Better Quotes · Page 249

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.

— Oscar Hammerstein II

If you look at the movies that come out, most of them are bad, so it's not as if achieving some level…

— Jesse Eisenberg

I didn't need to be motivated by other people overlooking me. My motivation was internal, to be better every day.

— Adam Thielen

Our emotions resonate with each other - for better and for worse.

— Dean Ornish

Sometimes technique works better than a whole lot of other things.

— Tony Gwynn

I truly believe that women are extremely talented people and with the right opportunities, they perform as well and maybe better than…

— Anubhav Sinha

When I left college, it broke my mom's heart, but I knew I had to be in Nashville. I knew that was…

— Cole Swindell

Madonna is my absolute queen - as a performer, there's no one better than her.

— Frankie Grande

If a better player comes along, I will try to persuade the club to get him in. Sometimes, you can do your…

— Sam Allardyce

If you don't get better, staying the same is probably not good enough.

— Chris Mullin

Business is doing better than governments.

— Pierre Nanterme

There are always going to be times when it doesn't flow as much as you were hoping. So of course I'm going…

— Joseph Fiennes

You know, you get to a certain age, 45, 50, I don't know when it happens, I said, 'Jesus, all I got…

— Brian Dennehy

Physical comedy and musical theatre were never actually in my main focus at school. I was more of a dramatic actor. I…

— Ethan Slater

I'd love to be in the '70s. I'd love to have a big, long wig parted down the middle with flat-ironed hair…

— Sarah Paulson

Knowledge is always a benefit and to have a better understanding of our player's individual needs will help us.

— Emma Hayes

I'm one of those people who want to give back and see other people do better.

— Matt Hardy

We have to design a health delivery system by actually talking to people and asking, 'What would make this service better for…

— Paul Farmer

The experience of travelling, getting familiar with other languages, other cultures definitely helps. It makes you a better person.

— Brendan Rodgers

I don't keep a list of people I want to talk to. It's organic. But I'd like to interview Tom Brady. Someday…

— Brian Grazer

The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that subject.

— George Savile

People knew about IBM before they knew about Apple. Sometimes it takes a little longer for better to win.

— Glenn Kelman

There are artists in Belgium who try to imitate American artists. But it's like, if you're Belgian pretending to be American, you…

— Stromae

I personally feel I still have so much to learn as a writer; each novel is better than the one before, just…

— Jonathan Dee

Basketball is a lifelong game. You continue to learn from the game day in and day out, and all along the way,…

— Scottie Pippen

It might be a zombie apocalypse, it might be that you're ill, it might be that you're grieving something. You have different…

— Celine Song

I didn't know much. It wasn't possible to buy a book about Nurmi, but I found out that in order to be…

— Emil Zatopek

There's something magical about making films. But theater, where it all started for me, makes you better at the craft of storytelling.

— Mike Faist

Getting choked out feels a lot better than getting knocked out.

— Fallon Fox

I had no inclination to perform as a kid. I was a shy child - I always had my nose in a…

— Colman Domingo

Migos ain't stopping. We're gonna keep getting better and better.

— Takeoff

Issues like obesity do, as you well know, have a knock-on effect to diabetes. So we all are better off if we…

— Jacinda Ardern

Actually, I dare to say there's better Mexican food in Texas than in California.

— Melissa Barrera

Nothing is better received by a founder than reading about someone being passionate for his or her project.

— Justin Kan

My ground game is way better than anyone thinks; I just don't like to play there, I like to strike.

— Nina Nunes

If Irrfan plans to make a movie on me, I will be the hero of the movie, as I feel that no…

— Lalu Prasad Yadav

You American people worry too much about the China economy. Every time you think China is a problem, we get better, but…

— Jack Ma

All of my coaches, from high school to AAU and college, helped me learn and get better.

— Tobias Harris

I would like to stress this point undoubtedly: France sees the Arab Spring as auspicious. The Arab Spring holds out tremendous hope…

— Alain Juppe

I wish more LPs would blog to help VCs and entrepreneurs understand them better.

— Brad Feld