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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.

My high school class was the first one to know, during the college recruiting process, to know there was the option to play professional basketball, to know that the WNBA was there, and to know I better pick a school...

Quotes by Sue Bird

Books are like movies of the mind and it's better to leave Kinsey where she is.

Quotes by Sue Grafton

The environment is better and better for Democrats.

Quotes by Stuart Rothenberg

Writing is better if it's kept simple. Every sentence doesn't need to have perfect noun/verb agreement. I've said 'ain't' on the air. Because I sometimes use 'ain't' when I'm talking.

Quotes by Stuart Scott

You gotta know that you're better than anybody, 'cause to me, if you don't go in like that, you're gonna lose! They're gonna punk you out! On any stage, court, business venture, on the anchor desk - whatever. You've got...

Quotes by Stuart Scott

I practice a lot. I practice in the winter when it's cold in Connecticut - a lot. I practice in my bedroom on the carpet - a lot. For all the practice I do, I should be a better golfer...

Quotes by Stuart Scott

Just as you would if you wanted to eat healthier or take better care of your skin, the most important thing you can do when buying something is to turn over the bottle and get informed about the ingredients. Many...

Quotes by Su-chin Pak

Segregation in the South is honest, open and aboveboard. Of the two systems, or styles of segregation, the Northern and the Southern, there is no doubt whatever in my mind which is the better.

Quotes by Strom Thurmond

Birds are hard to draw. I read recently that Katsuhiro Otomo also says he has trouble drawing animals, and while it made me feel better, it didn't make it easier for me.

Quotes by Stuart Immonen

There's so many things I want to accomplish in the world of acting. But, the two most important are that I want to keep paying the bills and I want to get better. That's about it. I enjoy what I...

Quotes by Stone Cold Steve Austin

I get along better with men.

Quotes by Stormy Daniels

And the general opinion is we are much better on stage than in the studio.

Quotes by Stewart Copeland

I have no responsibilities but to make people's lives better.

Quotes by Stewart Rahr

You can look at it and say I'm doing this better or that better, but the bottom line is, I just learned to be mentally tougher.

Quotes by Stipe Miocic

I was taught to think the next week or month or year will only get better than it is today. So I just keep waiting to see how great it will get!

Quotes by Stevie Ray Vaughan

This is like one thing that I've tried to do, and I think successfully, that when you realize that nothing really belongs to you, you begin to appreciate having an understanding of just where your head is at, and you...

Quotes by Stevie Wonder

What motivates me is just to do a really, really good job at something. If I were a better musician, I probably would've ended up as one.

Quotes by Stewart Butterfield

It's pretty clear to me that working as a director for hire agrees with me. I like it. The films that have come out of that, I personally like better than the ones that didn't.

Quotes by Steven Soderbergh

To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally.

Quotes by Steven Soderbergh

I was obsessed with politics in the '80s. I've recovered and I'm feeling much better now, thank you.

Quotes by Steven Van Zandt

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.