#better

Most of the things we do, we do for no better reason than that our fathers have done them or our neighbors do them, and the same is true of a larger part than what we suspect of what we think. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#done #fathers #larger #most #neighbors

Justice is better than chivalry if we cannot have both. ↗

— Alice Stone Blackwell

#both #cannot #chivalry #justice #than

Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better. ↗

— Carl Jung

#been #better #between #discrepancy #genius

I care for you. I want to make life safer and better for you. ↗

— Kathleen Blanco

#care #i #i care #life #make

FIFA's goal of making the world a better place through football cannot be achieved through our efforts alone - equally important is the power which every fan of the beautiful game has at their disposal. ↗

— Sepp Blatter

#alone #beautiful #better #better place #cannot

One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'. ↗

— Carla Bley

#art #band #better #blues #could

I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd better take one along that worked. ↗

— Raymond Chandler

#anyone #better #gun #i #knew

Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#better #children #communities #demonstrate #drop

I'm not better when I force shots. I'm going to take them as they come. They are really sagging in there, trying to take me out of the game. It's my job to find guys. I want to be aggressive and take my shots, but I can't force them. ↗

— Tim Duncan

#better #come #find #force #game

But history is neither watchmaking nor cabinet construction. It is an endeavor toward better understanding. ↗

— Marc Bloch

#cabinet #construction #endeavor #history #neither