- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Devices
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do let the kids play on devices when we eat out - it's better than being thrown out of a restaurant.
- Nov 07, 2020
My perfect weekend is going for a walk with my family in the park. I don't think there's anything better.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Alarm' was about a boy that cheated on me, and when I found out, I wondered if I should give him another chance. I used to give a lot of chances to people hoping they would become better people, but this one didn't.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
As I get older, I want to draw on my experience to make roles better. I see that in the older women who inspire me - their experience makes them better.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we're going to have better choices for women, we've got to have better choices for men.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
Believe it or not, we will actually be better and happier workers if we are allowed to be better parents. We might even rediscover our capacity for fun.
- Hard Words
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- Nov 07, 2020
I soothe my conscience now with the thought that it is better for hard words to be on paper than that Mummy should carry them in her heart.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one knows Anne's better side, and that's why most people can't stand me. Oh, I can be an amusing clown for an afternoon, but after that, everyone's had enough of me to last a month.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm afraid that people who know me as I usually am will discover I have another side, a better and finer side. I'm afraid they'll mock me, think I'm ridiculous and sentimental and not take me seriously. I'm used to not being taken seriously, but only the 'light-hearted' Anne is used to it and can put up with it; the 'deeper' Anne is too weak.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was with Ellen, I was telling people, If you come out, it's gonna be better for you. But I honestly don't know that.
- Lord
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Lord judgeth not as man judgeth; better to be cast out of the church than to deny Christ.
- Nov 07, 2020
The whistle is always waiting to be blown, and in some ways, it gets me to do better work.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given all the data that shows how companies with female as well as male directors perform better. It's unfortunate when companies with a large percentage of women constituents don't reflect that in their boardrooms.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned how to be a learner. When you get in a job, the tendency is to say, 'I've got to know it. I've got to give direction to others. I'm in this job because I'm better and smarter.' I always took a different view, that the key was to identify the people who really knew and learn from them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020