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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.

When I meet a good actor, I would like to be a director. When I meet a good director, I would like to be an actor. When there is a good script, I would like to be both a director...

Quotes by Jiang Wen

I'm especially keen to work with good scriptwriters on stories we have developed.

Quotes by Jiang Wen

Kickstarter is such an amazing platform, it really is. It's something great for independent artists of all kinds because every musician and every artist needs help to produce the record, make the record. It's like the modern day patronage. It's...

Quotes by Jihae

My advice on getting a raise is what everybody's advice is: to become a confident negotiator; but that is so hard. My admiration for women who are good at that is unbridled. Women in general have a harder time talking...

Quotes by Jill Abramson

I wasn't very good about juggling family and my career. I was interested in who was coming to the children's birthday party, what my son was writing. I was thinking about Legos.

Quotes by Jill Clayburgh

I remember going to audition in Toronto for a girl group. I was 15 or 16. I went in with my guitar. I had the wickedest nerves, man! I was decent, but not good enough.

Quotes by Jessie Reyez

I like to dance. I'm not going to say that I'm a good dancer.

Quotes by Jessie Usher

I've had so many bad auditions! I tell people all the time, there's differences, what makes an audition good or what makes an audition bad. Sometimes you're just off, and there's not a whole lot you can do about it.

Quotes by Jessie Usher

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

Quotes by Jessie Ware

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

Quotes by Jessie Ware

I can't eat before I go onstage because I've learnt that burping on stage isn't a good thing. It's all about acid reflux.

Quotes by Jessie Ware

I am deeply spiritual; I revel in those things that make for good - the things that we can do to shed a little light, to help place an oft-dissonant universe back in tune with itself... Long live art, long...

Quotes by Jessye Norman

It's good to have different ways to break opponents down, and speed is a big part of my game.

Quotes by Jesus Navas

I chose City because of the huge interest in me. Sevilla hadn't won a trophy for a couple of years, so it was a good moment to leave.

Quotes by Jesus Navas

Individually, City have such good players, and the idea of playing there with such amazing players and fighting for a title - because I feel we have the team to do that - is amazing.

Quotes by Jesus Navas

It's good to be competitive when everyone wants to be in the starting line-up.

Quotes by Jesus Navas

Anything like having a good season at home for the club, or going as far as you can and having a great Champions League, has its repercussions when it comes to the Balon D'Or winner.

Quotes by Jesus Navas

A weapon isn't good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.

Quotes by Jet Li

Usually action films have a formula: good guy gets in trouble, his wife dies, friends have problems, so he goes to the mountain, learns martial arts, comes back, and kills the bad guy.

Quotes by Jet Li

I tend to eat what I want, which probably isn't good.

Quotes by Jewel

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.