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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.

It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.

Quotes by Karl Kraus

The English king's power was curbed by Parliament, though that wasn't always a good thing, as politicians often behave no better than monarchs - there are just more of them.

Quotes by Karen Maitland

My own fashion sense has been influenced by 'We'll Take Manhattan.' It's gotten a little better.

Quotes by Karen Gillan

I think, for every phase of your life, you take something out of it, you learn from it, you grow from it. You just have to try to take what you can from it and then move on to the...

Quotes by Karen Handel

Creating more and better jobs is how you build a strong economy.

Quotes by Karen Handel

In certain ways, we, many of us, stopped paying attention to the world. I have to think we would have moved on the whole climate issue in a different way if we'd been paying better attention.

Quotes by Karen Joy Fowler

Dancers, like all performing artists, like nothing better than to be challenged.

Quotes by Karen Kain

We believe that we can deliver better shareholder value by remaining an independent retailer.

Quotes by Karen Katz

Well, the idea of God as a supreme being means that he is simply like us, writ large, and just bigger and better, the end product of the series; whereas this divine personality that we meet in the Bible was,...

Quotes by Karen Armstrong

Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith - even though when this prejudice took root Islam...

Quotes by Karen Armstrong

Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before, how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever.

Quotes by Karen Blixen

I am not against any kind of physical intimacy on screen, but kissing is a big no unless it's with Jennifer. I'd like to kiss her on-screen as we do it at home, too. If we get paid for it,...

Quotes by Karan Singh Grover

When we went up against teams that were better, I just hoped that we could steal the victories.

Quotes by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When you go to hotels, who are the maids who work at most of those hotels? A lot of them are immigrants. We take pride in that because we're in a better place and want to provide for our families.

Quotes by Kamaru Usman

Becoming a musician is a strange thing. It's not all cupcakes and ice cream. You're trying to master an instrument, and you sometimes can't tell if you're getting better. You love it, but you also hate it.

Quotes by Kamasi Washington

My team and my fans are going to keep growing and getting better and making a name for ourselves.

Quotes by Kane Brown

I know that sounds weird, but I always compete with myself. If I do something, I always look at a chart and say I can do better the next week.

Quotes by Kane Brown

I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.

Quotes by Kanye West

We earned our dollars in a hard way;, nobody gave us a feast or gave it on a plate. We worked hard and we have innovated; we have made things in a better way at a cheaper rate and gave...

Quotes by Kallam Anji Reddy

I was in better shape when I went into boot camp than when I came out.

Quotes by Kai Ryssdal

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.