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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.

Pantelion and Televisa can reach my core fan base better than anyone, and with the distribution expertise and brand recognition of Lionsgate, I know we can build on the crossover audience that we began to reach with 'Instructions.'

Quotes by Eugenio Derbez

Joint undertakings stand a better chance when they benefit both sides.

Quotes by Euripides

I've found childbirth to be so unique in its ability to completely humble you while also completely empowering you. It reduces you to your essence and strips you of every pretense. It reminds you that you are no better than...

Quotes by Eva Amurri

Why doesn't that Devil take me with him? It would be much better with him than it is here.

Quotes by Eva Braun

I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.

Quotes by Eugene Ormandy

I can conduct better than I count.

Quotes by Eugene Ormandy

Space, the whole universe - I know no better place to find new physics.

Quotes by Eugene Parker

It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.

Quotes by Eugene V. Debs

Engineering serendipity is this idea that we can help people come across unexpected but helpful connections at a better than random rate. And in some ways it's based on trying to reassess this notion of serendipitous as lucky - to...

Quotes by Ethan Zuckerman

If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

Quotes by Eubie Blake

I like certain people's work better than my own.

Quotes by Ethan Canin

It's hard pressed to find a better American role model than Teddy Roosevelt.

Quotes by Ethan Carter III

Two heads are better than none.

Quotes by Ethan Coen

Physical comedy and musical theatre were never actually in my main focus at school. I was more of a dramatic actor. I always thought I was better at that.

Quotes by Ethan Slater

If we can modernise the workforce, make them better qualified, have this framework of qualifications, then I think they have a very good case for more money.

Quotes by Estelle Morris

Having seen a non-market economy, I suddenly understood much better what I liked about a market economy.

Quotes by Esther Dyson

Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.

Quotes by Esther Dyson

And besides, I'm so in Dutch with my neighbors here that I thought that was better than getting them all upset with what might be a fake bomb scare where they'd have to clear out the whole neighborhood.

Quotes by Ernst Zundel

I still can improve a lot on my defense. I just have to keep perfecting my skills and keep progressing. You're going to see a better Errol Spence next time I get in the ring.

Quotes by Errol Spence Jr.

When a stranger comes into our presence, then, first appearances are likely to enable us to anticipate his category and attributes, his 'social identity' - to use a term that is better than 'social status' because personal attributes such as...

Quotes by Erving Goffman

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.