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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 deed is a good deed.

Quotes by John Lee Hancock

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved, because the movie is almost always bad when you do that. Your job No. 1 is for it to be entertaining,...

Quotes by John Lee Hancock

We felt a responsibility to the McDonald brothers and to Ray Kroc to be as factual as possible. We didn't have a responsibility to make anyone look good or anybody look bad, just to try our best to be honest.

Quotes by John Lee Hancock

London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.

Quotes by John Legend

He wanted to be a lawyer, couldn't afford it, so he started dealing to go to college - good intention.

Quotes by John Leguizamo

I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble.

Quotes by John Lewis

Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble.

Quotes by John Lewis

Being funny is one of my greatest strengths. I can make girls smile when they're down, and when they're having a good time, I can carry on the joke.

Quotes by John Krasinski

No one likes to look at their stock price go down and say, 'I feel good about that.' It goes without saying.

Quotes by John L. Flannery

The real breeders of discontent and alien doctrines of government and philosophies subversive of good citizenship are such as these who take the law into their own hands.

Quotes by John L. Lewis

I go to the theatre expecting to have a good time. I want each play and performance to take me somewhere. Naturally, this doesn't always happen.

Quotes by John Lahr

It doesn't thrill me to bits that the state has to use the tools of electronic surveillance to keep us safe, but it seems clear to me that it does, and that our right to privacy needs to be qualified,...

Quotes by John Lanchester

I'm not interested in world domination. I'm interested in running a nice little brand that takes care of its own and does really good work.

Quotes by John Landgraf

I don't want artists to find themselves in a situation where there are only two buyers. That just doesn't seem like a good outcome.

Quotes by John Landgraf

Even good shows can fail to find an audience because they're drowned out by the noise and the sheer volume of everything that is being made. It's one of the downsides of there being, as I've argued, too many shows.

Quotes by John Landgraf

I think it would be bad for storytellers in general if one company was able to seize a 40-50-60% share in storytelling. I don't think monopoly market shares are good for society, and I think they'd be particularly bad for...

Quotes by John Landgraf

After 'The Blues Brothers,' I wanted to do a good musical number with real dancers and shoot it correctly.

Quotes by John Landis

Well, the bottom line is that I'm extremely pleased with 'The Stupids.' I'm pleased that it's coming out, and it should look good. It's nice looking, with the colors and stuff. I made it for kids, and I really would...

Quotes by John Landis

Good acting comes from finding the essence of a character.

Quotes by John Larroquette

Part of the problem is there are people in Washington, D.C. in positions of power to whom the border is just a nuisance, and I think some of them believe that illegal immigration is a moral good. It is not....

Quotes by John Kennedy

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.