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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 hope there's a tinge of disgrace about me. Hopefully, there's one good scandal left in me yet.

Quotes by Diana Rigg

If you have a good inner life, you don't get lonely. I've got a good imagination. I don't miss romance.

Quotes by Diana Rigg

Some of those early photographs of me might as well be sepia. It's always thought that I disclaim television and am too theatre, but the truth is 'The Avengers' bores me now. I was grateful because it catapulted me into...

Quotes by Diana Rigg

Television has taught me an economy of style I didn't have before. I feel it has done me nothing but good.

Quotes by Diana Rigg

I love 'Mastermind'. It's touching that people spend so much time learning. I do have quite good general knowledge, but I wouldn't consider going on the show. I also like watching 'Only Connect.'

Quotes by Diana Rigg

Very good female characters, that's all we want. It's happening, slow and steady, which I love. Hopefully, it gets a little quicker. Fast and steady, how about that? Either way, we want more good females.

Quotes by Diana Silvers

I'm drawn to interesting female characters and good storylines.

Quotes by Diana Silvers

Being 1 of 6 made me a weirdo in school. We were like the von Trapps, and our house was like the 'Hunger Games.' Anytime my mom would get a good, sugary cereal, I'd hide a bag from my three...

Quotes by Diana Silvers

Opportunities arrive and you think, 'Wow, that seems like a really good idea.' You take risks. If they don't work out, you move on.

Quotes by Diana Taylor

I've basically seen opportunities as they come up and they've turned out to be really good ones.

Quotes by Diana Taylor

I don't know how good a principal I would be. I kind of like being the second.

Quotes by Diana Taylor

I think one of the problem that most women have is that they're not really good at advocating for themselves. They're great at advocating for other people.

Quotes by Diana Taylor

They're hard workers, they're really smart but they're not very good about marching into their boss's offices and saying 'I need a raise!... Women tend to have the attitude that, 'if I put my head down, I work really hard,...

Quotes by Diana Taylor

I think that at the end of a third term, I don't care how good you've been, people are looking for something different. And I think as time goes on, there won't be so much 'anti-Bloomberg.' It'll be 'We just...

Quotes by Diana Taylor

And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere.

Quotes by Diana Wynne Jones

Fantasy for me as a kid was real, and I had a fantasy about what life was, whether it was sort of wicked and dire, or wholly normal, or whatever. Anything really close to home is not, it seems to...

Quotes by Diana Wynne Jones

I find it just simply takes me right back to those times, and I really can't take it, I don't want to, I mean, why should I face up to it? What good does it do me? I know it...

Quotes by Diana Wynne Jones

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.

Quotes by Dexter Gordon

It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also.

Quotes by Dexter Gordon

When it all boils down, it's about embracing each others' stories and maybe even finding that synergy to collaborate for the common good.

Quotes by Dhani Jones

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.