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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.

The good news was that Enterprise and the newly arrived Yorktown had attacked the Marshall and Gilbert islands. Those attacks had a great effect on morale.

Quotes by Jack Adams

I think that some of the most amazing places to be or to grow up are the places right outside of great cities, because you're sort of constantly in this suspended state of, like, looking inside the window, wanting to...

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

I just don't think it's good to be around too much creative energy other than your own.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

I played, like, a year of piano until I learned the 'Pink Panther' theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now my music has to have some rock.

Quotes by Jack Black

I've had so many hot, cheesy, corny loves of music in my life. I had a very intense Billy Joel period. So once you've really Joeled it up - there's some good periods of Joel; it's not all hot cheese....

Quotes by Jack Black

A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before.

Quotes by Jack Bowman

Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.

Quotes by Jack Bowman

Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up with. They're really good at it. I think they're too good. Problem is, what they're doing is conditioning kids to merely accept the culture at...

Quotes by Jack Bowman

All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art.

Quotes by Jack Bowman

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

Quotes by J. P. Morgan

My father was a food lover and a deadbeat dad, and maybe a connection between good food and bad dads was forged early, in the deepest folds of my subconscious, where we make so many decisions about our parents.

Quotes by J. R. Moehringer

I'm good friends with Lee Westwood. Bubba, Rickie Fowler. A few of the top hitters.

Quotes by J. R. Smith

Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions.

Quotes by J. J. Johnson

One of the reasons that the NBA is so good is NBA Twitter.

Quotes by J. J. Redick

I always talk about shooting being broken down into three things. You have to have some semblance of good form. The second part is repetition: doing things over and over again until you really develop a skillset. And then the...

Quotes by J. J. Redick

Player movement is good, and guys should be able to choose where they want to play.

Quotes by J. J. Redick

Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.

J.K. Rowling

There's a kind of numbness, a sameness, a lack of motivation in 'good job' culture.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

If the awards buzz is happening, and it's coming from critics and people in the business and all of that, that's only more good news.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

Sometimes I read a really good script, and I just know that it's not a good fit.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

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.