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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.

I wrote 'Healthy Sick,' from our first LP, when I was 19. I'll happily play it till I'm 91 because it always feels good and truthful.

Quotes by Lou Barlow

I don't need the water to be inspired. My stories inspire me, not the location of where I'm parked. And good thing, since I've had to finish books in airports, in the RV we used to have, the lake house,...

Quotes by Lori Foster

I prefer to like the people I invest in, but it's not an absolute necessity, as long as they have a good mind and I know they'll do whatever it takes to be successful.

Quotes by Lori Greiner

I've achieved a certain amount of success and now I'm thinking about the good things I can do.

Quotes by Lori Greiner

And I would like to have a good, productive relationship with members of the City Council, but I'm not going to allow them to undermine what the people's choice was and what the people want, which is change.

Quotes by Lori Lightfoot

My younger daughter really loves makeup. She's quite good artistically. I could see her going into something possibly behind the camera - whether it's in film or still camera for editorial stuff - but she's very taken with makeup, and...

Quotes by Lori Loughlin

We have many good keepers in Germany, and that's why you can never let your form dip.

Quotes by Loris Karius

It's good to have competition and good for the club to have three strong goalkeepers.

Quotes by Loris Karius

I know I am a good goalkeeper, and I've shown that a lot.

Quotes by Loris Karius

Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her.

Quotes by Lorna Luft

I thought I was going to be a lot more freaked out by being naked onstage. I think on film I would have been more freaked out, because film is less forgiving. But onstage it's lit so beautifully. It would...

Quotes by Lorraine Bracco

I can be brutally honest, which can be hard on others, but I'm a good friend.

Quotes by Lorenzo Lamas

Let us reflect on the obvious but often neglected lesson that state-sanctioned discrimination never looks good in hindsight.

Quotes by Loretta Lynch

The good in this world far outweighs the evil. Our common humanity transcends our differences, and our most effective response to terror is compassion, it's unity, and it's love.

Quotes by Loretta Lynch

In the long run, you make your own luck - good, bad, or indifferent.

Quotes by Loretta Lynn

I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me.

Quotes by Loretta Lynn

I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and too opinionated to become a good terrorist.

Quotes by Loretta Napoleoni

If you're 90 and look good in a mini-skirt, go for it. What is 'age appropriate'? Such nonsense. My mother lived to 106, so what's middle-age? Seventy is the new 50.

Quotes by Loretta Swit

I am really into how words sound out loud, so I was always the kid who would, like, read the page of the book to herself in her room over and over and over. And Raymond Carver is great for...

Quotes by Lorde

I'm usually really drawn to a song, and I know it would be good to cover if it sounds like something that I could write, or I wished I could write. Sometimes a writer just sounds like they're in your...

Quotes by Lorde

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.