- 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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If people do not know what is going to make them better off or give them pleasure, then the idea that you can trust people to do what will give them pleasure becomes questionable.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture. I'm trying to get my right-brain muscles into shape. I actually think this shift toward right-brain abilities has the potential to make us both better off and better in a deeper sense.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's concerning to me when people look at the course of education as just a means for getting a job four years later. If you're just doing this because it is going to lead to a 'good job,' you're better off doing something you're genuinely interested in.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're much better off to buy fresh fish from a market as opposed to buying something that's been frozen and processed and covered in breadcrumbs.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always told myself I was more than a football player, so every off season, I pushed myself to go outside the box and get a little bit better off the field. I dabbled in many business adventures to gain more real world experience.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always preferred comics that really rely on visual storytelling. It's what makes comics special. Otherwise, you're better off reading a novel.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women would all be better off if we realized we didn't have to choose between being an intelligent being and a sexual being.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each generation of pilots hopes that they will leave their profession better off than they found it.
- Facts
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conservatism should be a reality-based philosophy, and the movement will be better off if it recognizes that facts really do matter.
- Disaster
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- Nov 07, 2020
The U.N. is worse than disaster. The U.N. creates conflicts. Look at the disgraceful U.N. Human Rights Council: It transmits norms which are harmful, anti-liberty and anti-Semitic, among other things. The world would be better off in its absence.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're much better off creating positive rewards, complimenting people for acting correctly, rather than punishing them when they act incorrectly.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don't want them brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option - it isn't.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
In general, the more entrepreneurs we have, the better off we will be because the economy is driven by small businesses and creative ideas... I'm really excited about what the future holds for women entrepreneurship and to be a small part of that by helping Kim Kardashian and Jessica Alba start their businesses.
- Ignore
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ignore Trump's tweets. Yes, it's unrealistic. But we would all be better off if the media reported them more rarely, reacted to them less strongly, and treated them with less alarm and more bemusement.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020