Better Off Quotes

“We're better off. But I don't know if the world's better off. I don't know if the two are the same thing.”
― Rachel Cohn, Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist

“If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us anything, it is that supposedly worthy displays of democracy in action can actually do more harm than good. Witness a nation now more divided; an intergenerational schism in the making; both a governing and opposition party torn to shreds from the inside; infinitely more complex issues raised than satisfactory solutions provided. It begs the question 'Was it really all worth it' ?”
― Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe

“With time we learn that the things we're better off without have the ability to lead us somewhere better than we were before.”
― Andrew Kendall, The Dark Dictionary: A Guide to Help Eradicate Your Darkness, Restore Your Light, and Redefine Your Life.

“ “Do you think you would’ve been better off not getting yours back?”
Jeb looks down at the floor, a thoughtful crease between his eyebrows. “I think I would’ve been better off not ever making them to begin with.” ”
― A.G. Howard, Ensnared

“We were strangers and then we became friends. Now we both find that we were better off as strangers.”
― Anthony T. Hincks