#improvement

I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement. ↗

— John Byrne

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In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

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Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end. ↗

— George Orwell

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To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport. ↗

— Fred Perry

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No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. ↗

— Florida Scott-Maxwell

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And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children. ↗

— Margaret Spellings

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Practice without improvement is meaningless. ↗

— Chuck Knox

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Now I say that if you run more than 15 miles a week, it's for something other than aerobic fitness. Once you pass 15 miles, you do not see much further improvement. ↗

— Kenneth H. Cooper

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I think the real reason for my improvement is because I had such a long period in the off-season just working as hard as I could on all my new dives; making sure I did lots of repetition to get them consistent. ↗

— Tom Daley

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Whenever I am among my fellow Governors, I am struck by how many face the same education improvement issues. ↗

— Ernie Fletcher

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