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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.

We must recognize the fact that adequate food is only the first requisite for life. For a decent and humane life, we must also provide an opportunity for good education, remunerative employment, comfortable housing, good clothing, and effective and compassionate...

Quotes by Norman Borlaug

Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.

Quotes by Norman Cousins

I'm not a good writer, and I don't care. Unfortunately, after I left college, I didn't have time much for literature. I wish I did. Most of the time I read documents, and that's not going to help your writing....

Quotes by Norman Finkelstein

Anything that reduces fuel consumption and cuts down on greenhouse gasses is good news.

Quotes by Norman Foster

All views can't be true because all views are opposite; this is the logical aspect. For example, Islam says we are good in nature; Christianity says we are born in sin. Islam says God is a man; Christianity says He...

Quotes by Norman Geisler

For over a year I continued to submit mss, and have them rejected - the last few with rejection letters indicated the story was pretty good, but I was American.

Quotes by Nora Roberts

For me, there's a fine line between being a cheeseball and being a good performer.

Quotes by Norah Jones

There's a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there's also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song.

Quotes by Norah Jones

I make a good fried chicken.

Quotes by Norah Jones

I have never been too concerned about things you're supposed to be concerned about as a singer. Pitch is important, and so is sounding good. But I think there's something underneath all that.

Quotes by Norbert Leo Butz

A young comic, if he's any good, can easily get on 'Carson' or 'Griffin' or 'Dinah Shore,' because they want to say the same thing, that they discovered the new talent.

Quotes by Norm Crosby

Although I had a good job as an advertising manager for a shoe company in Boston, I really liked to fool around with comedy.

Quotes by Norm Crosby

This funding from the National Endowment for the Arts has been like the Good Housekeeping seal of approval.

Quotes by Norm Dicks

I don't think there is a good reason for an abortion, but Dr. Jasper made me really realize it was just a racket. He was just doing it for the money. He didn't care about the women.

Quotes by Norma McCorvey

A woman today is good, or she is bad, according to the way she does a thing - and not because of the thing itself.

Quotes by Norma Shearer

I studied journalism at The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. I did my graduate work at Emerson in Boston, and I was actually a reporter for a year in New York and New Jersey. It dawned on me...

Quotes by Nolan North

I am a person who believes in the good of people and who may have had things influence them to a certain degree, but deep down I think most people are good and would like to be good.

Quotes by Nolan North

The only question we should ask is, 'Are they good?' I've met great actors, black and white, and I've met bad actors, black and white.

Quotes by Noma Dumezweni

My mother was a good recreational cook, but what she basically believed about cooking was that if you worked hard and prospered, someone else would do it for you.

Quotes by Nora Ephron

I don't limit myself as long as the content is good.

Quotes by Nora Fatehi

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.