- Bladder
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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
- Gold
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- Nov 07, 2020
Go for the gold: better one great column and some undistinguished ones than constant mediocrity.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Americans overall may live better than medieval aristocrats could dream of, but that means nothing when oligarchs live in the neighborhood next door, flaunting their luxurious homes and top-quality private schools.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no better example of how to lead a difficult employee than to have a child. You have another kind of knowledge from your children that's actually applicable outside of childbearing.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up, my parents thought there could be nothing better than being a writer. And at that time, society afforded that impracticality.
- Daughter
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I got pregnant with my daughter, both my husband and I were freelancers, and we didn't have that much security. We had savings. We were better off than many people, but we didn't have, you know, pensions and all the things that people used to have.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can do many different things as a band. But that doesn't mean we should do that. If we did all we're capable of, it doesn't necessarily mean we'd be writing better songs. None of us are huge fans of bands that seem to go, 'OK, I'm gonna sing for no reason and then scream for no reason just because I can.'
- Fitness
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's better to train for 4-5 hours a week than to do ten hours one week then nothing for two weeks. It helps your body adapt and also maintains your fitness.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1989, Reagan and Thatcher displayed Churchillian magnanimity towards Gorbachev's broken nation. Relations were never better. There was no triumphalism.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
Money means better meals at better places.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love originating shows and originating songs - there is nothing better than being the first one to get to do a song.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
What, of course, we want in a university is for people to learn the skills they're going to need outside the classroom. So, having a system that had more emphasis on inquiry and exploration but also on learning and practising specific skills would fit much better with how we know people learn.
- Earth
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- Nov 07, 2020