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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.

I have a folder where I keep all the articles the critics have written about me. It makes me feel good.

Quotes by Norman Wisdom

A good book written for children can be read by adults.

Quotes by Norton Juster

I think really good books can be read by anybody.

Quotes by Norton Juster

There are good books and there are bad books, period, that's the distinction.

Quotes by Norton Juster

And some poets are far better read off the page because they're very bad speakers. I'm thinking of one in particular whom I won't name, a good poet, and he reads in such a dry, boring way, your eyes start...

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

It's not a good idea to put your wife into a novel; not your latest wife anyway.

Norman Mailer

The good moral work of art should have all the qualities that a good amoral work of art should have, such as formal unity, balance, contrast, and a sensitivity to the material out of which it is made.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

I like to make people look as good as they'd like to look, and with luck, a shade better.

Quotes by Norman Parkinson

If today were half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

If today was half as good as tomorrow is supposed to be, it would probably be twice as good as yesterday was.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted me. And that was good. Because I sure as hell had no intention of just sitting around for the rest...

Quotes by Norman Rockwell

A great deal of the capability of an army is its dedication to its cause and its will to fight. You can have the best equipment in the world, you can have the largest numbers in the world, but, if...

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

Good generalship is a realization that... you've got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

Good generalship is the realisation that you've got to figure out how to accomplish your mission with the minimum loss of human life.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

At Cardozo, study of law is part of a larger culture. You can get a law degree and make a good living, but it is best that you do that having studied the discipline for its own inherent merit, because...

Quotes by Norman Lamm

We got ratings. It isn't that they won't quarrel with you, or say you're always right. But as long as you stay strong and the ratings are good and you're reasonable - I don't think we fought unreasonably. We basically...

Quotes by Norman Lear

We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good...

Quotes by Norman Lear

Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case.

Quotes by Norman Lear

Connie Bennett, the guys used to stake her, she was so good.

Quotes by Norman Lloyd

Clearly, we need to rethink our attitudes about water and move away from thinking of it as nearly a free good and a God-given right.

Quotes by Norman Borlaug

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.