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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.

I've liked all the directors I've worked with a lot. And the ones I like best are the ones that have really good taste about what take was best.

Quotes by Ellen Burstyn

I was coming home from kindergarten - well they told me it was kindergarten. I found out later I had been working in a factory for ten years. It's good for a kid to know how to make gloves.

Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres

I just like observing people - it's something I've done ever since I was a kid, and I got really good at it. That's a big part of why I became a comedian. My audience is filled with every kind...

Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres

When we were growing up our parents somehow made it clear that being famous was good. And I mistakenly thought that if I was famous then everyone would love me.

Quotes by Ellen DeGeneres

I find that stability is good for my creativity.

Quotes by Ellen Forney

Like anyone, you could love someone, and it doesn't mean that you're equipped or you were taught or have the patience or the love or the wherewithal to be a good parent. One has nothing to do with the other.

Quotes by Elizabeth Rodriguez

I have a little bit of extra testosterone, and it's good to put it to work when I can.

Quotes by Elizabeth Rodriguez

I have incredible friends. Life is good.

Quotes by Elizabeth Rodriguez

Usually, my husband is a pretty good rock, a pretty good sounding board... He definitely brings a center of gravity into my life.

Quotes by Elizabeth Smart

The truth is many of us have been socialized to think that if we are not the very best, if we are not at the top 1 percent of whatever it is we do, then we are not good enough....

Quotes by Elizabeth Thornton

For now, for this year, I need to be a good mother.

Quotes by Elizabeth Vargas

Rehabs have become a big business in this country. There are good ones and not-good ones, just like anything else.

Quotes by Elizabeth Vargas

You built a factory out there, good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads that the rest of us paid for. You hired workers that the rest of us paid...

Quotes by Elizabeth Warren

Like, in high school, I was a good student and got straight As. It was very strict and you couldn't do well there unless you studied very hard, but every time there was any trouble, I was the first person...

Quotes by Elizabeth Wurtzel

Feminism is a good venue for getting yourself across as much as for getting your point across.

Quotes by Elizabeth Wurtzel

As it is my good fortune to be American, I live in the only country that as a matter of policy is pro-Israel regardless of party allegiance; Democrats and Republicans equally unite behind the blue-and-white.

Quotes by Elizabeth Wurtzel

Some people just seem like they are up to no good. Like, in high school, I was a good student and got straight As. It was very strict, and you couldn't do well there unless you studied very hard, but...

Quotes by Elizabeth Wurtzel

Everything good takes a great amount of effort. Like, things went wrong with 'Prozac Nation' so much, and it went through so many rejections and incarnations, but I felt so much that it needed to exist. But if I hadn't...

Quotes by Elizabeth Wurtzel

I'm just not very good at glamour... It doesn't come easily to me.

Quotes by Elize Du Toit

I'm actually quite good at being friends with my exes. I'm friends with almost everyone. In fact, everyone! So I let them burn to a certain degree, and then I put out the fire for a while.

Quotes by Ella Eyre

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.