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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.

Although they are unfailingly gracious, evangelicals are not so good at respecting professional boundaries.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into freedom or constitute a proof for its existence.

Quotes by Hannah Arendt

I love a good statement pant with a great heel and fitted top.

Quotes by Hannah Bronfman

I work out all the time, but because it's good for my mental state.

Quotes by Hannah Bronfman

It requires genius to make a good pun - some men of bright parts can't reach it.

Quotes by Hannah Cowley

You can harvest any data that you want, on anybody. You can infer any data that you like, and you can use it to manipulate them in any way that you choose. And you can roll out an algorithm that...

Quotes by Hannah Fry

It's true that you can't take an individual rain droplet and say where it's come from or where it's going to end up. But you can say with pretty good certainty whether it will be cloudy tomorrow.

Quotes by Hannah Fry

Technology on its own isn't good or or evil.

Quotes by Hannah Fry

As the law catches up and the battle between corporate profits and social good plays out, we need to be careful not to be lulled into a false sense of privacy.

Quotes by Hannah Fry

I'm a pretty good procrastinator.

Quotes by Hannah Gadsby

You've got to be able to take the bad events with the good ones. You've got to learn to deal with them and learn to take as much as you can from those. Have fun and put as much as...

Quotes by Hannah Mills

Yogaraj Bhat has many good feeling on his work. I know about it. He wants to take Kannada to world level.

Quotes by Hamsalekha

I was very good at history, often scoring 99 out of 100, whereas in mathematics, I usually scored zero.

Quotes by Hamsalekha

The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods, and power must be employed for government: these constitute its 'necessary principles.'

Quotes by Han Fei

Within the frontiers of a state, there are no more than ten people who do good of themselves, whereas if one makes it so that the people can do no wrong, the entire state can be kept peaceful.

Quotes by Han Fei

The intelligent ruler does not value people who are of themselves good without rewards and punishments. Why is that? The laws of the state cannot be neglected, and it is not one man who is being ruled.

Quotes by Han Fei

I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.

Quotes by Hanif Kureishi

The 'Family Ties' role was the first of many gay roles that I've ended up playing. I remember that I made them laugh, and it made me feel good, 'cause it really cracked them up.

Quotes by Hank Azaria

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.