Better Than You Quotes - Page 2

• Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.

  Marvin J. Ashton

  Motivational, Forgiveness, Wisdom

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• Your life is not your own: it belongs to God. To "be yourself" is to be and do what God wants you to be and do, knowing that God created you for a mission and knows you and your mission better than you do.

  Leonard Sweet

  Life, God, Christian

  Leonard Sweet (2002). “Soulsalsa: 17 Surprising Steps for Godly Living in the 21st Century”, p.11, Harper Collins

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• One thing nobody can do better than you is be you.

  Elizabeth Moon

  Be You, Can Do, One Thing

  Elizabeth Moon (2004). “The Speed of Dark: A Novel”, p.150, Ballantine Books

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• Commonplace people have an answer for everything and nothing ever surprises them. They try to look as though they knew what you were about to say better than you did yourself, and when it is their turn to speak, they repeat with great assurance something that they have heard other people say, as though it were their own invention.

  Eugene Delacroix

  People, Trying, Looks

  "The Journal of Eugene Delacroix: A Selection". Book edited by Hubert Wellington, translated by Lucy Norton, Cornell University Press, February 25, 1852 (p. 152), 1980.

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• Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.

  Julius Charles Hare

  Inspiring, Being Yourself, Inspiration

  Julius Charles Hare, Augustus William Hare (1861). “Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers: From the Fifth London Ed”, p.486

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• Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.

  Patrick Rothfuss

  Looks, Faults, Knows

  Patrick Rothfuss (2010). “The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chonicle:”, p.251, Hachette UK

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• Because I have a little bit more, that means I'm better than you? No. Unacceptable.

  Mariano Rivera

  Mean, Littles, Bits

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• Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you, the thing you think you can't survive...it's the thing that makes you better than you used to be.

  Jennifer Weiner

  Thinking, Grieving, Sometimes

  Jennifer Weiner (2010). “Fly Away Home: A Novel”, p.368, Simon and Schuster

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• Leave every environment you go into better than you found it.

  Claudia Black

  Environment, Found

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.

  Warren Buffett

  Funny, Money, Business

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• True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

  Portia de Rossi

  Inspirational, Success, Used

  Portia de Rossi (2011). “Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain”, p.305, Simon and Schuster

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• Be your biggest competitor - challenge yourself each day to be better than you were yesterday.

  Kaoru

  Yesterday, Challenges, Each Day

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• If there are people who do it better than you, why do it?

  Konnie Huq

  People, Ifs

  "Konnie Huq: If I show my cleavage people make such a fuss". Mirror Interview, www.mirror.co.uk. November 30, 2008.

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• I don't believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.

  Ken Venturi

  Motivational, Get Well, Believe

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• You are doing better than you think you are. But we can be better.

  Julie B. Beck

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Thinking

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• Paul Hollywood's "You're under baked" is even better than "You're fired."

  Joss Whedon

  Hollywood

  "Joss Whedon Explains Why Donald Trump Is America’s Scariest Big Bad". Interview With Patrick Caldwell, www.motherjones.com. November 1, 2016.

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• There are some facts that will never change. One fact is that you are forgiven. If you are in Christ, when he sees you, your sins are covered-he doesn't see them. He sees you better than you see yourself.

  Max Lucado

  Forgiveness, Facts, Sin

  Max Lucado (2013). “Grace for the Moment: Morning and Evening Devotional Journal”, p.204, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Well, wouldn't it have been easier if she'd just asked me whether I liked her better than you?" "Girls don't often ask questions like that," said Hermione. "Well, they should!" said Harry forcefully.

  J. K. Rowling

  Girl, Hermione, Easier

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• Set the tone for your day be treating people better than you expect to be treated by them. Be the first to smile. Express your appreciation for them. Expect the best out of them. If you act first, you will set yourself up for success.

  John C. Maxwell

  Motivational, Appreciation, People

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• It's good to wander into the studio and walk out with something that's better than you'd imagined it to be. If everything was as you imagined it to be, it just wouldn't be as much fun.

  Dave Grohl

  Fun, Wander, Walks

  Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. August 9, 2006.

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• Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's a cruel sport in that way.

  Caroline Wozniacki

  Sports, Golf, Tennis

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Don't accept that others know you better than you know yourself.

  Sonia Friedman

  Advice, Know Yourself, Accepting

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• Your life is not a problem to be solved, but an adventure to be enjoyed. You are doing better than you think.

  Alan Cohen

  Adventure, Thinking, Problem

  Alan Cohen (2007). “Why Your Life Sucks: And What You Can Do About It”, p.45, Bantam

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• A religious fanatic is somebody who knows Jesus Christ better than you do.

  Jim Kaat

  Religious, Jesus, Christ

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• You always want to be better than you are. No matter what, I think that's important.

  Blake Griffin

  Inspirational, Change, Attitude

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