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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.

When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review in the daily 'New York Times' and one in the weekly 'New York Times Book Review,' too, for...

Quotes by Michelle Dean

Literary novelists who have a strong handle on plot are often characterized as good vacation reads because they manage to transport you elsewhere, away from the petty facts of ordinary life.

Quotes by Michelle Dean

A good novelist pays attention to his characters. A good biographer pays attention to the documents before her. A good critic pays close attention to the thing she's brought to evaluate.

Quotes by Michelle Dean

Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines.

Quotes by Michelle Dockery

As an actor, all you want to do is to work and do good work.

Quotes by Michelle Fairley

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness.

Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.

Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum.

Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

Really good books need a chaos element: something weird or inexplicable.

Quotes by Michel Faber

When I shoot actors, I have that dilemma. I want the actor to be good, and sometimes I have to push them to a place that isn't pleasant. I always think: 'Is it worth doing for the sake of the...

Quotes by Michel Gondry

I thought 'The Artist' was a perfect way to find a good balance. The artistic challenge is obvious because the film is black-and-white and its silent, but I did my best to make the movie accessible and easy to watch....

Quotes by Michel Hazanavicius

When you look at the early-'30s movies, like King Kong, the codes of acting are very similar to those of silent movies. In some of the silent movies - the good ones, the ones done by the best directors -...

Quotes by Michel Hazanavicius

I tend to think that good and evil exist and that the quantity in each of us is unchangeable. The moral character of people is set, fixed until death.

Quotes by Michel Houellebecq

I want to continue to do a good job for my constituents, my party doesn't want me to resign.

Quotes by Michel Martelly

We can no more tolerate neutrality and benevolence toward every conceivable form of discourse, including that of magical thinking, than we can lump together executioner and victim, good and evil.

Quotes by Michel Onfray

I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good players around but I think I was the best at that time.

Quotes by Michel Patini

When you have a new government assume power, everyone, without exception, has to work for the benefit of the common good.

Quotes by Michel Temer

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.