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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 think there is something to be said for not coddling people and not accepting good as good enough.

Quotes by Damien Chazelle

It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.

Quotes by Damien Hirst

Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling. It's beauteous. But it's always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas.

Quotes by Damien Hirst

The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the...

Quotes by Damien Rice

'Hustle & Flow' came out, and I was really rooting for 'Hustle & Flow' because, you know, it was a hip-hop movie, and it was a good movie. It was well acted.

Quotes by Damon Dash

My thing is to have a good, profitable company, for it to be 100% owned independently.

Quotes by Damon Dash

I wrote large chunks of 'The Impostor' and 'The Good Doctor' on a beach in Goa.

Quotes by Damon Galgut

For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise.

Quotes by Damon Galgut

Writing is very good for household tasks. Because you'd rather fix a dripping tap or paint an old wall - you'd rather do almost anything than sit and write. I have to reach a point of obsession in order to...

Quotes by Damon Galgut

Yoga helps me with a composed and serene state of mind, which is good for writing.

Quotes by Damon Galgut

I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually happened, it was not so much a celebration but the relief. It was an exorcism anxiety. After each race there...

Quotes by Damon Hill

I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the bad. You have to accept it both ways.

Quotes by Damon Hill

I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not.

Quotes by Damon Hill

In really, really good science fiction, the line between the science and the fiction is blurry.

Quotes by Damon Lindelof

Good twists are enormously hard to come by, and I think the best ones are earned ones. The idea that a story can take a left turn on you, it's easy to do, but it has to be done very,...

Quotes by Damon Lindelof

I've always believed that a good twist is one that, when it is presented to the audience, half of them say, 'I saw that coming.' And half of them are completely and totally shocked. Because if you don't have the...

Quotes by Damon Lindelof

I've always felt that really good prequels should be original movies.

Quotes by Damon Lindelof

We all look at ourselves in the mirror and think, 'Am I good?'

Quotes by Damon Lindelof

You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.

Quotes by Dale Earnhardt

As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.

Quotes by Dale Earnhardt

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.