Quotes of: Better-things Keyword

A worldly actor is a better actor. It sounds pretentious, but I think having these experiences can translate back into your work.

Nick Robinson

My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors.

Pola Negri

Just because 'Planes' is an animated movie doesn't mean I don't take my work seriously. You can always push yourself to be better.

Teri Hatcher

Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.

Tom Rath

Surround yourself with people you can always learn something from. Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

Tony Vincent

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

Vera Wang

I've always moved between media. Some ideas just work better in some media than others.

Warren Ellis

Given one well-trained physician of the highest type he will do better work for a thousand people than ten specialists.

William J. Mayo

She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.

Gail Parent

I've been very much intrigued by and impressed with women. But I've never been intimidated. Even if I make a fool of myself, it's better to have tried.

Kellan Lutz

Many women do not recognize themselves as discriminated against; no better proof could be found of the totality of their conditioning.

Kate Millett

I think, at a certain point, it's better for women not to have any alcohol because it can make your face, breasts and midsection get very bloated.

Sharon Stone

The fact is, Bush's war policy has failed. It's failed! Who better to say so than Jack Murtha?

Rahm Emanuel

I think they called me the closest thing to a God of the Internet.

Jon Postel

I have always gotten a thrill, a kick, from learning new things.

Cynthia Kenyon

Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.

Kapil Dev

By trying to export myself into a place that didn't fully exist I asked works of art to bear my expectation that they could be better than life, that they could redeem life. In fact, I believe they are, and do. My life is dedicated to that belief. Bu...

The Disappointment Artist

The dilemma I was faced with was one every parent faces sooner or later: you want to defend your child, of course; you stand up for your child, but you mustn't do it all too vehemently, and above all not too eloquently - you mustn't drive anyone into...

The Dinner

In his suicide note, Kurt Cobain wrote, "It's better to burn out than to fade away." He was quoting a Neil Young song about Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols. When I was twenty-four, I interviewed John Lennon. I asked him about this sentiment, one tha...

Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction

I am sometimes asked, "How do you know there won't be a war tomorrow (or a genocide, or an act of terrorism) that will refute your whole thesis?" The question misses the point of this book. The point is not that we have entered an Age of Aquarius in ...

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

Why, when people are leaving their partners because they're having an affair with someone else, do they think it will seem better to pretend there is no one else involved? Do they think it will be less hurtful for their partners to think they just wa...

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