--- title: "10 Good Opening Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Good Opening quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Good Opening sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/sourav-ganguly-3643_always_a-good-opening-stand-is-always-crucial-f_1428070.jpg" --- > [A good opening stand is always crucial for a team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sourav-ganguly/a-good-opening-stand-is-always-crucial-for-a-team/) [Sourav Ganguly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sourav-ganguly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/sourav-ganguly-3643_always_a-good-opening-stand-is-always-crucial-f_1428070.jpg) > [I'm not good at opening up with people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paige/i-m-not-good-at-opening-up-with-people/) [Paige](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paige/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/931/paige-9794_good_i-m-not-good-at-opening-up-with-people-1_1643566.jpg) > [A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provided they come close together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-fellini/a-good-opening-and-a-good-ending-make-for-a-good-film-provided-they/) [Federico Fellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-fellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c91/federico-fellini-4845_cinema_a-good-opening-and-a-good-ending-make-fo_2149726.jpg) > [A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/federico-fellini/a-good-opening-and-a-good-ending-make-for-a-good-film-provide-they/) [Federico Fellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/federico-fellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/federico-fellini-4845_cinema_a-good-opening-and-a-good-ending-make-fo_417634.jpg) > [My fans do guarantee me a good opening on the day my film releases. So the responsibility is more on me on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sudeep/my-fans-do-guarantee-me-a-good-opening-on-the-day-my-film-releases-so/) [Sudeep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sudeep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/473/sudeep-11178_cinema_my-fans-do-guarantee-me-a-good-opening-o_2025227.jpg) > [Sometimes making people laugh or even making them scared can be accomplished by a good opening sequence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-cooper/sometimes-making-people-laugh-or-even-making-them-scared-can-be/) [Kyle Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-cooper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/kyle-cooper-70935_accomplished_sometimes-making-people-laugh-or-even-ma_648524.png) > [It feels really good to give back. I'm opening the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre in Australia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-newton-john/it-feels-really-good-to-give-back-i-m-opening-the-olivia-newton-john/) [Olivia Newton-John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-newton-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a27/olivia-newton-john-5653_australia_it-feels-really-good-to-give-back-i-m-op_112624.jpg) > [“The important thing to remember about presenting this opening question is that it cannot be vague. Readers have to understand enough about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-important-thing-to-remember-about-presenting-this-opening/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/anonymous-1_beginnings_the-important-thing-to-remember-about-pr_485307.jpg) > [There are all sorts of theories and ideas about what constitutes a good opening line. It's tricky thing, and tough to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/there-are-all-sorts-of-theories-and-ideas-about-what-constitutes-a/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76f/stephen-king-13_firsts_there-are-all-sorts-of-theories-and-idea_1078583.jpg) > [“And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-morrison/and-the-city-in-its-own-way-gets-down-for-you-cooperates-smoothing/) [Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-morrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/795/toni-morrison-271_dark-place_and-the-city-in-its-own-way-gets-down-fo_2154325.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good-opening/#itemlist", "name": "Good Opening Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, 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