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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 love doing stand-up, and the more you do outside of stand-up to raise your profile, the better your stand-up becomes in terms of the quality of gigs.

Quotes by Erik Griffin

I've heard from the movie marketplace that James Cameron did such a killer job with 'Titanic' that it's almost impossible to do anything better.

Quotes by Erik Larson

Any systems can always be made better.

Quotes by Erik Prince

The left wants to protect social programs, the right wants to protect defense and intelligence spending and all the rest. I say the defense and intelligence world will be better off with a smaller budget. They would be less encumbered...

Quotes by Erik Prince

I've always been a person who thinks it's really important to better themselves.

Quotes by Erica Cerra

It's better to do one thing at a time and give your full concentration.

Quotes by Erica Fernandes

Computers get better faster than anything else ever.

Quotes by Erik Brynjolfsson

Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all.

Quotes by Erik Erikson

Men have always shown a dim knowledge of their better potentialities by paying homage to those purest leaders who taught the simplest and most inclusive rules for an undivided mankind.

Quotes by Erik Erikson

If you say you're going to do something, you better damn well do it.

Quotes by Eric Swalwell

If we can put a probe on Mars or put online orders on your doorstep within hours, surely we can harness our unparalleled innovative spirit to prolong and better our lives while creating thousands of new jobs in the life...

Quotes by Eric Swalwell

Your health shouldn't rely on pleas for kindness from strangers. We can and will do better.

Quotes by Eric Swalwell

I believe in the promise of America, which is if you work hard, you do better for yourselves, and you dream bigger for kids.

Quotes by Eric Swalwell

If you are running for the presidency of the United States, you better have a strong opinion.

Quotes by Eric Trump

Most companies are busy making their products worse, not better. Updating is almost always a disaster.

Quotes by Eric Ries

And the more broadband we can get globally, the better. It's better for the world; it's better for our advertisers; it's better for Google.

Quotes by Eric Schmidt

The more broadband we can get globally, the better. It's better for the world; it's better for our advertisers; it's better for Google.

Quotes by Eric Schmidt

Organizing gives workers the power to lift themselves out of poverty and build a better future.

Quotes by Eric Schneiderman

Transformational politics requires us to challenge the way people think about issues, opening their minds to better possibilities.

Quotes by Eric Schneiderman

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

Quotes by Eric Sevareid

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.