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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 league is crazy. It's hard to win in this league, and you have teams coming at you every week with players just as good as you.

Quotes by Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Markets are, in the end, man-made devices for utilitarian purposes, not a force of nature that we should not try to resist. If they end up serving the interests of only a tiny minority, as is increasingly the case, we...

Quotes by Ha-Joon Chang

The economy is much bigger than the market. We will not be able to build a good economy - nor a good society - unless we look at the vast expanse beyond the market.

Quotes by Ha-Joon Chang

No actor wants to be typecast, so you always want to make good, careful choices.

Quotes by Haaz Sleiman

In life, you need many more things besides talent. Things like good advice and common sense.

Quotes by Hack Wilson

I will always listen to my coaches. But first I listen to my body. If what they tell me suits my body, great. If my body doesn't feel good with what they say, then always my body comes first.

Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money. Then I won a Mercedes at the world championships and I gave it to him. From the moment it arrived my father...

Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than...

Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

I haven't done a marathon for a long time. So we'll see. I will need good luck.

Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.

Quotes by Haile Gebrselassie

We have before us the examples of the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. We must remember how long these required to achieve their union. When a solid foundation is laid, if the mason is able and his materials good, a strong...

Quotes by Haile Selassie

I always encourage employees to feel free to raise any issues that prevent them from getting good work done.

Quotes by Gwynne Shotwell

I think artists sometimes go back to something when we never should, for many different reasons. You hear a lot of stories that make you feel good about the work and the project; sometimes you try to relive that, like,...

Quotes by Gza

Karnataka was known for its good governance. After the BJP came to power, they laid the foundation for bad administration.

Quotes by H. D. Kumaraswamy

One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.

Quotes by H. G. Wells

Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners.

Quotes by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I am recognized a lot for 'Master of None.' It seems like that show really touched a cultural nerve in a good way.

Quotes by H. Jon Benjamin

I don't consider myself a very good actor. I'm not bad, but there's not a lot of range in characterizations for me.

Quotes by H. Jon Benjamin

It's nice to go to small places where we had a lot of fans. They followed our career and it's kind of a way to say thank you to them and do it for a good cause.

Quotes by Guy Lafleur

You do not play hockey for good seasons. You play to win the Stanley Cup. It has to be the objective.

Quotes by Guy Lafleur

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.