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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.

Bad ballplayers make good managers.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

Judging ballplayers and turning in reports, giving my opinion of who will get to the big leagues and who will not... I think my baseball judgment was really good.

Quotes by Earl Weaver

What is a good performance? It lies in the hands and head of a performer... the shortest way between two people is not a straight line.

Quotes by Earle Brown

A pitcher is only as good as his legs.

Quotes by Early Wynn

The twentieth century had produced a literature in Ireland that kept a tense distance from the sources of faith - and for good reason. Irish writing had suffered a terrible censorship in the twentieth century.

Quotes by Eavan Boland

I have seven children by six different mothers. Maybe success was too good to me.

Quotes by Eazy-E

I'll let the people decide what they think is good taste.

Quotes by Eazy-E

Women basically want the same thing - a good passionate story, a great fantasy - and for our partners to do the laundry and the washing up.

Quotes by E. L. James

I think most of us are outsiders. And I think that's good because it makes you question things.

Quotes by E. L. Konigsburg

I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal - by dialect and tone, content and circumstance - about the quality of the character.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.

Quotes by E. W. Howe

I learned from different guys I played with, too. The key was probably three people: The good Lord, the offensive linemen I played with and great fullbacks that could block very well.

Quotes by Earl Campbell

I had two things I could do: I could run over you, and I could put a good stiff arm on you. That was about it.

Quotes by Earl Campbell

I did some good things as a rookie.

Quotes by Earl Campbell

I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

I never thought I want to do anything, really, except not go to work properly and turn up at the same place every day and eat sandwiches in the same canteen, if I can possibly help it, as I don't...

Quotes by Dylan Moran

You have to assume that you're talking to the most intelligent, tuned-in audience you could ever get. That's the way you're going to get the best out of people. Whether they know you or not shouldn't matter for comedy. They...

Quotes by Dylan Moran

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.