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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.

Those that have received care here in Des Moines at the VA center or the VA hospital here have said that they do receive good care. However, it's getting into the system - the wait periods. We have to do...

Quotes by Joni Ernst

Growing up, I had only one good pair of shoes. So on rainy school days, my mom would slip plastic bread bags over them to keep them dry. But I was never embarrassed. Because the school bus would be filled...

Quotes by Joni Ernst

If you suddenly go striving for different things from what have stood you in good stead over a period of time then you're searching for something that you are probably not going to find.

Quotes by Jonny Bairstow

I think it should be ambitious and good music does deal with life and art and all these wonderful things.

Quotes by Jonny Greenwood

My dad was good friends with the Bad Medicine Blues Band - one of the only blues bands in Fargo, as you can imagine! He took me out to see them play when I was 12 years old and I...

Quotes by Jonny Lang

Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do.

Quotes by Jonny Lee Miller

Even when you're producing difficult material and you get emotional, after it you feel good; you feel like you've done a good job, or had an emotional release. I've always enjoyed that, but you go home and think, that was...

Quotes by Jonny Lee Miller

'The Master' with Joaquin Phoenix puts up a good fight, but my favorite movie of all time is 'The Wizard of Oz.' I just love it. I watched it over and over again as a child, and I think it...

Quotes by Jonny Weston

I only know about a few things, but I am quite good at bluffing. There are a whole range of subjects, including the Renaissance, which I am prepared to sound expert on.

Quotes by Jools Holland

A good example of the modern world is the Eurotunnel. And mobile phones - I like them.

Quotes by Jools Holland

Actors are often short. It can be hard to make others look good if you are three heads taller.

Quotes by Joonas Suotamo

The important thing about any book is that you have to have a good story and that it has to be exciting. Then it's nice to add other levels underneath that people can pick up on.

Quotes by Jonathan Stroud

I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless.

Quotes by Jonathan Stroud

Citizen activists look in the mirror, see what they're really good at and then apply their talents to solving social problems. It's skills-based volunteering.

Quotes by Jonathan Tisch

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

Quotes by Jonathan Tropper

I'm not a horror guy, it's not my thing, but I respect it a lot. I know how hard it is to make, especially to make good.

Quotes by Jonathan Tucker

Whether you're doing Shakespeare or Disney, good work is good work.

Quotes by Jonathan Tucker

From the extreme political polarization that is everywhere - there's so much suffering going on - so many people are really thirsty to feel good about something.

Quotes by Jonathan Van Ness

Whether we like it or not, we are high-profile athletes. We're role models. Kids come up to me all the time to talk and it makes me remember when I was a kid and I got to meet Jerry Rice...

Quotes by Jonathan Vilma

Anybody who likes to play poker, if you want to find a good poker game, you're going to go play. It's not anything where I'm betting the house, like $100,000. You go, kick back, have fun, talk to some of...

Quotes by Jonathan Vilma

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.