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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'm not better when I force shots. I'm going to take them as they come. They are really sagging in there, trying to take me out of the game. It's my job to find guys. I want to be aggressive...

Quotes by Tim Duncan

When we buy somebody, we cut the head off. We keep the operators who are looking - I hate to use this term - they're looking for a leader. We lead very well. And we immediately spend money on them...

Quotes by Tilman J. Fertitta

We've got to play better basketball.

Quotes by Tim Buckley

I don't think once you book a part you should stop going to class. I think you should constantly remind yourself that you're working and that you're working on getting better.

Quotes by Tiffany Thornton

You just have to be comfortable in your own skin before you jump into something where people that you're going against are going to be better than you in some way every time.

Quotes by Tiffany Thornton

Stuntmen don't have a lavish life. They are such hard working people, but not respected enough. And I don't like that. If I become something in my life, I want to give them a better life, take them to a...

Quotes by Tiger Shroff

I want to better myself with every film. My goal is to be at the highest level someday, and I know I will get there, too. I have strong work ethics.

Quotes by Tiger Shroff

You can always become better.

Quotes by Tiger Woods

Whenever I made money I invested in myself... I bought whatever I needed to make my career better. I never really spent money on other stuff, like buying expensive cars.

Quotes by Tiesto

I like show business - performing. I can't think of anything better.

Quotes by Tiffany Darwish

I express myself better when I'm singing, so I always want to hold on to the music side.

Quotes by Tiffany Hwang

When I was younger, I was always a musician that could play by ear better than I could analytically.

Quotes by Thundercat

We're like old people now playing music. I'm so glad we stuck it out because it's a lot better. I used to feel kind of anxious. Now our apprenticeship is over.

Quotes by Thurston Moore

If you have an opponent who is clearly better than you, then OK, you have something to analyse.

Quotes by Thomas Tuchel

It's better to always be aware of the qualities of Ole Gunnar Solskaer.

Quotes by Thomas Tuchel

For the creative players, sometimes it is better that they are not under pressure.

Quotes by Thomas Tuchel

If you'll think about various series you've read, can you think of any instance in which, say, the tenth volume of the series is notably better than the first nine? I can't.

Quotes by Thomas Perry

I loved American universities. In many ways, they are better organized - certainly than French universities.

Quotes by Thomas Piketty

There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it.

Quotes by Thomas R. Cech

If you want to study one of these strange organisms, you had better have a good justification. It's not good to study gene organisation in some obscure insect that no one's ever heard about.

Quotes by Thomas R. Cech

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.