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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.

Every good painter paints what he is.

Quotes by Jackson Pollock

I think a girl looks good when she wakes up with nothing on her face.

Quotes by Jackson Rathbone

And luckily, therefore the good old days return. The traditional art of driving counts again, and it is all about good tactics, skills and reflexes instead of simple power.

Quotes by Jacky Ickx

In this kind of situation, we tend to cling to his convictions, we believe that, by magic, we are going to recover. Then we agree to drive less good cars and we are fatally more exposed. It is what finally...

Quotes by Jacky Ickx

I never looked good in a bikini. My legs were too thin.

Quotes by Jaclyn Smith

I'm not about my breasts; I'm just about good health, OK. I'm not afraid of doing what I need to do to stay here. I really don't understand women who are in denial, who don't want to go for a...

Quotes by Jaclyn Smith

A good rapper is an amazing thing to me. It's like a 17th-, 18th-century poet.

Quotes by Jacob Anderson

No one ever told me I had a good voice or anything; no one ever told me I could sing. They just let me get on with it.

Quotes by Jacob Anderson

Good luck is a residue of preparation.

Quotes by Jack Youngblood

Though the Grimms kept about 100 of the tales from the first edition, they changed them a good deal.

Quotes by Jack Zipes

I like writing my own material - I'm pretty good at it.

Quotes by Jackee Harry

In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'.

Quotes by Jackie Chan

I just want people to remember me like I remember Buster Keaton. When they talk about Buster Keaton or Gene Kelly, people say, 'Ah yes, they good.' Maybe one day, they remember Jackie Chan that way.

Quotes by Jackie Chan

I'm not sure if it's good to have freedom or not. I'm really confused now.

Quotes by Jackie Chan

So then you have to say to yourself: Do I want to be rich, or do I want to do good work?

Quotes by Jackie Cooper

But I want to do good work, after this series.

Quotes by Jackie Cooper

I hope this series is good work, but it is in the half-hour medium, which is limited to a kind of mediocrity that sponsors are just dying to have right now, and the public, for some reason, is unconsciously demanding.

Quotes by Jackie Cooper

When Elvis was performing, you just tried to figure out a way to get there. I think he set all the records and anyone that has ever had the good fortune to see him, you know what it's like to...

Quotes by Jackie DeShannon

There are some good songs, but not the kind of song-writing that I remember, that I like. Springsteen still does it. Paul Simon, and there are also good writers, but that doesn't dominate the charts.

Quotes by Jackie DeShannon

I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a...

Quotes by Jackie Evancho

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.