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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.

We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.

Quotes by Wayne Coyne

I wish I sang better.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

Nothing's better than coming away from a film when people don't even recognize you, because you've undergone a total transformation.

Quotes by Warwick Davis

I definitely enjoy the kind of magic that happens being on stage with a group when everything's working. The vibe when that's happening gets even better if the audience is involved and you can feel that interaction. That's something you...

Quotes by Washed Out

Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler and I used to argue for hours about who the best athletes are. I thought football players were better overall.

Quotes by Warren Moon

The two things that could have been better is number one, to get major military force into the community almost immediately to make sure that there was law and order. Number two, we had enough helicopters to airlift food into...

Quotes by Warren Rudman

What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter.

Quotes by Warren Spahn

Ideas are nothing. They're irrelevant. If you think your idea is so important, you're doomed. The reality is if you don't like one idea, I've got 299 more. If I tell you my idea, and you can execute better against...

Quotes by Warren Spector

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

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.

Warren Buffett

Your premium brand had better be delivering something special, or it's not going to get the business.

Warren Buffett

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.

Warren Buffett

I'm not saying that men make better fathers than women do mothers.

Quotes by Warren Farrell

A lot of people in my family have high blood pressure. Dre told me I better start hitting the gym... so I took his advice.

Quotes by Warren G

I do all I can to make my world a better place to live in for me and for my kids as well.

Quotes by Wangechi Mutu

That's why I have always admired documentaries, because they open windows that can make you understand much better where you come from, much better than fiction, I think.

Quotes by Walter Salles

The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other hand, what you have to say and how you say it is the ultimate determination.

Quotes by Walter Murch

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

Quotes by Walter Lippmann

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

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.