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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.

They are responsible for starting this relationship and wanting to help Africa. The United States is very well suited for this as they are a country that has the capacity, they have better access to technology and they are a...

Quotes by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

We hope that there will be better policy-making and hope to see projects implemented. We have lots of information that can be used for the implementation of projects.

Quotes by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

In management terms, directing opera certainly prepares you for a film set: the magnitude of it, the experts in other fields that you have to call on. Both are massive ensemble jobs in which there's incredible pressure to get things...

Quotes by Phyllida Lloyd

Getting the ideas are a struggle for me. I'm doing better now that I use the concentration tapes. More unusual ideas.

Quotes by Phyllis A. Whitney

I wanted to become me, totally me. The more me, the better. I instinctively knew this and I was right.

Quotes by Phyllis Diller

It's better to keep your past and present loves separate.

Quotes by Phoebe Robinson

Growing up with my father's legacy, we never felt that we had to do anything, but we were always raised to think: What could be better than to explore the wonders of the world and share that with people? To...

Quotes by Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

The FA Cup has been good for me, and I have scored some goals, but I want to get better because I need to get better. Scoring goals is one of the things that I need to do better because...

Quotes by Philippe Coutinho

There is a gap in my work from '84 to 2002, 18 years where I stopped writing. I was working at fiction and other things and starting a school and getting married and starting a family, but I wasn't writing...

Quotes by Philip Schultz

Sometimes I have a great day of filming and sometimes the theater strikes me better. It just depends.

Quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

You always see a better side of where you're visiting when a local shows you around.

Quotes by Philip Treacy

I don't think that swearing or gratuitous violence or sex make a show better. I just think there are natural rhythms to a human being in these situations, and what happens in these situations that cable allows is a natural...

Quotes by Philip Winchester

Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse.

Quotes by Philip Zimbardo

Bullies are often people who are shy and can't make friends easily, so, as the theme of the movie 'A Bronx Tale' tells us, it is better to be feared if you can't be loved.

Quotes by Philip Zimbardo

Being British, we tend to think of ourselves as America's best friend. And as your best friend, that gives us a little bit of license to point out things that could have been handled better.

Quotes by Philip Kerr

They already know all about brands... but what 16- and 17-year-olds won't necessarily have is experience of the world of work. The more that businesses get involved with schools, the better, because businesses sometimes complain that students don't have what...

Quotes by Philip Green

If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web.

Quotes by Philip Greenspun

They always lost but he didn't blame me because to a gambler, a bad tip is better than no tip at all.

Quotes by Phil Silvers

It's better to give than to lend and it costs about the same.

Quotes by Philip Gibbs

It is better to give then to lend, and it costs about the same.

Quotes by Philip Gibbs

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.