130 Great Guy Quotes

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Famous Great Guy Quotes

Yes. He is quite a good fellow - nobody's enemy but his own. — Charles Dickens

The good man is the friend of all living things. — Mahatma Gandhi

A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success. — Otto von Bismarck

A great man is always willing to be little. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think my dad is this great, wonderful... man with a lot of integrity, who is fighting for things he believes in and is serious in what he wants to see happen and serious in helping people. — Vanessa Kerry

An accomplished man to his fingertips. — Horace

The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

I'm actually a really nice guy, once you get to blow me. — Anthony Jeselnik

I'm the guy, I'm kind of like the, uh, Everyman, so I think people just relate to that. — Kato Kaelin

I'm the guy with the good attitude towards menstruation. — Dave Foley

I'm a real positive person. Non-violent. Love everybody. I'm definitely an asset to the world. — Lil B

He is a good storyteller who can turn a man's ears into eyes. — Moroccan Proverbs

I'm a fun-loving guy. I enjoy my life. I have a big kid inside me. — Kim Dotcom

I'm a handsome man with a charming personality. - Gabe Newell

I'm a handsome man with a charming personality. — Gabe Newell

You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him. — W. Bruce Cameron

Short Great Guy Quotes

  • An excellent man; he has no enemies; and none of his friends like him. — Oscar Wilde
  • Here's a guy who can use his arms and legs at the same time. — John Madden
  • Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy. — A. J. P. Taylor
  • It takes a great man to be a good listener. — Calvin Coolidge
  • You know, I'm a pretty mellow guy. I'm pretty easy-going. I see everyone's perspective. — Paul Walker
  • Senator McConnell is by all accounts a decent person. He's pretty conservative, too. — Tucker Carlson
  • He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead. — Voltaire
  • He’s for real. If you look up the definition of patriotism in the dictionary, his picture is there. — Bill Miller
  • Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun — Bruce Campbell
  • To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both. — St. Catherine of Siena

Top 10 Great Guy Quotes

Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you. — Bob Marley

Love hard when there is love to be had. — Bob Marley

Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way. — Jim Courier

How come you don't work fourteen hours a day? Your great-great-grandparents did. How come you only work the eight-hour day? Four guys got hanged fighting for the eight-hour day for you. — Studs Terkel

Those jeans are comfortable, and for those of you who want your president to look great in his tight jeans, I'm sorry I'm not the guy. It just doesn't fit me. I'm not 20. — Barack Obama

A lot of guys go through their whole careers and don't win a championship, but are still great coaches. — Chuck Daly

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. — Earl Campbell

Even the great bad guys in cinema history, they're likable. — Balthazar Getty

Eschew the monumental. Shun the Epic. All the guys who can paint great big pictures can paint great small ones. — Ernest Hemingway

Give a guy a girlfriend and a great job, he doesn’t need therapy. — Larry David

Great Guy Image Quotes

Great guy quote Silence is a source of great strength.
Silence is a source of great strength.

Good Guy Quotes

I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face. — Abdul Kalam

I am an American citizen, first class. I don't have a bade that makes me an official good guy like you, but Im work just as honest for a living. — Lucky Luciano

And the next morning at whatever time he’d decided, he’d awaken to find me standing outside his door. No matter what had happened the night before – good game, bad game, soreness, fatigue – he was up working out every morning while most of the other guys slept. — Tim Grover

Great guy quote Make today so awesome, yesterday gets jealous.
Make today so awesome, yesterday gets jealous.

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. — Wayne LaPierre

I don't dislike Matt Lindland. I didn't blackball him from the UFC, either. Matt Lindland is a good guy and I've never had a personal issue with him. — Dana White

I have low self-esteem and I always have. Guys always cheated on me with women who were European-looking. You know, the long-hair type. Really beautiful women that left me thinking, 'How I can I compete with that?' Being a regular black girl wasn't good enough. — Lil' Kim

Great guy quote Great minds discuss ideas.Average minds discuss events.Small minds discuss people.
Great minds discuss ideas.Average minds discuss events.Small minds discuss people.

There's no such thing as a good gun. There's no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys. — Charlton Heston

The amazing thing about the prospect of Elon Musk buying Twitter, so far, is how much it’s exposed the game. If you genuinely fear and will fight against others having the ability to communicate then you are not the good guy. Period. — Dave Smith

I went to watch Coldplay in Florida and saw Chris Martin before they went on. He sang 'What Makes You Beautiful' before the chorus of 'Yellow' kicked in. That was so strange because he's an inspiration for me. I think he's so good, he's sick... he's a really nice guy too. — Harry Styles

One of my direct subordinates, one of my guys that worked for me, he would call me up or pull me aside with some major problem, some issue that was going on. And he'd say, 'Boss, we've got this, and that, and the other thing.' And I'd look at him and I'd say, 'Good.' — Jocko Willink

Cool Guy Quotes

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go. — Dr. Seuss

My perfect guy wears converse, is totally laid back, and doesn't worry about being cool. — Selena Gomez

I've never been the type of guy that had a lot of friends or was part of the cool group. — Jim Jefferies

Great guy quote Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.

People look at me and see a calm, cool guy on the sidelines and I want them to know that my Christian faith affects my coaching and everything I do. — Tony Dungy

I had to break up with my last girlfriend for lying about being raped by her neighbor. But I've met her neighbor, he's a cool guy. Not like her other creepy ass neighbor though. — Anthony Jeselnik

But when you're a working actor - and that's what you keep saying in your head, how blessed you are to have a job - and you are working with heavyweights, working with the best guys in TV, it's pretty cool. Exhausting, but cool. — Christopher Meloni

Great guy quote Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.
Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.

In Hollywood today, it's cool for guys to wear nail polish and earrings in their lips and tongues. I don't get it. — Scott Caan

A guy's biggest style mistake is definitely trying to look too cool. As long as you've got a good pair of jeans, a good pair of boots and a few good shirts, you're fine. — Sayings

It was important to me to be cool as a comedian. I didn't want to be a crowd-pleaser who sent out the vibe of, "I need you guys." I wanted to be so cool that the audience could leave and I would still be killing, that I didn't want to have to rely on them or need them. That really appealed to me. — Anthony Jeselnik

Look at Scottish guys wearing kilts - you could look at them and laugh, but the way they carry themselves, how can you? You can wear some of the weirdest things and be cool. If you believe in it, that's what makes it cool. — Andre Benjamin

Great Person Quotes

... People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds, people who possess strong feelings, even people with great minds and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls. — Lev S. Vygotsky

You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known—and even that is an understatement. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life. — Rita Rudner

Great guy quote You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.
You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

I don't want to be remembered as a good goalkeeper. I want to be remembered as a great person. — Iker Casillas

True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition. — Frederick Herzberg

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. — Albert Einstein

Great guy quote Failure is a great teacher, and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.
Failure is a great teacher, and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer.

Good human relations not only bring great personal rewards but are essential to the success of any enterprise. — J. R. D. Tata

The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard. — Hafez

I have great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift. — Septima Poinsette Clark

Quiet people have the loudest minds. - Stephen Hawking

Quiet people have the loudest minds. — Stephen Hawking

Sweet Guy Quotes

Well, I wasn't going to tell anyone, but I've been seeing this really sweet guy for the past few weeks. — Amber Frey

Well, I wasn't going to tell anyone, but I've been seeing this really sweet guy for the past few weeks. — Scott Peterson

It stands to reason that we love chocolate cake because it is sweet. Guys go for girls like this because they are sexy. We adore babies because they're so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why. — Daniel Dennett

Great guy quote To a great mind, nothing is little.
To a great mind, nothing is little.

It stands to reason that we love chocolate cake because it is sweet. Guys go for girls like this because they are sexy. We adore babies because they're so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why. — Dan Dennett

I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really have a type. Men in general are a good thing. — Jennifer Aniston

Every guy is different, but just prepare to know him in a different way and be OK with it, because the times I've lived with girls, and I've lived with some very sweet girls, I felt bad that they had to live with me. — Chris D'Elia

Great guy quote Average people have great ideas. Legends have great execution.
Average people have great ideas. Legends have great execution.

When fans come up to me and Vanessa, they're really sweet and ask for autographs - but once they see the guys, the girls tend to scream. — Ashley Tisdale

From Here to Eternity' happens to be fourteen-carat entertainment. The main trouble is that it is too entertaining for a film in which love affairs flounder, one sweet guy is beaten to death, and a man of high principles is mistaken for a saboteur and killed on a golf course. — Manny Farber

People always ask me about my makeout scenes with him [Tyler Posey]. We joke around a lot and are like, ‘Oh, that was a sloppy one!’ But seriously, I don’t have to make an effort to have chemistry with him. He’s such a sweet guy and really loyal. — Crystal Reed

My mom always taught me to be sweet and polite and cross my legs because it's what the guys like. Actually, they like a raunchy girl once in a while. — Tiffani Thiessen

Great Friend Quotes

The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship. - Joseph Addison

The greatest sweetener of human life is friendship. — Joseph Addison

My success symbolizes loyalty, great friends, Dedication, hard work, routine builds character. In a world full of snakes, rats and scavengers — Nas

Friends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. — Ed Cunningham

Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are. - Unknown Author

Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are. — Unknown Author

To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can't see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life. — Nancy Reagan

The trouble is not in dying for a friend, but in finding a friend worth dying for. — Mark Twain

Great guy quote The saddest thing for a girl to do is dumb herself down for a guy.
The saddest thing for a girl to do is dumb herself down for a guy.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving. — Dale Carnegie

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be. — Douglas Pagels

You English are like mad bulls... you see red everywhere! What on earth has come over you, to heap on us such suspicion as is unworthy of a great nation. I regard this as a personal insult... You make it uncommonly difficult for a man to remain friendly to England. — Wilhelm II

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. — J. K. Rowling

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More Great Guy Quotes

A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders. — Pele

A lot of things come with fame, whether it's losing friends or losing family. You still gotta stand up and be that guy even when you ain't having great things. Because you've gotta be the spokesperson for your people. — Young Jeezy

No trainer or coach or expert can make you good or great or unstoppable if you’re not going to do the work, if you’re waiting for someone to make it happen for you. It’s on you. And that’s why I’m telling you all of this, not because I want you to know what I do for my guys, but because I want you to know what you have to do for yourself. — Tim Grover

I’ve been the same guy since day one. No matter how successful I am in life, I’m going to stay true to myself and stay humble and grounded. I feel like that’s where your success comes from. Once you get that big head, it’s over. You feel like you can’t be stopped. Staying humble is the only way you can be great. — A. J. Green

The guys from Atari that are making the next Alone in the Dark game came and we had a great meeting. I'd love to do that. I'm a fan of videogames. I like them. And to get to be part of one of them would be a fun and exciting thing. — Christian Slater

It's all about winning. Stats really don't matter, I mean, guys have great series and all that, and people take notice and take their place in history with those stats and all that stuff. But at the end of the day, it's all about winning and what you can do to help your team get to that point. — Stephen Curry

My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. That's how I see business: great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people. — Steve Jobs

Being in therapy is great. I spend an hour just talking about myself. It's kinda like being the guy on a date. — Caroline Rhea

Once that bell rings you're on your own. It's just you and the other guy. — Joe Louis

I have a great relationship with the blacks. I've always had a great relationship with the blacks. — Donald Trump

Personally, I like one hand preacher curls with dumbbells. You don't have to do 100 pound dumbbells to get a burn. Heck I can do 35- 45 dumbbells and get something out of it. It's also great for guys that travel. It's the one piece of equipment that most hotels always have. — Phil Heath

They won't choose Joakim Noah as the MVP, but I think it's great that he's in the conversation and he should be. But it's just not the way it works, from my experience. It's got to go in the basket for you guys to pay attention to somebody. But he's pretty damn valuable in my opinion. — Gregg Popovich

Hrithik is the go-to guy for queries related to diet. He is great with expressions and is funny in real life. I wonder why someone hasn't cast him in a comic role yet. — Farhan Akhtar

I want to say thank you to the great state of Indiana and all the fans.... Pacers Nation, Blue and Gold, thank you guys so much. — Reggie Miller

My dad died, and my grandfather died, and my great-grandfather died. And the guy before him, I don't know. Probably died. — Norm MacDonald

You can run a lot of plays when your X is twice as big as the other guys' O. It makes your X's and O's pretty good. — Paul Westphal

There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge. The ratio of guys to girls at Harvard was four to one, so all of those things were playing in my mind. — Bonnie Raitt

I'm not a tough guy or a good fighter at all. [Boxing] is just a great way to work out that's not boring. It's also good for your mental health. If you have an Irish or Scottish last name you should definitely do it. — Gavin McInnes

Me, myself, I'm not a star. I'm just a regular guy who has a great rap album and is the protégé of Dr. Dre. But I'm the most down-to-earth guy. — Jayceon Terrell Taylor

It's always the guy who gets the diarrhea on the commercial at an inconvenient moment. As if you've ever been in a situation: 'You know, this would be a great time to get the runs, you think? I mean the sun's out, we're on the ferris wheel - what are we waiting for? — Richard Jeni

I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles. — Pete Sampras

I love how the men stand around cooking the barbie while the women have done all the work beforehand doing the marinade and making the salads and then everybody says, 'what a great barbie' to the guy cooking. A barbecue is just the ultimate blokes' pastime, isn't it? — Curtis Stone

The public regards lawyers with great distrust. They think lawyers are smarter than the average guy but use their intelligence deviously. Well, they're wrong. Usually they are not smarter. — F. Lee Bailey

I think a lot of people see, obviously, the business side of my father. But, I mean, he's just a great guy. We enjoyed the holidays so much. To be able to spend time with him when he's not necessarily working or not doing the political thing, I mean, he's much more of a blue collar American. — Donald Trump, Jr.

I had a three year relationship end. Ever have somebody just freak out on you in a relationship? Things are going great. After three years she wants to run out and find a guy that doesn't hit her. — Jim Norton

You got a handful of great guys - Ne-Yo, R. Kelly, Usher. You have a handful of great female artists. But for the most part the music world's changing and change is good. You have to make adjustments if you want to survive in that world. — Nas

I mean, I could go ahead and cut my head off in the guillotine, and it looks great, ... Well, now you turn on CNN and guys are really getting their heads cut off. ... As insane as our fantasy world gets, it's nowhere near as scary as reality. — Alice Cooper

By definition, gay is smart. I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a gay guy. — Jason Bateman

Full House was a show that was done for ten-year-olds. The critics hated it. They said terrible, terrible things about it. But it should have been reviewed by ten-year-olds. That's who it was made for. They loved it. And if they loved it, great. Why the hell does a fifty-year-old guy working at a big newspaper have to tell me I'm a piece of crap? — Bob Saget

He led quite a great life, ... He was an Old Testament figure railing against the establishment - a Jewish guy from New York who became a Buddhist, a poet, a musician. — Tom Hayden

It was also great to have the Backstreet Boys appear on stage with me because I have gotten to know them all a little bit just recently, and not only are they great performers, but they also very hard working professionals and really nice guys. — Elton John

Our dad was a great guy and we will never forget him. — Lara St. John

All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives. — Ralph Bakshi

I don't think you can shock an audience anymore. Me cutting my head off is a great illusion, but when you turn on CNN and there's a guy really getting his head cut off, it does dilute what I did. — Alice Cooper

Thierry Henry my grandchildren, hopefully my great grandchildren gonna have to hear about him because is super, absolutely super, top guy, top player — Martin Tyler

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