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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 know who I am. And I know I'm a good person.

Quotes by Johnny Damon

If there's any message to my work, it is ultimately that it's OK to be different, that it's good to be different, that we should question ourselves before we pass judgment on someone who looks different, behaves different, talks different,...

Quotes by Johnny Depp

It's good to experience Hollywood in short bursts, I guess. Little snippets. I don't think I can handle being here all the time, it's pretty nutty.

Quotes by Johnny Depp

Life's pretty good, and why wouldn't it be? I'm a pirate, after all.

Quotes by Johnny Depp

I always wrote music for my friends, but my focus was on playing piano. I didn't think I'd be quite good enough to be a soloist, but I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could work as a...

Quotes by John Williams

I feel very lucky, and the work that I do doesn't depend on much. If your vision's still good, and your hands - I have no arthritis in my hands, and I play the piano very easily - I don't...

Quotes by John Williams

Liberty is the proper end and object of authority, and cannot subsist without it; and it is liberty to that which is good, just, and honest.

Quotes by John Winthrop

When you're hungry, everything tastes good.

Quotes by John Witherspoon

I can use movie as a language. Not only could it send a good message, I could let people know about my thinking and how I see the world, how I see the colour, how I see the music, how...

Quotes by John Woo

Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for...

Quotes by John Wooden

The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures.

Quotes by John Woolman

The way I wanted to write it, is with a hero, or sort of a pure character who was the protagonist. And the antagonists were these demonic evil children, cause when you're a kid, seven or eight years old, and...

Quotes by John Wozniak

It is not good for us to trust in our merits, in our virtues or our righteousness; but only in God's free pardon, as given us through faith in Jesus Christ.

Quotes by John Wycliffe

We should know that faith is a gift of God, and that it may not be given to men, except it be graciously. Thus, indeed, all the good which we have is of God; and accordingly, when God rewardeth a...

Quotes by John Wycliffe

I really don't think there's a lack of good will between members of the parties. I go back a long way with a lot of Republicans, so I don't think it's personal. But there does seem to be a much...

Quotes by John Yarmuth

Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.

Quotes by John Wayne

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever...

Quotes by John Wesley

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

Quotes by John W. Gardner

If you make a certain type of statement, you can make a pretty good prediction of how George Steinbrenner will react.

Quotes by John W. Henry

Back when I was an idealistic 18-year-old on my way to Chicago, I might have believed that being on the side of virtue would guarantee a good outcome. These many years later, I know better.

Quotes by John W. Henry

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.