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Better Quotes

On growth, progress and making things better.

These quotes range from finishing a piece of writing that finally feels worth sharing to teamwork producing stronger results than working alone, with a side note on technology's uneven effect on security. For more, see our Growth quotes.

I think it's better to burn out than to fade away... it's better to live out your days being very, very active - even if it destroys you - than to quietly... disappear.

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

The vast majority of Muslims are moderates working for a better future and seeking a peaceful life.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

If the preservation of the home means the enslavement of women, economically or morally, then we had better break it.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

A good education is usually harmful to a dancer. A good calf is better than a good head.

Quotes by Agnes de Mille

Aspiration Quotes

There's nothing better than making music and hearing 3,000 people chant, 'Afrojack! Afrojack!'

Quotes by Afrojack

I am hoping to improve my writing and rapping, as well as get a better grasp on how to make beats and music that complements what I do vocally. It's a learning process that hopefully won't end.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Every record I do does a little better than the last, which in turn makes me more stressed out.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

Quotes by Aesop

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Quotes by Aesop

Change Quotes

Search well and be wise, nor believe that self-willed pride will ever be better than good counsel.

Quotes by Aeschylus

Death is easier than a wretched life; and better never to have born than to live and fare badly.

Quotes by Aeschylus

The biggest beauty myth is that everyone looks better without makeup. That's not true. Makeup is important.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

Psychology is simply great because it helps you better understand all kinds of people.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

I am trying to be better than anybody who ever laced up a pair of boxing gloves, and I think that pretty much sums up everything.

Growth Quotes

I want a guy I can go hiking with, who wants to do outdoorsy stuff. It's so much fun to be out in nature and who better to do that with than the person you're dating?

Quotes by Adrianne Palicki

It looks better when you do your own stunts, because seeing somebody's face when they're doing them is fun for the audience.

Quotes by Adrianne Palicki

I try to find a vocalist that I don't have to make better. I try to find a vocalist that can make me better, and in turn, I can make them better so that we are, as a team, making...

Quotes by Adrian Younge

Having Ghost and Raekwon together on multiple tracks is almost like cheating because they fit so well together. Their chemistry is undeniable, and they clearly make each other better.

Quotes by Adrian Younge

I started my career so early and developed in print for better or for worse, so I think there's a sense some of my earliest readers are kind of copilots on this voyage with me.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

Hope Quotes

My favorite food was seafood, and that's all I used to eat. And then there I was, 27 years old, and bam, I have this allergic reaction - and it's life-threatening. So it's very important to spread the word and...

Quotes by Adrian Peterson

Frequently Asked Questions

What different ideas about "better" appear on this page?
The quotes touch on writing something "for better or for worse," a technical point about security traffic getting "better and better," and the simple observation that "two people can work on a problem better than one."
Is there a quote about collaboration?
Yes: "Two people can work on a problem better than one," a concise statement in favor of teamwork. For more on personal development, see Growth.
Does this page touch on writing or creative projects?
Yes, one references putting a copy of "A Christmas Carol" on a desk before beginning to write something described as being, "for better or for worse," a personal creative work.
Is there a more technical or security-focused quote here?
Yes: "The most important impact of technology on communications security is that it draws better and better traffic into vulnerable channels," a specific observation about technology and security. For more on aiming higher, see Aspiration.
Does this page connect "better" to bigger personal change?
Indirectly - one quote about outlines and treatments notes the difficulty of turning ideas on paper into "something better," touching on the challenge of improving on your own plans. For more on transformation and looking ahead positively, see Change or Hope.

Continue with our Change quotes on transformation or Hope quotes for a more optimistic outlook.