- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Better Off Quotes
Weighing what genuinely leaves people better off.
Whether it is a child suited to a particular kind of schooling or a society better served by informed journalism, these quotes turn on the idea that some paths leave people measurably better off than others. Related reading continues on Growth quotes.
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- Conventional Wisdom
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the future, I'd like to continue being honest with myself and admit when I'd be better off asking someone else to illustrate my writing.
- Boarding
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a theory that if you've got the kind of parents who want to send you to boarding school, you're probably better off at boarding school.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more the American people see the sharp differences between Mr. Reagan and me and the visions we have of our future, the better off the American people will be.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt that I'd rather be lucky than good. That's the aspect I kept bringing to baseball. The more superstitions I had, the better off I'd have of finding more luck.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the first coaches I worked with on the national team told me that I was too skinny, too puny, and had no natural acceleration. He said I'd be better off looking for another facet of sport to follow. That was a really, really bad moment. For a long time, I felt as if my dad was the only one who had faith in me.
- Clear
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- Nov 07, 2020
As many have pointed out, it is not clear that we need so many public sector banks. The system could be better off if they are consolidated into fewer but healthier banks.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess if you're not going to win the championship, you're better off taking the opportunity to win a Brickyard or a Daytona 500 than you are to make the Chase and then fizzle out.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wrote 'A Mindful Nation' to promote the values of slowing down, taking care of ourselves, being kind, and helping each other. It seems to me that if we embrace these values individually, it will benefit us collectively. And our country will be a little bit better off as a result.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to ask whether, in the long term, some individuals with a history of psychosis may do better off medication.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
We face a dilemma because although everybody is better off than they've ever been at any time in our history, we've also got the biggest gap between the rich and the poor that we've ever had, and we've potentially got a planet which is going to go bust any day.
- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had relationships before where you break up, and you think you're going to die, and then you realise you're definitely not going to die, and actually, you're probably better off without them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020