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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.

And shooting things in a documentary style was a good way to create tension and energy without money.

Quotes by Michael Patrick Jann

People pull away from something if it's not of good taste. People lean into something if it's okay.

Quotes by Michael Patrick King

Here's what happens - you create something in the moment that you feel will be good, and then... people's reactions to it or people referencing it years later, it's a compliment.

Quotes by Michael Patrick King

A good comic explores the imagination, but it's always got to have those notes of truth running through it.

Quotes by Michael Pena

I don't think people are experiencing superhero fatigue. Do you hear people complaining that there are too many action movies? I think it's good entertainment.

Quotes by Michael Pena

I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good.

Quotes by Michael Pitt

My work has also motivated me to put a lot of time into seeking out good food and to spend more money on it.

Quotes by Michael Pollan

I have had the good fortune to see how my articles have directly benefited some farmers and helped build markets for their products in a way that preserves land from development. That makes me a hopeless optimist.

Quotes by Michael Pollan

I'm not good at being static. I have to be climbing a mountain.

Quotes by Michael Ovitz

If you look at football over the last 50 years there has been a gradual decrease in goals, you don't see too many 10-nils these days, but two, three or four goals per game is a good spectacle.

Quotes by Michael Owen

It's a good thing that columnists don't make homosexuality their last taboo anymore. But I wish the columnists themselves would come out too.

Quotes by Michael Musto

Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress.

Quotes by Michael N. Castle

I coined a word the other day, but I forgot what it was. It was a good one, it came to me in a dream.

Quotes by Michael Nesmith

There are more honest people and more good people than there are thieves and bad people. It's just always been that way.

Quotes by Michael Nesmith

There's always a question of duration, there's a question of who the orchestra is. No one is free to write what you want - you collaborate on a film score, and one of the good things is that someone else's...

Quotes by Michael Nyman

Now I have a very good life and I am very proud of my work.

Quotes by Michael Nyqvist

I have a kind of innate sense of structure, which also makes me a good mimic.

Quotes by Michael Moorcock

Clinton was a pretty good president for a Republican.

Quotes by Michael Moore

If there ever is a struggle, making a good movie will always supersede the need to be noble.

Quotes by Michael Moore

As you have fewer and fewer voices in a democracy, in a free society, it's not good to limit the number of voices.

Quotes by Michael Moore

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.