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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.

Sometimes, my mouth can get the better of me.

Quotes by Rodrigo Duterte

Most cases, I would say, in a huge amount of cases, countries that have worked with us and have used our financial facilities have come out quick... more quickly and in a better shape from a crisis than would have...

Quotes by Rodrigo Rato

Audiences are shifting. Platforms are shifting. Ages are shifting. It's better to be in charge of change than to have to react to change.

Quotes by Roger Ailes

Too many companies are just being big for the sheer sake of it. Too many CEOs thinking bigger is better.

Quotes by Roger Altman

If you want a machine to be able to interact with people, it better not do things that are surprising to people.

Quotes by Rodney Brooks

Sometimes, the better writing comes when the song speaks through me and tells me what the song wants to say.

Quotes by Rodney Crowell

I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody...

Quotes by Rod Steiger

Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's bad. I think the film could have been a lot better.

Quotes by Rod Steiger

I can definitely say the older I've got the better I've become at being a dad and a husband.

Quotes by Rod Stewart

I pray and try every day to be a better actor.

Quotes by Rod Taylor

Good ideas are often murdered by better ones.

Quotes by Roddy Doyle

What could be better than walking down any street in any city and knowing you're the heavyweight champion of the world?

Quotes by Rocky Marciano

Somebody - and I'm going to guess it was Hitchcock - once said that everyone has their reasons. If you remember that, as a writer, you'll write better than average villains.

Quotes by Rod Lurie

I can't understand people who give up and commit suicide. If I have a bad day, I figure tomorrow will be better. And even if it isn't, at least it isn't any worse.

Quotes by Rod McKuen

I felt that some of my work was OK. If I could do it over, I'd do better.

Quotes by Rod McKuen

You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player.

Quotes by Robin Yount

I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.

Quotes by Robin Yount

I don't think I'm a home run hitter. Most of my home runs are line drives. If I hit it, thanks God. But it's not the kind of thing that I think about. I just go out there and try...

Quotes by Robinson Cano

The romantic view would be that nomads are wonderful people, better than us; they care about the environment.

Quotes by Robyn Davidson

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that.

Quotes by Robin Wright

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.