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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.

Better to say something simply instead of giving people a bunch of vague metaphors to mull over.

Quotes by Roland Orzabal

I think examples of free market transactions between peaceful people using Bitcoin and the Internet, I think it's a wonderful thing. It's going to make the world a better place.

Quotes by Roger Ver

If there's another iPhone that's better, that's sad for my old iPhone. But it means we get to use a better one.

Quotes by Roger Ver

I'm motivated by the positive ways in which Bitcoin use being widespread will make the world a better place.

Quotes by Roger Ver

When you are about to die, a wombat is better than no company at all.

Quotes by Roger Zelazny

We have to rethink the way we light our cities. We have to think again about light as a default solution. Why are all these motorways permanently lit? Is it really needed? Can we maybe be much more selective and...

Quotes by Rogier van der Heide

The hard thing is making sure you work with wonderful people and that you get something out of it so that you can get better as an actor.

Quotes by Roger Rees

I had better cellular coverage on a ship in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea than I have in many parts of Silicon Valley.

Quotes by Roger McNamee

I have to be an optimist and say that it might get better.

Quotes by Roger Moore

I believe it is better to be prepared for illness than to wait for a cure.

Quotes by Roger Moore

The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.

Quotes by Roger Nash Baldwin

If the computer-guided robots turn out to be our superiors in every respect, then will they not find that they can run the world better without the need of us at all? Humanity itself will then have become obsolete.

Quotes by Roger Penrose

If you shoot with a billion cameras, then there's no perspective. You want to use one shot at a time, so it's better to discover what that is before you shoot, rather than trying to make something in the cutting...

Quotes by Roger Deakins

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars can get a better hearing.

Quotes by Roger Ebert

Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

Quotes by Roger Federer

You know in 1982, the year we came in tied for 3rd, we probably had a better team - I mean as far as talent. When we came back the following year and won it, our pitching staff was a...

Quotes by Roger Clemens

Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.

Quotes by Roger Craig

The only way to describe my involvement in 'Planes' is that it's an absolute dream come true for me. Getting to be a bad guy in any project is fun, let alone being a Disney villain. I can't imagine anything...

Quotes by Roger Craig Smith

You're better off being a brick layer if you're going to play guitar than a sheet metal worker.

Quotes by Roger Daltrey

The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress, more fully revealing himself as humans gain the capacity to better understand.

Quotes by Rodney Stark

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.