done your job, you've entertained them. My way of entertaining them is going...

Quotes by Owen Hart

Philanthropists decide how to spend their money based on their own personal whims, rather than what is best for the social good.

Quotes by Owen Jones

My first job was as a groundskeeper at the local ballpark in the town where I grew up. There was a lot of down time, and I got to drive tractor, so it was pretty good gig. I've also taught...

Quotes by Owen King

It's a mistake to assume that Islamists always come from the slums. Indeed, many come from affluent families but for some reason just couldn't manage to integrate into Western society, even though they had good opportunities for advancement.

Quotes by Otto Schily

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

Quotes by Otto von Bismarck

It is hard work to be good when you are very little and very hungry, and have many sticks to beat you, and no mother's lips to kiss you.

Quotes by Ouida

I don't see myself as the ultimate star. There are other good players.

Quotes by Ousmane Dembele

I feel good in Dortmund.

Quotes by Ousmane Dembele

I watch TV series. I play video games, Mariokart. I have been playing Mariokart for a long time, and I'm very good at it.

Quotes by Ousmane Dembele

Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.

Quotes by Ovid

The good of other times let people state; I think it lucky I was born so late.

Quotes by Ovid

Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.

Quotes by Ovid

Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.

Quotes by Ovid

If the day comes where I can have my own action figure... I defy any actor to say that's not a good day.

Quotes by Owain Yeoman

Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.

Quotes by Owen Arthur

A pulp story without a detective and, obviously, somebody for him to do battle with is unthinkable, and I can't remember reading a pulp story that didn't have a dame - either a good girl or a bad girl.

Quotes by Otto Penzler

I'm a huge gamer. I play a lot of games, and I play one game until I'm really, really good at it.

Quotes by Osric Chau

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.