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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.

Tony Blair has made a good contribution to the cause of peace in Ireland. He has made a great effort to understand it. He has great empathy with the need to resolve the conflict.

Quotes by Martin McGuinness

When I wrote 'The Good Fairies of New York,' I wasn't really imagining that there were fairies. Not in the way that I'm really imagining there are werewolves.

Quotes by Martin Millar

I spend a lot of time in my bed. It's a good comfy one with a tartan bedspread. It's the only place I can read without straining my neck, and I take an afternoon nap, which is my reward for...

Quotes by Martin Millar

I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it - I do love a good swirl in a fog.

Quotes by Martin Freeman

I love a good suit.

Quotes by Martin Freeman

Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about.

Quotes by Martin Freeman

I don't really like groups that make the same statement over and over again. It's good, but kind of predictable.

Quotes by Martin Fry

Fate, or some mysterious force, can put the finger on you or me, for no good reason at all.

Quotes by Martin Goldsmith

A good teacher must know the rules; a good pupil, the exceptions.

Quotes by Martin H. Fischer

Here's good advice for practice: go into partnership with nature; she does more than half the work and asks none of the fee.

Quotes by Martin H. Fischer

Research has been called good business, a necessity, a gamble, a game. It is none of these - it's a state of mind.

Quotes by Martin H. Fischer

Where typically the cops are generally the good guys, 'The Red Road' blurs the lines intelligently and shows corruption from all sides of the law. It provides unpredictable drama where the audience is kept guessing about how these characters will...

Quotes by Martin Henderson

My guess is that good and bad parenting is spread fairly evenly across different social groups. But can you imagine Tony Blair lecturing the middle class on how to bring up their children? He is far more comfortable as a...

Quotes by Martin Jacques

A good artist has less time than ideas.

Quotes by Martin Kippenberger

What I'm working on is for people to be able to say that Kippenberger had this really good mood.

Quotes by Martin Kippenberger

Acting has been really good me. You end up in some wild places, and I love adventure.

Quotes by Martin Compston

Good technology is intuitive - the cellphone forces you to become an engineer.

Quotes by Martin Cooper

Bell Labs was a fantastic research organization but having them create and market new products for the world was terrible. They were not good marketers and yet it was AT&T engineers who were deciding what the products of the future...

Quotes by Martin Cooper

I graduated from West Point in 1974. It was an all-male institution. I went back to teach at West Point in 1984 and found the place far better than it was when I had been a cadet... I attributed a...

Quotes by Martin Dempsey

The band would play on the night off for the local hotel bands and we'd back all the different acts. So I'd been advised by good friends of mine to come back to Hawaii. Oh, I loved Honolulu, playing at...

Quotes by Martin Denny

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.