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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.

Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves.

Quotes by Orrin Hatch

I need weird breakages to happen for music to feel true to life, and I think that also applies to good film scores.

Quotes by Oneohtrix Point Never

I don't think I could make a good film, but I could definitely score a good film.

Quotes by Oneohtrix Point Never

To me, 'Garden of Delete' is a way of describing the idea that good things can bloom out of a negative situation. All the traumatic experiences I had during puberty, ugly memories and ugly thoughts in general can yield something...

Quotes by Oneohtrix Point Never

When people talk about how parameters can generate really good work, there's no better example than working within a genre in film. That's like the ultimate parameter.

Quotes by Oneohtrix Point Never

Watching yourself on screen is always a little weird, but I didn't cringe when I saw myself on 'The Hour.' It actually exceeded my expectations; every shot looks like a vintage postcard and even my most brutally honest friends have...

Quotes by Oona Chaplin

I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.

Quotes by Oona Chaplin

Despite claims that there are good and bad cops, we know that the system is failing everyone - including the police.

Quotes by Opal Tometi

I'm quite nosy. Somebody will be reading a book on a train, and I'll go: 'How is it? Is it any good?' and they'll be like, 'Yeah, now let me read it.'

Quotes by Ophelia Lovibond

AI is neither good nor evil. It's a tool. It's a technology for us to use.

Quotes by Oren Etzioni

My dream is to achieve AI for the common good.

Quotes by Oren Etzioni

AI works really well when you couple AI in a raisin bread model. AI is the raisins, but you wrap it in a good user interface and product design, and that's the bread. If you think about raisin bread, it's...

Quotes by Oren Etzioni

I think that horror, in general, is fairly popular. It's definitely popular in film. There's just not a lot of good horror on TV, so whenever there is good horror on TV, people rush to it.

Quotes by Oren Peli

Good fiction is about asserting the beauties of the world, inventing a new, positive thing. Where am I going to get that? And it should be original; it should not be cliched. So the way I looked at history was...

Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

Just as good books give me the joys of being alive, bad novels depress me, and as I notice this sentiment coming from the pages, I stop. I also do not hesitate to walk out of a movie house if...

Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

Self-hatred is OK. I have self-hatred, too. It's OK. What's bad is if you don't know how to get out of it, don't know how to manage it. Self-hatred is, in fact, a good thing if you can clearly see...

Quotes by Orhan Pamuk

I just love food and the art of it. There's such an art to being a good chef and the way you present food and the different ingredients you use. It's like music - you get inspiration from different genres....

Quotes by Orianthi

See these hands? They are old. But they are soft. Only good for caressing.

Quotes by Omar Sharif

My mother used to play cards with King Farouk. He believed she brought good luck to him - she was his mascot.

Quotes by Omar Sharif

I never predicted that I'd be a comedian, but it was something that came so naturally to me. I just felt good doing it.

Quotes by Omar Sy

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.