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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.

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the old pattern and make it new.

Quotes by Hubert H. Humphrey

When you think you've made it, you need to keep pushing because the person next to you or your competitor is also getting better, and you need to be able to stay ahead.

Quotes by Huda Kattan

The higher someone's profile, the easier it is for a defendant to trade him up to the feds. Mr. Big is always a better catch than Mr. Small.

Quotes by Howie Carr

I think the solution to making this world better is if we would just be healthy, mentally.

Quotes by Howie Mandel

You've got a global food problem. You've got a food problem in the United States. You've got a food problem in Africa... in Asia. And so the truth is, the U.S. is going to have to produce more, on not...

Quotes by Howard Graham Buffett

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

Quotes by Horace Walpole

Let me alone: I have yet my legs and one arm. Tell the surgeon to make haste and his instruments. I know I must lose my right arm, so the sooner it's off the better.

Quotes by Horatio Nelson

The illusion that times that were are better than those that are, has probably pervaded all ages.

Quotes by Horace Greeley

Writing is a puzzle you'll spend your lifetime unlocking. You will never know it all; you will never know enough. You can always be better, and figuring out how to be better is part of the thrill and joy of...

Quotes by Holly Lisle

My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.

Quotes by Holly Near

I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter.

Quotes by Holly Near

It's better to get a rosebud while you're alive than a whole bouquet after you're dead.

Quotes by Home Run Baker

For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.

Homer

Radio astronomy reflects our fascination with how audio can be used to understand information or ideas. Just as scientists visualize data through charts and pictures, we can use 'data sonification' to translate radio signals into sound that help us better...

Quotes by Honor Harger

A hexagonal piece of cheese is a lot better than a square piece of cheese.

Quotes by Hod Lipson

No man is ever old enough to know better.

Quotes by Holbrook Jackson

Beware of your habits. The better they are the more surely they will be your undoing.

Quotes by Holbrook Jackson

The competition I played against was fantastic, but golf is a different game now. The courses have shrunk because the equipment has gotten better. They're hitting the ball 10 to 15 percent farther because of the changes in the golf...

Quotes by Hollis Stacy

I think there are a lot of really positive aspects to social media for novelists. Even though our work is pretty solitary, through Twitter and Tumblr and Facebook and Instagram and blogging in general, we're better able to connect directly...

Quotes by Holly Black

If my films did better at the box office in Japan, it would be easier to get them made.

Quotes by Hirokazu Kore-eda

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.