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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.

I went through the extremes of amazing notoriety and also the dreaded things that you never thought you'd have to live through. Not everything works the way you want it to, but if I sit back and think, 'Am I...

Quotes by Ralph Lauren

In Bollywood, you have to do one film at a time, and there are no mixed schedules. And doing four films at a time is out of the question. Telugu film industry works very differently. But the kind of films...

Quotes by Rakul Preet Singh

I went to jail 44 times. I've been beaten and left for dead on the side of the road fighting for freedom... Yet Rosa Parks is better known in history than Ralph David Abernathy. Why is that?

Quotes by Ralph Abernathy

The rise of anime had to happen. If the Japanese could tell better American stories, it would go through the roof. They still tell stories which are very much oriental. I take my hat off to them.

Quotes by Ralph Bakshi

We must fight as a race for everything that makes for a better country and a better world. We are dreaming idiots and trusting fools to do anything less.

Quotes by Ralph Bunche

We need a better strategy to achieve the national goal of a stable population, healthier and better educated.

Quotes by Rajiv Gandhi

I think if people were to look at badminton and tennis, they'd see they're actually very similar; the profile would increase, and we might be in a better position as a sport.

Quotes by Rajiv Ouseph

We need to strengthen basic infrastructure in border areas so that people don't migrate to other places looking for better opportunities.

Quotes by Rajnath Singh

No better way to bond than food.

Quotes by Rajon Rondo

People think the older you get, the wacker you get. I think the older I get, the better I get.

Quotes by Rakim

When I was a young child, my parents came to America in search of a better life for them and their family.

Quotes by Raja Krishnamoorthi

Star voices are not cheap. So if they're not bringing the desired result for the studio, why not pay the VO artists better.

Quotes by Rajesh Khattar

Try finding a better villain than me. I am the best of the worst!

Quotes by Rajesh Khattar

We should have better schools.

Quotes by Raheem DeVaughn

I just want to take the time to think about what I've achieved in my career so far, where I need to go, and what I need to do to get better as a player.

Quotes by Raheem Sterling

Something good happens or something bad, I think, 'What can I do better? What didn't I do this year?'

Quotes by Raheem Sterling

I'm a person, when something's not going right, I'm looking at myself and seeing how I can improve and what I can do better.

Quotes by Raheem Sterling

The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so than Jack Murtha?

Quotes by Rahm Emanuel

I can't imagine being mayor and not having had the experience working for President Clinton or President Obama, or, for that matter, working in Congress. On the other hand, I think I would have been a better adviser had I...

Quotes by Rahm Emanuel

I don't believe in being loud. I find that stupid. Understated things work much better.

Quotes by Rahul Dev

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.