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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.

For too long, I have been overlooked. For too long, I have been disrespected. For too long, I had been too good.

Quotes by Neville

We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will.

Quotes by Neville Chamberlain

It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.

Quotes by Nelson DeMille

Rupert Murdoch is a good friend of mine.

Quotes by Nelson Peltz

Events like this mean we can give something back to the people that support us, and hopefully everyone will have a great day and we can put on a good show for them.

Quotes by Nelson Piquet

For me, I want to improve, to play good football in a good league; the money is not the most important thing.

Quotes by Nemanja Matic

How can a doctor judge a woman's sanity by merely bidding her good morning and refusing to hear her pleas for release? Even the sick ones know it is useless to say anything, for the answer will be that it...

Quotes by Nellie Bly

Having the balance of a work life and a family life has been so good for me.

Quotes by Nelly Furtado

There were not many black students at Juilliard, unfortunately. So when you get there, you become very good friends, in particular, with the other black students.

Quotes by Nelsan Ellis

These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to witness the light of this auspicious morn.

Quotes by Nelson A. Miles

The struggle to write with profundity of emotion and at the same time to live like a millionaire so exhausted F. Scott Fitzgerald that he was at last brought down to the point where he could no longer be both...

Quotes by Nelson Algren

A good organizer is key to anyone with a busy social life.

Quotes by Neil Strauss

The good thing is that women have such high expectations of men that it inspires us to live up to them. That's what I learned about male-female relationships.

Quotes by Neil Strauss

I feel like rock stars feel a sense of entitlement, whereas I just feel a sense of good fortune.

Quotes by Neil Strauss

A pick-up artist gave me a good piece of advice: the three most important things in a relationship are honesty, trust and respect, and if you don't have those, you don't have love.

Quotes by Neil Strauss

I don't think there is one president that's come down the line that hasn't done something good somewhere.

Quotes by Neil Young

Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them, they think you're supporting everything they do.

Quotes by Neil Young

I want to get away from the social vampires in Tucson. The people who have no lives of their own and meet me and know who I am and feel entitled to say negative things. I have good friends here,...

Quotes by Neko Case

Most good fiction also has a character the writer seems to know more deeply than anyone can actually be known in life, but a few unusual writers can make something great without that.

Quotes by Nell Freudenberger

Adopting big-business practices is one thing, and adopting agribusiness practices that would dilute the meaning of 'organic' is another. On the whole, I think we're doing a pretty good job of preserving the integrity of organic foods.

Quotes by Nell Newman

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.