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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.

On average, the higher the novelty score a film had, the better it did at the box office. But only up to a point. Push past that novelty threshold, and there's a precipice; the revenue earned by a film fell...

Quotes by Hannah Fry

I don't have any style icons, but I get inspiration from my friends. My style motto is that it is better to be overdressed than underdressed.

Quotes by Hannah Kearney

To overcome any sort of fear is satisfying, and to overcome it well is even better.

Quotes by Hannah Kearney

I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players...

Quotes by Hampton Sides

I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in.

Quotes by Hanif Kureishi

I am very proud to be an American. This country has so much potential, I'd just like to see things better, or whatever, and I think it will be.

Quotes by Hank Aaron

Jackie was speaking at a drugstore, and I said, 'I'm not going to get this opportunity again, so I better take my chances and listen to Jackie Robinson now.' Little did I know, I got front row seats, and next...

Quotes by Hank Aaron

I agree with President Roosevelt, and generations since, that American seniors deserve better than poverty.

Quotes by Hank Johnson

For us Icelanders, the Sagas are like the Bible, only much better.

Quotes by Hallgrimur Helgason

Bahrainis are better off than many other Arabs. We have a welfare state, everybody gets a salary whether they have a job or not. Electricity and food are subsidized; school and healthcare are free. And we don't differentiate between Bahrainis...

Quotes by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Although I have lived in Manhattan since 1992, for the better part of two decades I have remained in blissful oblivion of all matters sportif.

Quotes by Hamish Bowles

It's better to waste money than time. You can always get more money.

Quotes by Hal Sparks

I ate better in Liberia than I did in Ohio.

Quotes by Hailey Gates

I challenge myself everywhere, onstage, on the golf course. Hey, isn't that the point of it all? To keep getting better? Otherwise why do it?

Quotes by Hal Linden

Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.

Quotes by H. L. Mencken

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.

Quotes by H. L. Mencken

Personally, I would not care for immortality in the least. There is nothing better than oblivion, since in oblivion there is no wish unfulfilled. We had it before we were born yet did not complain. Shall we whine because we...

Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

Nothing is really typical of my efforts... I'm simply casting about for better ways to crystallise and capture certain strong impressions (involving the elements of time, the unknown, cause and effect, fear, scenic and architectural beauty, and other seemingly ill-assorted...

Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.

Quotes by Ha-Joon Chang

The bigger the movies you're in, the chances are better at getting more diverse roles.

Quotes by Haaz Sleiman

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.