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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 switching is like a lot of things. You can do it - it's a game plan - but you better do it well. You better practise it.

Quotes by Nick Nurse

Reading good books is one distraction that will help you become a better writer. And writing - that's the thing - writing is what will really make you a better writer. Write bad stories until you begin to write so-so...

Quotes by Nick Petrie

I think the better actor I am, the better person I become.

Quotes by Nick Gehlfuss

We plutocrats need to get this trickle-down economics thing behind us: this idea that the better we do, the better everyone else will do. It's not true. How could it be? I earn 1,000 times the median wage, but I...

Quotes by Nick Hanauer

The most insidious thing about trickle-down economics is not the claim that if the rich get richer, everyone is better off. It is the claim made by those who oppose any increase in the minimum wage that if the poor...

Quotes by Nick Hanauer

I was happy that I was drafted, and then it was the Yankees and that just made it even better.

Quotes by Nick Johnson

Anyone you give a ton of money to is going to go slightly crazy. I don't think comedians are particularly special in that regard; they just are better or more vocal in their expressions of their craziness.

Quotes by Nick Kroll

I think Canadians support their athletes a little better than the Australians do.

Quotes by Nick Kyrgios

It's better to be the underdog than have all the pressure, for sure.

Quotes by Nick Kyrgios

We were also able to do a great deal of work to improve highways, airports and airways, waterways, and railways, all of which are important and have provided a better quality of life and economic development opportunities for my constituents.

Quotes by Nick Lampson

The more nature and stuff, the better. The source of our power comes from nature, and the closer to nature you are, the more you can power up.

Quotes by Nick Cummins

It's no wonder that new ventures such as The Daily look first to Gawker Media when staffing up. We should not wait for a poaching expedition to pay someone what they deserve. I apologize if that has been the case...

Quotes by Nick Denton

As long as you know, within yourself, that you're no better than anyone else out there, you're OK.

Quotes by Nick Carter

Writing screenplays makes me a better musician because it clears my head. After writing a movie, I go running back to music as fast as I can.

Quotes by Nick Cave

I really enjoy the people. I find them to be better educated and wittier.

Quotes by Nicholas Lea

We must find a credible route through Brexit to build a better country and go forward together.

Quotes by Nicholas Soames

Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better.

Quotes by Nicholas Stern

It's very important that there should be cross-fertilisation between government and academia. Both parties can benefit from having a better understanding of how the other works.

Quotes by Nicholas Stern

But that we didn't have the level of experience in terms of working in the industry so you weren't sure and you needed to see it and this is an industry that the more you work the better you get...

Quotes by Nia Long

I think you grow through your experiences; you get better as you grow and I'm not nearly where I think I'm going to be eventually where I inspire to be and hopefully the opportunities will continue to come.

Quotes by Nia Long

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.