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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.

They say that it were great reproof to the king to take again what he has given, so that they will not suffer him to have his own good, nor land, nor forfeiture, nor any other good but they ask...

Quotes by Jack Cade

I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy.

Quotes by Jack Canfield

If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I...

Quotes by Jack Canfield

I am not that good a manager for me to be comfortable borrowing someone else's money.

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me.

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.

Quotes by Jack Dangermond

My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.

Quotes by Jack Davenport

A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end.

Quotes by Jack Dempsey

I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great.

Quotes by Jack Dempsey

It's a matter of invitations versus context. Twitter is really good at providing context, like, I'm having coffee at Third Rail Coffee.' Foursquare is about invitations to places. In this respect Foursquare has started to replace Yelp for me.

Quotes by Jack Dorsey

I was not a great bartender, but I did OK. I wasn't great at being efficient behind the bar, but I was pretty great at talking to people. I was a pretty good waiter. It was painstaking to get me...

Quotes by Jack Falahee

I've always been able to write. I've always been able to put a good essay in or say whatever I wanted to say through the pen. That was a gift of mine. I feel like it was what I was...

Quotes by J.I.D

It's always good to be working.

Quotes by Ja Rule

When you go to jail, there's so much simple stuff missing. You just want some good toilet paper or a real toothbrush, a real blanket and a real bed to lay in.

Quotes by Ja Rule

A lot of people say I tried to emulate Tupac, but when I look back at my career, we're very different artists. I took pages out of Pac's book, of course, and lots of other rappers - Biggie, Nas -...

Quotes by Ja Rule

For me, a late start was a good thing. A lot of kids who start too early get bored. I'd done all the things I wanted to do, I'd enjoyed myself, having fun and playing as an amateur and that...

Quotes by Jaap Stam

It’s not always the player that’s talking in the dressing room that becomes a good manager. It’s a feeling that you need to develop, it’s a feeling that needs to grow on you.

Quotes by Jaap Stam

Of course, when you play football yourself you can think you want to become a manager but it does not make you a good manager.

Quotes by Jaap Stam

I've been doing some acting, writing classes, and taking a holistic approach so I can actually be good at this craft. But ideally I'd eventually want to get my own show and make my 'Atlanta' or my 'Master of None'...

Quotes by Jaboukie Young-White

I want to be a good leader, not a good lady leader. I don't want to be known simply as the woman who gave birth.

Quotes by Jacinda Ardern

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.