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Better Off Quotes

Weighing what genuinely leaves people better off.

Whether it is a child suited to a particular kind of schooling or a society better served by informed journalism, these quotes turn on the idea that some paths leave people measurably better off than others. Related reading continues on Growth quotes.

I'm very open and honest, and I feel like it's important for women to hear that we're not perfect; none of us are perfect. And sometimes we aspire to have these ideas in our heads of what perfection is, and...

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

Unquestionably, the world is better off without Saddam.

Quotes by Adam Schiff

In the future, I'd like to continue being honest with myself and admit when I'd be better off asking someone else to illustrate my writing.

Quotes by Adam Rex

Escape Quotes

I have a theory that if you've got the kind of parents who want to send you to boarding school, you're probably better off at boarding school.

Quotes by Wendy Cope

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.

Warren Buffett

The more the American people see the sharp differences between Mr. Reagan and me and the visions we have of our future, the better off the American people will be.

Quotes by Walter F. Mondale

I felt that I'd rather be lucky than good. That's the aspect I kept bringing to baseball. The more superstitions I had, the better off I'd have of finding more luck.

Quotes by Wade Boggs

One of the first coaches I worked with on the national team told me that I was too skinny, too puny, and had no natural acceleration. He said I'd be better off looking for another facet of sport to follow....

Quotes by Victoria Pendleton

Freedom Quotes

As many have pointed out, it is not clear that we need so many public sector banks. The system could be better off if they are consolidated into fewer but healthier banks.

Quotes by Urjit Patel

I guess if you're not going to win the championship, you're better off taking the opportunity to win a Brickyard or a Daytona 500 than you are to make the Chase and then fizzle out.

Quotes by Tony Stewart

I wrote 'A Mindful Nation' to promote the values of slowing down, taking care of ourselves, being kind, and helping each other. It seems to me that if we embrace these values individually, it will benefit us collectively. And our...

Quotes by Tim Ryan

We need to ask whether, in the long term, some individuals with a history of psychosis may do better off medication.

Quotes by Thomas R. Insel

As a manager, the more consistent you are, the better off you are. It's easy to be up when things go well. When things don't go well, the players will follow your lead. So you have to be consistent and...

Quotes by Terry Francona

Growth Quotes

You're much better off as a love goddess to die around the age of 40.

Quotes by Sylvia Kristel

We face a dilemma because although everybody is better off than they've ever been at any time in our history, we've also got the biggest gap between the rich and the poor that we've ever had, and we've potentially got...

Quotes by Stuart Rose

A lifetime single worker really gets a horrid deal from Social Security. The return on average is less than 0.5 percent. These workers would be nearly better off stuffing their payroll tax dollars under a mattress.

Quotes by Stephen Moore

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico?

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

I've had relationships before where you break up, and you think you're going to die, and then you realise you're definitely not going to die, and actually, you're probably better off without them.

Quotes by Shura

Independence Quotes

If you have the feeling of choice, if you feel free, you will be better off. And when I say better off I mean that if people feel they have control over their lives, they call in for fewer sick...

Quotes by Sheena Iyengar

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the throughline in these better off quotes?
Each one is a comparison — boarding school versus home, a smarter press versus an uninformed public, one political vision versus another, and leaning into superstition versus rational planning in baseball.
Is there a political comparison in this set?
Yes — one quote contrasts "Mr. Reagan and me" and argues the American people will be better off the more clearly they see the difference between the two visions; it's presented as a historical campaign-era comparison, not a current opinion.
What's the baseball connection here?
One quote admits leaning on superstition over pure skill, saying "the more superstitions I had, the better off I'd have of finding more luck" — a candid take on chasing an edge in sports.
Why do people search better off quotes?
Usually to weigh one path against another — this collection is built entirely around that kind of comparison, from schooling to journalism to politics to sport.
Where can I read related quotes?
For the upside these comparisons chase, see Success quotes, or for what's being left behind, Freedom quotes.

One line even credits superstition, half-seriously, with tipping the odds in someone's favor. For nearby themes, browse Freedom quotes or Independence quotes.