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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.

You can polish and iterate and double down on what the magic was. You can make a much better thing. A much cleaner thing, a much more solid thing. And that's what 'Borderlands 2' is to 'Borderlands.'

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

Things that are created with passion tend to work out better than things that are assignments that we don't really want to do.

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

The philosophy at Valve and Gearbox is that if things can't be done better, they shouldn't be done at all.

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

The Dreamcast version of 'Half-Life' is great - it looks better than the original PC version and it's the only way console owners can enjoy 'Half-Life: Blue Shift.'

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

When you think of what 'Borderlands 3' should be, it should be massive. It should be bigger and better than 'Borderlands 2.' It should carry forward the story.

Quotes by Randy Pitchford

Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to the financial system, so science must break the tyranny of the luxury journals. The result will...

Quotes by Randy Schekman

Having spent two years at AOL, I would love to be able to go back to that industry knowing what I know, and I think I would be able to help the traditional media side to better understand what is...

Quotes by Randy Falco

I always say the greats just get better.

Quotes by Randy Jackson

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.

Quotes by Randy Johnson

I've refined my mechanics, refined my pitches. I've gotten more confidence, and I've gotten more determination. I've got a better idea what I'm doing out there.

Quotes by Randy Johnson

There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.

Quotes by Ramsey Clark

I want to show the world that we have the best fighters. Our motto is, 'Death is better than second place.'

Quotes by Ramzan Kadyrov

Mood-aware technologies would make personalized recommendations and encourage people to do things differently, better, or faster.

Quotes by Rana el Kaliouby

With Emotion AI, we can inject humanity back into our connections, enabling not only our devices to better understand us, but fostering a stronger connection between us as individuals.

Quotes by Rana el Kaliouby

It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live with you for the rest of your life.

Quotes by Randall Jarrell

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Better a decent remake than a bad original, don't you think?

Quotes by Ram Charan

What better way to foray into production than with 'Khaidi No 150.' The film is truly close to my heart because it is my father's 150th film.

Quotes by Ram Charan

We've got to get better and keep making even more progress.

Quotes by Ralph Hasenhuttl

It's better to be incognito because otherwise everyone is talking to you because they know you - and you can't concentrate on the training because everyone is talking to you.

Quotes by Ralph Hasenhuttl

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.