Logo - Feel The Words

Better Job Quotes

On effort, growth, and doing more with what you have.

These quotes reflect on stepping up at work, whether that's a public official promising to work harder for constituents, a league finding new ways to reach fans, or the broader push for Career growth and improvement.

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

Quotes by Tony Campolo

I don't want to wake up and be bored. That's probably my greatest fear is to have nothing to do. What better job is there than to play quarterback for an NFL team, and certainly one that I've been on...

Quotes by Tom Brady

If we don't do a better job of getting illegal worker immigration policies in place, it's going to be a significant impediment to a number of industries.

Quotes by Thom Tillis

We could have done a better job explaining what was in the Affordable Care Act, but when you talk to people and you don't label it, people get really excited about what's in it. It is going to make a...

Quotes by Terri Sewell

Career Quotes

As we get older, we get better at choosing in ways that will make us happy. We do a better job at picking activities that make us happy, and at spending time with people who make us happy. We're also...

Quotes by Sheena Iyengar

I just want to keep laying down really great, strong characters, and the more I go unrecognized, the better job I feel I'm doing.

Quotes by Scoot McNairy

We in the media have been guilty about not doing a better job of making people understand how really simple cooking is. We've made everyone feel like they have to be a chef.

Quotes by Ruth Reichl

There is a crisis of public morality. Instead of policing bedrooms, we ought to be doing a better job policing boardrooms.

Quotes by Robert Reich

We can do a much better job free of protectionist Europeans.

Quotes by Priti Patel

Growth Quotes

Tax cuts create more jobs and this is something we as Republicans have to do a better job of marketing.

Quotes by Pete Sessions

I may not be able to re-record a song, but I can do a better job each time I sing it.

Quotes by Patty Loveless

The Internet Governance Forum - which brings together NGOs, government officials and companies - needs to do a better job of including representatives from Africa, Latin America, and Asia and addressing their issues.

Quotes by Ory Okolloh

I think I just have to control what I can control. I can control myself. I can't control anything else but what I do. I definitely know I can do a better job at that.

Quotes by Odell Beckham, Jr.

I'm interested in running for an office that would allow me the opportunity to work harder and do a better job for the citizens of this state, and I will not rule out any office that gives me that ability.

Quotes by Nina Turner

Opportunity Quotes

I think there's a misconception, often times, I think society portrays truckers as people who can't get a better job or maybe uneducated, and I think that's a really unfair assessment.

Quotes by Michelle Monaghan

We've certainly learned a lot of lessons from Katrina, from Rita. Rita was better than Katrina. We're doing a better job planning. We're closer - more closely aligned with the Department of Defense. These things would be positive things if...

Quotes by Michael Chertoff

While loyalists and defectors overall said John Smith did a better job of standing up for Labour's values, they put Blair ahead on representing the whole country, appealing beyond traditional Labour voters and offering strong, competent leadership; switchers to the...

Quotes by Michael Ashcroft

Digital technology can be a great resource, but it can also be a pernicious one, so it's how we, as a society, really study the cognitive impact of that and use evidence-based research to go after the technology designers to...

Quotes by Maryanne Wolf

We need to do a better job of loving each other beyond race, beyond belief, beyond our difference.

Quotes by Mark Foster

Stability Quotes

We, as a league, must do a better job of protecting the integrity of the game and the safety of our players.

Quotes by Mario Lemieux

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "Better Job" mean across these quotes?
These quotes are about striving to perform at a higher level—whether in public service, sports organizations, or business—rather than accepting the current standard of work.
Is there a quote about politics?
Yes, one quote reflects on wanting elected officials to show greater commitment toward helping people who are struggling financially, without pointing to any particular side.
How do the quotes compare major sports leagues?
One quote compares how different major sports leagues have handled promoting the fun, social side of their games, suggesting there's still room for improvement.
What drives someone to seek public office in this collection?
Yes, one quote comes from someone weighing a run for public office specifically because they want to put in more effort and serve the community better.
Where can I find quotes about career growth and opportunity?
The Career quotes page and the Opportunity quotes page both build on this theme of striving to improve.

A recurring idea here is that doing better isn't just personal ambition, it's also about responding more seriously to people who need support. Read more in our Opportunity and Stability quotes.