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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.

Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record...

Quotes by Sheila Jackson Lee

I often wonder when I make a film - I'm thinking of making a film of the Buddha - and I often wonder: If Buddha had all the elements that are given to a director - if he had music,...

Quotes by Shekhar Kapur

You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.

Quotes by Shel Silverstein

If you're behind the times, they won't notice you. If you're right in tune with them, you're no better than they are, so they won't care much for you. Be just a little ahead of them.

Quotes by Shel Silverstein

Acting is like a game of tennis. The better your opponent, the better you're going to play.

Quotes by Shawnee Smith

I don't think that money makes you any better brought up than I was.

Quotes by Shayne Ward

As we get older, we get better at choosing in ways that will make us happy. We do a better job at picking activities that make us happy, and at spending time with people who make us happy. We're also...

Quotes by Sheena Iyengar

I live my life pretty emotionally, for better and for worse. I'm pretty thin-skinned and transparent. I lead with my heart, and I wanted to make a movie that did the same.

Quotes by Shawn Levy

You do your best with the realization that nothing gets you in ring-shape better than being in the ring.

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

There's no one of us that's perfect; there's no one of us that can't do just a little better.

Quotes by Shawn Michaels

It was better to be known as the kid who could draw than as the short kid.

Quotes by Shaun Tan

I once stayed at a Ritz in D.C., paid for by a client, and when I asked to change rooms because mine smelled of smoke, the hotel immediately found me a better room, then paid for my dinner and drinks...

Quotes by Shawn Achor

Joy makes us want to invest more deeply in the people around us. It makes us want to learn more about our communities. It makes us want to be able to find ways of being able to make this a...

Quotes by Shawn Achor

There's nothing like getting caught flat-footed in an emergency to convince us to better prepare for the next one.

Quotes by Sharyl Attkisson

I know that we have to get in there and do something if we want to change the system and get a better government. But the whole task is very daunting. If I join either the Congress or the BJP,...

Quotes by Sharmila Tagore

Yeah, even a black comedy. Where it's a little eerie. I'd love to do that. But there are about three really fabulous ones on the air now and I don't know if I can do any better than that. I'd...

Quotes by Sharon Gless

I'm somebody who takes risks, for better or worse. Fortunately, most of them have been for the better!

Quotes by Sharon Lawrence

Eggs give me protein after a good work out. The cheesier, the better!

Quotes by Shanola Hampton

Singing and acting on a show is like theater; it doesn't get any better.

Quotes by Shanola Hampton

Women have a better understanding of social issues, and better representation gives them an opportunity to address these issues.

Quotes by Sharad Pawar

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.