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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.

If you haven't got help, all you can do is make good music.

Quotes by James Arthur

What you find in the theatre is that if you're good, no matter what color you are, the audience will buy that - whoever you are.

Quotes by James Avery

For every Tesla or Uber, there's a Valeant Pharmaceuticals or Theranos - two story stocks that seduced an astounding array of prominent investors and supporters based on stories that did turn out to be too good to be true.

Quotes by James B. Stewart

I'm a pretty private person, so I'd like to say I'm a good ear and that I keep my mouth shut.

Quotes by James Badge Dale

I've always thought that I'm kind of a cross between a young Bill Clinton and Lyle Lovett. And I just want to say I'm proud of that. Those are two good looking guys.

Quotes by James Badge Dale

You want to work with good people. When you're working with good people, it frees you up. There's nothing worse, as an actor, to show up and then feel like you have to protect yourself somehow because you don't feel...

Quotes by James Badge Dale

You don't need to know who's playing on the White House tennis court to be a good president.

Quotes by James Baker

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.

Quotes by James Baldwin

Up until the last minute, it was art and drawing for me. That was the first real and natural thing I thought I was good at and loved to do. But I developed a similar kind of love for music.

Quotes by James Bay

The thing about 'Hold Back The River' that I like is that it's a good starting place, and it was the perfect first single.

Quotes by James Bay

I don't like gourmet cooking or 'this' cooking or 'that' cooking. I like good cooking.

Quotes by James Beard

Too few people understand a really good sandwich.

Quotes by James Beard

I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.

Quotes by James A. Michener

I used to impersonate people a lot when I was very young. But the good Lord gives us teachers to make fun of first. And then, of course, by college, I eventually graduated to a more sophisticated kind of comedy...

Quotes by James Adomian

It is a peculiar part of the good photographer's adventure to know where luck is most likely to lie in the stream, to hook it, and to bring it in without unfair play and without too much subduing it.

Quotes by James Agee

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

Quotes by James Allen

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are.

Quotes by James Allen

There's something about VR. I'm a super dork and love video games. I've tried some VR things - some have been good, and some aren't. I wouldn't be surprised if the next level of entertainment is VR-based, and when you...

Quotes by James Allen McCune

Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and...

Quotes by James Altucher

In every business I had ever started, even ones that had totally failed, I had kept good relations with the investors.

Quotes by James Altucher

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.