Better Person Quotes - Page 4

• Sometimes I overtinker, which is something wrong with my brain chemistry. But in figuring out why I do that, maybe I'll make myself a better person. I doubt it.

  John Goodman

  Doubt, Brain, Chemistry

  "John Goodman: The ESQ&A". Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. September 17, 2012.

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• Yoga is a philosophy of discipline and meditation that transforms the spirit and makes the individual a better person in thought, action, knowledge and devotion.

  Narendra Modi

  Philosophy, Yoga, Discipline

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• I try each day, each month, each year to become a better and better person and to be good to the people I love and let them know how much I appreciate them.

  Drew Barrymore

  Years, People, Appreciate

  "Why Drew Kicks Butt". Interview with Jennifer Kasle Furmaniak, www.cosmopolitan.com. July 16, 2003.

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• You've got two choices: you could either complain about it, or use it as fuel to make you a better person.

  Brent Smith

  Two, Choices, Complaining

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• I was lucky enough to have parents that took me out from country to country and go to school and learn how to be a better person.

  Barkhad Abdi

  Country, School, Parent

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When I talk of forgiveness I mean the belief that you can come out the other side ... a better person than the one being consumed by anger and hatred. Remaining in that state locks you in a state of victimhood, making you almost dependent on the perpetrator. If you can find it in yourself to forgive then you are no longer chained to the perpetrator. You can move on.

  Desmond Tutu

  Moving, Mean, Hatred

  "After Ferguson we need a national commission on justice" by Donna Brazile, www.cnn.com. December 1, 2014.

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• I do tend to have characters that I guess are in some way loners or dealing with obstacles that they have to confront that ultimately make them a better person in a way.

  Craig Gillespie

  Character, Loner, Way

  Source: collider.com

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• I absolutely am an environmentalist. I am probably more of an environmentalist than most people who live in the world, but I think that comes from my position in the world and that doesn't make me a better person.

  Ian Bremmer

  Thinking, People, World

  Interview with Jeff Jetton, brightestyoungthings.com. February 25, 2013.

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• I now realize that a broken back, failed surgery, and Stage IV cancer are three of the greatest things that ever happened to me. Three of the most positive, transformative things that ever happened to me. They helped me become a vastly better person than I ever was, and I am eternally grateful for that.

  Brad Willis

  Cancer, Grateful, Broken

  "Warrior Pose: A Conversation with Bhava Ram". Interview with Zoë Kors, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I would have to say that my divorce was an incredibly difficult experience in my life, but I am truly thankful for it. It made me a stronger and better person.

  Sebastian Roche

  Divorce, Stronger, Difficult Experiences

  Interview with Robert Piper, nicheandnook.com. August 24, 2015.

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• I found myself thinking a lot about my own spirituality. What it means to be Jewish, what it means to forgive, what it means to sacrifice, but mostly what it means to be alive, how to be a better person, how not to make the mistakes my parents had made. I guess that's what one might typically call a midlife crisis.

  Tod Goldberg

  Mistake, Mean, Sacrifice

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I can't speak for others, but I find the fundamental idea that a life worth living is one during which one strives every day to become a better person to be compelling.

  Massimo Pigliucci

  Speak, Strive, Strife

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• The only category I do badly in is my personality. And that`s OK. Who cares? And you know what? You want to know something? I`m a better person than the people I`m running against. I see it.

  Donald Trump

  Running, People, Personality

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Everything's not black and white. We choose to make bad decisions or not. I wanted to explore that and shine a light on it. Chip is trying to be a better person and lead a better life. His methods are just super flawed.

  Will Arnett

  Black And White, Light, Decision

  "Will Arnett Is Ready To Confront His Own Demons" by Andi Teran, www.elle.com. March 10, 2016.

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• I feel like I'm a better person when I'm quieter.

  Bill Murray

  Feels, Persons

  Source: www.wbur.org

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• I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.

  Mahershala Ali

  Today, Tomorrow, Persons

  "Mahershala Ali: the 'free state of Jones'". Interview with Sam Williams, www.eurweb.com. June 24, 2016.

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• I believe you can take all experiences and use them as knowledge and fuel to be a better person.

  Allison Holker

  Believe, Use, Fuel

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• I started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a better person. Let alone a better mother, but also just a better human.

  Mila Kunis

  Mother, Teaching, Moments

  "Here's Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn's Advice For Every Husband". Interview with Emily Zemler, www.esquire.com. July 29, 2016.

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• Know your history. It can teach you who you are, where you have come from, and how to be a better person as a result.

  Emayatzy E. Corinealdi

  Results, Teach, Persons

  Source: www.theskanner.com

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• We don't measure the quality of our other relationships by how well the other person turns out, for instance whether my husband is a better person after 10 years than he was when I first met him.

  Alison Gopnik

  Husband, Years, Quality

  Interview with Jessica Zack, www.sfgate.com. September 29, 2016.

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• I've gotten incredibly lucky with the people I've gotten to work with. It's made my mind better, and it's made me a better person.

  Zoe Kazan

  People, Mind, Lucky

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I'm attracted to things that make me want to be a better person.

  Octavia Spencer

  Want, Being A Better Person, Persons

  Source: www.ebony.com

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• It's really rubbish that some kind of "technical" learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.

  Ai Weiwei

  Mean, Skills, Rubbish

  Interview with Claudine Ko, www.mcsweeneys.net. March 7, 2013.

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• I was maybe the earliest person who was constructive toward Trump who served at a high level in the Bush administration. I took a lot of guff from my former Bush colleagues who didn't see what was happening in the country. I'm not smarter than they are or a better person than they are. I just traveled a lot around the country.

  Matt Schlapp

  Country, Levels, Administration

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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• I don't think you learn as much about yourself when you are moving forwards as when you have fallen backwards. That's when you really learn who you are. And reach for the things that have propelled you forward and made you a better person.

  Octavia Spencer

  Moving, Thinking, Made

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