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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.

How the hell can I ask people who work for me to travel cheaply if I travel in luxury? It's a question of good leadership.

Quotes by Ingvar Kamprad

My theory was that good furniture could be priced so that the man with the flat wallet would be attracted to it, would make a place for it in his spending, and could afford it.

Quotes by Ingvar Kamprad

When I look back and think about it, I feel my career was fairly good but, certainly, not tremendous.

Quotes by Inzamam-ul-Haq

Even a good batsman requires a year or so in test cricket to settle down and play long innings.

Quotes by Inzamam-ul-Haq

If people remember me as one who contributed to Pakistan's cricket, I will feel good. If people say good things, it makes me feel happy.

Quotes by Inzamam-ul-Haq

I think most people thought that because I am quite reserved and private, I wouldn't make a good captain.

Quotes by Inzamam-ul-Haq

People in America and Hollywood are very good at pronouncing my name, to begin with. Socially, they're very adept at listening to somebody's name and repeating it, cleverly in the first couple of sentences so the name sticks to begin...

Quotes by Ioan Gruffudd

Growing up, I was always in the kitchen. Even in third grade, I made cooking videos called 'The Little Italian.' Very little production value, but it was good.

Quotes by Ippy Aiona

But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake.

Quotes by Ira Glass

I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.

Quotes by Ira Glass

I don't tweet because I don't need another creative venue. I don't need another form for self-expression. I don't need another way to get my thoughts out to people. I have one. I'm good.

Quotes by Ira Glass

I think one of the reasons that I got so good at it, as somebody making radio stories, is that on the radio I can actually - I can understand what's happening in the interview and can make a connection...

Quotes by Ira Glass

The real heroes were my good buddies who died during the battles.

Quotes by Ira Hayes

I was sick. I guess I was about to crack up thinking about all my good buddies. They were better men than me and they're not coming back. Much less back to the White House, like me.

Quotes by Ira Hayes

I finally did work out a very good relationship with my father, but it was rough growing up. We had a lot of conflict, and I think it surfaced in many of my works.

Quotes by Ira Levin

You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.

Quotes by Ira Sachs

I admire Cate Blanchett as an actor: that's my ultimate goal. To be as good as she is!

Quotes by Indiana Evans

I depend on good editors and a good director.

Quotes by Indira Varma

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.

Quotes by Indra Nooyi

But the good news was that my elder sister refused to get married straight away and I couldn't get married until she did so I had the licence to go off and dream.

Quotes by Indra Nooyi

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.