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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.

Early episodes of TV I compare to out-of-town plays. You can make them better. You don't have all the time in the world, but you have time to make them better and improve them as you go along.

Quotes by Greg Berlanti

If you know somethin' well, you can always paint it but people would be better off buyin' chickens.

Quotes by Grandma Moses

In Germany, you can play aggressively, but the referee will always blow his whistle, but in England, that's not the case. That's better for me.

Quotes by Granit Xhaka

Neil's effect on the band was immediate and very fulfilling. He adds a certain edge to the sound and, of course, he is an incredible musician. We became a better band because of the inclusion of Neil Young.

Quotes by Graham Nash

I think Stills has been playing better than ever. I know a lot of it sounds self-serving, but he truly has.

Quotes by Graham Nash

I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm...

Quotes by Graham Nash

Eventually I found it had been working all along-but didn't show anything on screen until it had the first full page of text. I inserted 30 new lines, and suddenly my toy said 'hEllO woRlD'. An hour later I understood...

Quotes by Graham Nelson

People think that coaching is about winning football matches - which, of course, it is - but throughout my career it has also been about helping people become better, more able to deal with life and be more successful in...

Quotes by Graham Potter

You cannot win all the time and, often, we don't win that much. You have to have something and I think if we can create an environment where people genuinely think that we are trying to help them, trying to...

Quotes by Graham Potter

They're human beings before they're footballers and it's important to understand how can I help them. What do they need? How can they feel part of this? How can they feel they're improving in their career, because my job is...

Quotes by Graham Potter

I find young kids. I enjoy coaching and enjoy making them better players.

Quotes by Graham Roberts

I have to choose my words carefully because I don't want to sound like one of those who goes on about how things were better in my day.

Quotes by Graham Taylor

I've been competitive since day one. Even in little things as a child, like having a twin and a direct competitor for who makes better cookies.

Quotes by Gracie Gold

The English probably do that wordplay kind of humour and whimsy better than anyone, and I've always felt that my writing goes more to that than what I did when I came to Australia.

Quotes by Graeme Base

Digital has obviously changed things a lot, but not all for the better as far as I'm concerned. Of course it's much more convenient and you're getting instant results, but to me it just lacks the finesse of a roll...

Quotes by Graeme Le Saux

I am happy that I'm a better novelist than a screenwriter.

Quotes by Graeme Simsion

If you win the Premier League it means you have managed the difficult moments of the season better than anyone else.

Quotes by Graeme Souness

Final pairing on Sunday in a PGA Tour event? If you can't get up for that, you better find something else to do.

Quotes by Graham DeLaet

Any time you can involve fake mustaches, things are just better.

Quotes by Graham Elliot

Many people say I believe aliens built the pyramids. I don't. In fact I'm not a supporter of the 'ancient alien' hypothesis at all. I think a lost human civilization is a much better explanation of the mysteries and paradoxes...

Quotes by Graham Hancock

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.