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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.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Quotes by Martin Farquhar Tupper

The good news is that a competitive dollar in the global market and a strong dollar at home are compatible in both the long run and during the transition to a more competitive dollar.

Quotes by Martin Feldstein

The truth be told, the World Trade Center was neither a very good work of architecture nor a very successful piece of urbanism. Its shortcomings were somewhat mitigated by the westward and southward expansion of the World Financial Center and...

Quotes by Martin Filler

I'm not very prolific. I'm not good at sitting down as an artist and saying 'Okay, I need to put in my four hours today.'

Quotes by Martha Wainwright

I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card because I'm no good at it.

Quotes by Martha Wainwright

It's becoming clearer and clearer to me that the world is there to be celebrated by writers, and in fact this is what all the good ones do, and that the great fashion for gloom and grimness was in fact...

Quotes by Martin Amis

Deciding to write a novel about something - as opposed to finding you are writing a novel around something - sounds to me like a good evocation of writer's block.

Quotes by Martin Amis

For we can affirm with a good conscience that we have, after reading the Holy Scripture, applied ourselves and yet daily apply ourselves to the extent that the grace of the Lord permits to inquiry into and investigation of the...

Quotes by Martin Chemnitz

Who doesn't like a good wedding? Even the most jaded, can be moved to enjoy the hopefulness of a young couple.

Quotes by Martha MacCallum

Ceremony and ritual are like a warm, fuzzy coat to the Brits. It feels good to put it on.

Quotes by Martha MacCallum

Raising taxes in an economic downturn is not a good idea.

Quotes by Martha McSally

To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, the ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control that can lead you to be shattered.

Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

Among the good and decent men, some are unprepared for the surprises of life, and their good intentions run aground when confronted with issues like child care.

Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

Envy, propelled by fear, can be even more toxic than anger, because it involves the thought that other people enjoy the good things of life which the envier can't hope to attain through hard work and emulation.

Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

When you're working with good people it brings good things out in you.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

I'm hoping maybe people like working with me because I like what I do for a living and I want to have a good time.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

It's important to me if I'm having a good time than I feel like the work is better. The quality of it is better and my level of interest is higher.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

Good and bad - this is the story of my life.

Quotes by Martha Reeves

I think it's very important that whatever you're trying to make or sell, or teach has to be basically good. A bad product and you know what? You won't be here in ten years.

Quotes by Martha Stewart

I invented 'It's a good thing' before you were even born.

Quotes by Martha Stewart

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.