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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.

Sean's a better person when he's directing. He becomes a queen when he's an actor. And he's so unhappy when he's acting.

Quotes by Robin Wright

Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.

Quotes by Robin Wright

I remember calling directors numerous times and saying, 'Oh, you should cast so-and-so instead of me. They're much better for the role.'

Quotes by Robin Wright

I actually think that short stories transfer to film much better than novels do.

Quotes by Robin Hobb

I like to see things start, grow, and then move on to better things.

Quotes by Robin Leach

I helped launch 'ET'... I like to see things start, grow, and then move on to better things.

Quotes by Robin Leach

The chance you passed up or missed could have had any number of different outcomes, and it's easy to fantasize about how much better every one of those outcomes would have been.

Quotes by Robin Marantz Henig

Lies can be verbal or nonverbal, kindhearted or self-serving, devious or bald-faced; they can be lies of omission or lies of commission; they can be lies that undermine national security or lies that make a child feel better. And each...

Quotes by Robin Marantz Henig

Through social media, young people are constantly being pinged about a whole slew of potentially better matches or social activities.

Quotes by Robin Marantz Henig

I'm pretty conservative. I believe that buying good quality is a good investment. I buy fewer things but of better quality.

Quotes by Robin S. Sharma

Exercising will make you look better, feel stronger, and fill you with boundless energy. Staying fit will even make you happier.

Quotes by Robin S. Sharma

While having friends of color is better than not having them, it doesn't change the overall system or prevent racism from surfacing in our relationships. The societal default is white superiority, and we are fed a steady diet of it...

Quotes by Robin DiAngelo

So, yes, we do celebrate America today because the majority will stand up and empower the American people to live that American Dream and to be part of making a better, freer, and safer world.

Quotes by Robin Hayes

The farther away you writers stay, the better I like it. You know why? Because you're trying to create a bad image of me... you do it because I'm black and Puerto Rican, but I'm proud to be Puerto Rican.

Quotes by Roberto Clemente

I couldn't ask for better teammates, and the Pirate fans are the greatest in baseball.

Quotes by Roberto Clemente

When I started playing the game of baseball, the more I played and the better numbers I got, the more I started thinking about the Hall of Fame. But I never thought I had a chance to be there.

Quotes by Roberto Alomar

New technologies, innovative management, higher productivity, displacements in the labour market, increased migration - these are all provoking major economic, social, and political shifts. These shifts need to be better understood if we are to address them in a positive...

Quotes by Roberto Azevedo

Most artists don't understand what they do, and I don't think we have to. Other people do that better - they understand what I do better than I do!

Quotes by Robert Wilson

Following 25 children for the TV series 'Child of Our Time' has been extraordinary. The BBC's original plan was to commemorate the new millennium. What better way than to film a number of expectant mums from across the U.K.? Coming...

Quotes by Robert Winston

Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms...

Quotes by Robert Wise

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.