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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 stopped buying Sunday papers about 15 years ago, because you'd buy handfuls of them, and what you got, because the hard news comes from so many other channels, was opinion pieces. You're better off spending the money on a...

Quotes by Gerry Adams

If you are a manufacturer, an Internet company doesn't suit you. An Internet company does not display your product; it can't upsell. But we do a better job than any of the opposition.

Quotes by Gerry Harvey

At the end of the day, the more quality individuals you develop in the community, the better off the community should be.

Quotes by Gerry Harvey

Society might have been better off without them, but we are supposed to look after the disadvantaged, and so we do it. But it doesn't help the society.

Quotes by Gerry Harvey

Kids go to school; we develop them at school. We develop them later on in the workplace so that we get better quality individuals, so that we get less people that are dependent or get into problems.

Quotes by Gerry Harvey

The important thing for any young singer or musician is to keep focused on becoming a better musician as opposed to becoming a bigger celebrity.

Quotes by Gerry Rafferty

Sometimes, the players who are not spoken about a lot, they grow and get better - with silence.

Quotes by Gerard Deulofeu

I always had the feeling, even when I started, that my photography was meant to be archival in nature. Sort of like wine, I guess - they get better with age.

Quotes by Gerard Malanga

I'll retire at Barca. I don't know when - the older I am, the better. I'm sure about that; I can't see myself wearing any other shirt.

Quotes by Gerard Pique

I think when people say Madrid are playing well and Barca are not and vice-versa, or when one wins the Champions League, it's better than the other, I don't think that makes sense. Everyone takes their own path.

Quotes by Gerard Pique

In order to eliminate injustices and to ensure there would be less controversy, I would introduce technology that would make refereeing better.

Quotes by Gerard Pique

Sometimes, it is logical that by analysing a player, one thinks it is better to play him in one place or another, but then, if he is good, you can be more flexible.

Quotes by Gerardo Martino

We've lost these qualities, these abilities to do something by hand. Some illustrators have it still, but it's just not art. We have photography. We have cameras and computers that do it better and faster.

Quotes by Gerhard Richter

The one thing that makes writing a better pastime than reading is that you can make things turn out the way you want in the end!

Quotes by Geraldine McCaughrean

I speak Spanish to my children and they speak it better than me.

Quotes by Geraldo Rivera

You get into such a routine of trying so hard each day and racing between 180 and 220 km., and as soon as you stop, it's weird, but you start to seize up. So it's easier if you keep the...

Quotes by Geraint Thomas

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

Quotes by Gerald R. Ford

I started out in theatre, and there's no better feeling than the adrenaline of being on stage.

Quotes by Georgia Groome

If people were able to afford to eat nutritious food, I think they would make better choices.

Quotes by Georgina Bloomberg

It is better to waste one's youth than to do nothing with it at all.

Quotes by Georges Courteline

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.