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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'm someone who needs more sleep than average, and I'm quite jealous of people who need only five or six hours and they're good to go.

Quotes by Jessa Gamble

When you're not playing the hero of the story, then you have to know that you're always a foil for the good guy. I love playing that. I think that's always an interesting place to be.

Quotes by Jessalyn Gilsig

Everybody feels good in their skin for about a minute a day, and the rest of the day, you're just trying to navigate your way through the sea of terror.

Quotes by Jessalyn Gilsig

The team was supported by the fans, and the city was committed to a new building. But that wasn't good enough for Walter O'Malley. He had a better deal, and he passed up a good deal for a better one....

Quotes by Jerry Reinsdorf

Defensive backs are the best players on the field. But when you get an exceptional player like a Deion Sanders or a Darrell Green - these guys are fast and they have very good technique. You have to work a...

Quotes by Jerry Rice

Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not.

Quotes by Jerry Saltz

Yes, 85 percent of the art you see isn't any good. But everyone has a different opinion about which 85 percent is bad. That in turn creates fantastically unstable interplay and argument.

Quotes by Jerry Saltz

I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny.

Quotes by Jerry Stiller

That's not part of me that I have to do something dark to prove to people that I'm an actor. The fuel for me is the laugh. Maybe later I'll want to show people the darker side... But right now,...

Quotes by Jerry Trainor

The Emmy nomination did a world of good for my confidence.

Quotes by Jerry Van Dyke

I've always known I was good, but if other people dont think so, it can hurt your confidence.

Quotes by Jerry Van Dyke

I think if something's good and you believe in it, and you care about it, and you give it love and nurture it, it's going to happen.

Quotes by Jerry Weintraub

I learned I'm not a good executive, I'm an entrepreneur and I'm creative. I have to go with my gut and do what I want to do.

Quotes by Jerry Weintraub

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

Quotes by Jerry West

It's discouraging for me to come out there and watch the lack of fan support for a good team.

Quotes by Jerry West

I hate to say it's not a Laker but Michael Jordan. He's been the greatest player I've ever seen. And I'm probably a harsh judge of talent in the sense that I admire players that are really good defensive players...

Quotes by Jerry West

Y'know, there's nothin' like tearing up a good club now and then.

Quotes by Jerry Lee Lewis

I never set fire to a piano. I'd like to have got away with it, though. I pushed a couple of them in the river. They wasn't any good.

Quotes by Jerry Lee Lewis

Listen to any cantor, any good hazan, sing and you can hear a little bit of Ray Charles going on.

Quotes by Jerry Leiber

I spent 10 years working on a math Ph.D., and I finally got kind of good at it.

Quotes by Jerry McNerney

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.