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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 shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it.

Quotes by Victoria Woodhull

Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.

Quotes by Victoria Woodhull

I come from a place where getting a call to do a film is a big thing. I would work double hard to better a partly-convincing film than be without work.

Quotes by Vijay Deverakonda

But I love the hot sweat. I think overheating onstage is invigorating. It's better than being comfortable. I think being comfortable is the death of a show.

Quotes by Victoria Legrand

I have learned how to better handle things as they come.

Quotes by Victoria Azarenka

I think I was quite difficult to cast when I was in my twenties because I never looked like Cameron Diaz. I'm not talking myself down, but I was never going to be the romantic lead in a Hollywood blockbuster....

Quotes by Victoria Hamilton

I feel like I have another level every year that I start a new season of basketball. If I continue to keep growing, and make everything consistent, I'm going to get better and better each year.

Quotes by Victor Oladipo

It was a crazy series, 1960. The Yankees were predicted to beat us four straight. And on paper, we couldn't match them because they had better players. But we also had twenty-five guys that wanted to win, and we did...

Quotes by Vernon Law

I liked Jackie as an individual. I felt bad about how he was treated. He's a better man than me by far.

Quotes by Vernon Law

I think hitting's just repetition. The more you hit, the better you're gonna get.

Quotes by Vernon Wells

I really like the group tour better than going it alone. First of all, it kind of takes the pressure off a little. I'm not a naturally extroverted person. But I also like it because it brings in new fans....

Quotes by Veronica Roth

We're all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety, it's...

Quotes by Vera Farmiga

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

Quotes by Vera Farmiga

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Quotes by Vera Wang

Personal power gives you a sense of accomplishment. It enables you to live fully and zestfully. It provides you with a mature reason for liking yourself better. To state it another way, it is the mark of a healthy and...

Quotes by Vernon Howard

I want the films of every person I am compared to and am reportedly in competition with to do better than me.

Quotes by Varun Dhawan

It often happens that the man who pursues the dollar too diligently finds it hard to catch, but if he will pursue some other and better goal, dollars come around to see what sort of fellow he is.

Quotes by Vash Young

The movies and the parts I'm being offered are becoming better and better.

Quotes by Vanessa Paradis

Growing up, the image I had of Princess Margaret was completely different. I knew that she was a slightly tragic figure, but I didn't know why. Now, I love her with my all my heart. She was such an amazing...

Quotes by Vanessa Kirby

I know what level my skills are and what I am still yet to be capable of by getting better.

Quotes by Valtteri Bottas

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.