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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.

At first, I was a pretty horrific singer, and then I got a little better.

Quotes by Gus Dapperton

If everyone could see everyone else the way their mom saw them, it would be a much better place for all of us.

Quotes by Gus Kenworthy

The secret of big and revolutionary actions also consists in discovering the tiny step that is simultaneously a strategic step, insofar as it entails additional steps in the direction of a better reality.

Quotes by Gustav Heinemann

Insecurity and resignation mingle with the hope for a better order.

Quotes by Gustav Heinemann

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier.

Quotes by Gustav Mahler

Exuberance is better than taste.

Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

The better a work is, the more it attracts criticism; it is like the fleas who rush to jump on white linens.

Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

It's TV: you just have to jump in and just do it. You don't have time to think about it. You don't have time to write a history, which makes it even better. I go with first instincts.

Quotes by Guillermo Diaz

Remember that everything you do in the gym makes a difference in the way you live your life outside of the gym. The brownie tastes better when there's no guilt for eating it. Your relationships with other people are more...

Quotes by Gunnar Peterson

Our goal is to upgrade the life of China's middle class. We all want to live better.

Quotes by Guo Guangchang

If you tell me I can't do something, that's the worst thing to tell me. And that's what I tell girls, and what Beckham's about: you can do it, you can do it better, and you can do it in...

Quotes by Gurinder Chadha

It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge.

Quotes by Grover Cleveland

Some day I will be better remembered.

Quotes by Grover Cleveland

I have this hope that there is a better way. Higher-level tools that actually let you see the structure of the software more clearly will be of tremendous value.

Quotes by Guido van Rossum

It is often better to have a great deal of harm happen to one than a little; a great deal may rouse you to remove what a little will only accustom you to endure.

Quotes by Grenville Kleiser

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?

Quotes by Greta Garbo

The Catholic theatrics are pretty high quality, but the Protestants have better hymns.

Quotes by Greta Gerwig

Meditating, even for a little bit, is better than nothing.

Quotes by Gretchen Bleiler

I wish some days that I didn't have as much drive as I do. I'd sleep better.

Quotes by Gretchen Carlson

I do better with routines and predictability. I don't react well when there's a sudden change in the schedule.

Quotes by Gretchen Rubin

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.