Better Quotes

I am not against Muslim schools. But as I believe in integration, I think we would be better off overall if we did not have denominational schools at all.

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.

In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.

I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.

I remember that coming to America was scary for me because everything here is just bigger, better, shinier, you know?

China is more prosperous than before. The people have better lives but they are not happy and confident because the scars are still there.

There's nothing like overcoming something that scares you so much. Nothing feels better.

I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention.

If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.

You can sightread better if you know your scales and arpeggios.

I think most defense attorneys honestly believe the principle that says, 'Better 10 guilty go free than even one possibly innocent person be convicted.'

We need to have a culture that says 'the less energy you can use to be comfortable, the better off you are and the better you should feel about yourself'.

Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.

The right-to-life movement and the Roman Catholic Church are saying that it is better to destroy these embryos, or preferably have them adopted - which is not going to happen - than to use them for research.

I couldn't have come up with a better metaphor for my life and my internal conflict. It amazes me how quickly we can manifest our fears; not only had I created my 'I'm never satisfied, I'll drive her away' nightmare.

In my line of business, there's no better feeling than having a real nice work that you're really satisfied with.

It's better to be hurt by the truth than to gain satisfaction from the lies.

There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it.

My satisfaction comes from my commitment to advancing a better world.

The satirist is prevented by repulsion from gaining a better knowledge of the world he is attracted to, yet he is forced by attraction to concern himself with the world that repels him.

There is a "sanctity" involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

I'm a huge classics fan. I love Ernest Hemingway and J.D. Salinger. I'm that guy who rereads a book before I read newer stuff, which is probably not all that progressive, and it's not really going to make me a better reader. I'm like, 'Oh, my God, you should read To Kill a Mockingbird.'

There's no question that any of us who are doing an honest job in government could do a lot better in private industry. During the years I was practicing law as an individual, my salary was a great deal more than it is now.

The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.

The heretic is always better dead. And mortal eyes cannot distinguish the saint from the heretic.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

A lot of people have said I'd have probably done better in my career if I hadn't looked so cheap and gaudy. But I dress to be comfortable for me, and you shouldn't be blamed because you want to look pretty.