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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.

You have to feel comfortable - then you can perform better.

Quotes by Manuel Neuer

The Premier league is better with Mourinho.

Quotes by Manuel Pellegrini

We can all get better. We all have to think about how to improve ourselves, no matter how good we are.

Quotes by Manuel Pellegrini

When a movie based on a book comes out, people always say that the book is always better than the movie. So I'm always interested in reading the book, too.

Quotes by Mannie Fresh

By the age of 17, Wayne was confident. He knew, 'This is what I am. I'm an MC.' You had Missy Elliott saying she loved Lil Wayne. Lyrically, he was getting better and better.

Quotes by Mannie Fresh

Orson Welles's second 'I-did-it' should show once and for all that film making, radio and the stage are three different guys better kept separated. 'The Magnificent Ambersons' is one of those versions of the richest family in town during the...

Quotes by Manny Farber

I'm playing in the World Series. Can't get any better than this.

Quotes by Manny Machado

I know I can be a way better player as a shortstop than I can at third.

Quotes by Manny Machado

I really wanted to change the idea of what is possible and to show that 'deaf can' and what better place to do that than on national television?

Quotes by Mandy Harvey

Sometimes moving your body can bring you into a better place mentally and emotionally.

Quotes by Mandy Ingber

I do think it's possible to change for the better.

Quotes by Mandy Moore

I don't want to take fame for granted because that is when you start to think you are better than everyone else. That is when you start thinking that you are someone that you are not.

Quotes by Mandy Moore

I try to get that across in the work, to try to, if I'm lucky, to make this world a little bit better for all of us before I check out. And that's if I'm lucky, I don't always get...

Quotes by Mandy Patinkin

My inner motivation is to make the world a better place; the bad guy and the good guy think the same thing.

Quotes by Mandy Patinkin

Sometimes a scream is better than a thesis.

Quotes by Manfred Eigen

It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.

Quotes by Manfred von Richthofen

It is always better to wait for a good surprise instead of thinking about it.

Quotes by Mani Sharma

I measure the impact I make by how harsh the attacks are. The harsher the attacks, the better I am doing.

Quotes by Manal al-Sharif

Study after study has demonstrated that people are better off financially, healthier, happier if they are married, and indeed, I repeat, if they are formally married as opposed to simply living together.

Quotes by Malcolm Turnbull

There's so much excellent new music around that I can't afford to buy it all and I haven't the time to review as much as I'd like. I can't remember a better time to be a musician or to listen...

Quotes by Malcolm Wilson

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.