Improvisation is terribly haphazard. — Leo Ornstein
Improvisation is too good to leave to chance. — Paul Simon
Improvisation is the art of being completely O.K. with not knowing what the f— you’re doing — Mick Napier
The minute you make a mistake - that's improvisation! — Barry Harris
That's really what 'Jokers' is - an improv show. — James Murray
There's always some room for improvisation. — Satyajit Ray
Our high school had a really good improv group. — James Murray
No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing. — Christopher Walken
I started doing improv my sophomore year. — Rachel Dratch
Improvisation is not the expression of accident but rather of the accumulated yearnings, dreams and wisdom of our very soul. — Yehudi Menuhin
To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well. — Isaac Asimov
To create characters, one must build background. And one of the tools we use is improvisation. — Harvey Keitel
In my live show, it will feel like I'm making up everything as I go, and a lot of it I do. I riff with the audience and see what happens. — James Murray
We're improv comedians, we're not necessarily actors, we don't come across that way. — Joe Gatto
I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned. — Michael Bay
Short Improv Quotes
Speak only if it improves upon the silence. — Mahatma Gandhi
Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. — Mark Twain
The best revenge is to improve yourself. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. — Carl Rogers
Life is not a problem to be solved, but an experience to be had. — Alan Watts
I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. — Marie Curie
I'm a perfectionist, so I always feel there's room for improvement. — Ludacris
the reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become — Paulo Coelho
He who rejects change is the architect of decay. — Harold Wilson
Be the change you want to see in your networks — James H. Fowler
If you want to improve you self-worth, stop giving other people the calculator.
Life Improvement Quotes
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. — Abraham Maslow
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. Improve the World Through Music. — Plato
The only way that I could figure they could improve upon Coca-Cola, one of life's most delightful elixirs, which studies prove will heal the sick and occasionally raise the dead, is to put bourbon in it. — Lewis Grizzard
Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.
Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success. — Sivananda
Education develops the intellect; and the intellect distinguishes man from other creatures. It is education that enables man to harness nature and utilize her resources for the well-being and improvement of his life — Haile Selassie
We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity. — Dorothy Height
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.
Who are you to judge the life I live? I know I'm not perfect -and I don't live to be- but before you start pointing fingers... make sure you hands are clean! — Bob Marley
Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer. — Joseph Campbell
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. — William Faulkner
Self Improvement Quotes
Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity. — Marie Curie
If you live through defeat, you are not defeated. If you are beaten but acquire wisdom, you have won. Lose yourself to improve yourself. Only when we shed all self-definition do we find who we really are. — RZA
The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of the state of your mind. — Wayne Dyer
The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.
Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there - buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day — Deepak Chopra
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. — Tony Robbins
Be patient with yourself. Perfection comes not in this life, but in the next life. Don't demand things that are unreasonable, but demand of yourself improvement. As you let the Lord help you through that, He will make the difference. — Russell M. Nelson
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, by the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
The single biggest obstacle to us getting what we really need and want in life is right here. It's ourselves. — William Ury
It is not always possible to be the best, but it is always possible to improve your own performance. — Jackie Stewart
Practice the philosophy of continuous improvement. Get a little bit better every single day. — Brian Tracy
Your future is not ahead of you, it's trapped within you — Myles Munroe
Always Improve Quotes
I want to keep improving, continue to help my teammates improve, make my teammates look good. Continue bringing something new to the game, never getting completely content and always trying to get better. — Alex Morgan
I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past. — Clara Barton
You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow. — Misty Copeland
The mind that opens up to a new idea never returns to its original size.
To get better you have to step out of your comfort zone. You can't do the same things you've always done & improve. — Jordan Burroughs
Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results. — Robin Sharma
In racing there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life. — Lewis Hamilton
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
My father always used to say, "Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument." — Desmond Tutu
It is the ultimate challenge of you against yourself. Everyone has different genetics, structure, etc. But at the end of the day, I can always challenge myself to beat the me from yesterday. — Layne Norton
Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune. — Jim Rohn
All highly competent people continually search for ways to keep learning, growing, and improving. They do that by asking WHY. After all, the person who knows HOW will always have a job, but the person who knows WHY will always be the boss. — Benjamin Franklin
Improving Yourself Quotes
Do it because it's in your heart. Not because you want something in return. Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. — Socrates
Meditation is the only intentional, systematic human activity which at bottom is about not trying to improve yourself or get anywhere else, but simply to realize where you already are. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still. — Benjamin Franklin
Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.
Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. — Christian D. Larson
You cannot grow unless you are willing to change. You will never improve yourself if you cling to what used to be. — Leon Brown
There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
That you have no time to criticise others,
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
And too happy to permit the presence of trouble. — Christian D. Larson
What if all those terrible stories you tell yourself about yourself aren’t true? What if the limits you self-impose on your capabilities are a lie? Consider the possibility. Then modify your behavior accordingly. — Rich Roll
Doctors won’t make you healthy. Nutritionists won’t make you slim. Teachers won’t make you smart. Gurus won’t make you calm. Mentors won’t make you rich. Trainers won’t make you fit. Ultimately, you have to take responsibility. Save yourself. — Naval Ravikant
The greatest superpower is the ability to change yourself. — Naval Ravikant
Continuous Improvement Quotes
...a person and an organization must have goals, take actions to achieve those goals, gather evidence of achievement, study and reflect on the data and from that take actions again. Thus, they are in a continuous feedback spiral toward continuous improvement. This is what 'Kaizan' means. — W. Edwards Deming
I think that we'll continue to try to look at ourselves in the mirror and see where we can do a better job, maybe where we can improve the process. But I think the fundamentals of the process will remain the same. — Bill Belichick
I am not in competition with anyone but myself. My goal is to improve myself continuously. — Bill Gates
The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize. — Shigeo Shingo
The message of the Kaizen strategy is that not a day should go by without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the company. — Masaaki Imai
You must do more. The minute your mind thinks, 'Done', your instincts say, 'Next'. — Tim Grover
Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
Relentless is about never being satisfied, always driving to be the best, and then getting even better. — Tim Grover
There’s no off-season when you’re serious about being a winner. — Tim Grover
Just as champion athletes learn and continuously improve their skills, so do champion negotiators. — William Ury
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships. — Stephen Covey
Improvement Quotes
To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him. But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him. — Al-Shafi‘i
In my view, all that is necessary for faith is the belief that by doing our best we shall succeed in our aims: the improvement of mankind. — Rosalind Franklin
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. — Alexander Graham Bell
Improvement usually means doing something that we have never done before. — Shigeo Shingo
There is no exercise that can take the place of walking. by it the circulation of the blood is greatly improved. Walking, in all cases where it is possible, is the best remedy for the diseased bodies, because in this, all of the organs of the body are brought into use. — Ellen G. White
Stupidity is what we all have in common as human beings, but some people insist that improving it is their entitlement. — Pete Edochie
Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique. — Kano Jigoro
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows. — Ralph Marston
Success isn't owned. It's leased and rent is due every day. — J. J. Watt
Personal Improvement Quotes
I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you. — Oprah Winfrey
Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be. — Anton Chekhov
School, politics, sports, and games train us to compete against others. True rewards – wealth, knowledge, love, fitness, and equanimity – come from ignoring others and improving ourselves. — Naval Ravikant
I originally started in natural bodybuilding because I was picked on a lot in high school and didn’t get much attention from girls. As I learned to love the process of lifting more and more I started becoming more interested in competing. — Layne Norton
We spent a lot of time trying to understand what GPT-4 is capable of. Getting it out in the world is how we learn. We’re constantly making updates, include a bunch of improvements, so that the model is much more scalable to whatever personality or sort of mode you want it to be in. — Greg Brockman
The only competition you have is the person you were yesterday. — MrBeast
Humans are basically habit machines… I think learning how to break habits is actually a very important meta skill and can serve you in life almost better than anything else. — Naval Ravikant
We all have a moral obligation to leave this world a better place than the world that we've found. — Tim McIlrath
You have to surrender, at least a little bit, to be the best version of yourself possible. — Naval Ravikant
Morning routines help prime you for the day ahead. Even 5 minutes of intentional time each morning can result in more energy, increased calm, less anxiety, improved stress tolerance, and better relationships - professional and personal. — Rangan Chatterjee
Improv Comedy Quotes
We did sketch comedy, performed live improv, and then we made the transition to TV with 'Impractical Jokers.' — Joe Gatto
Jokers' is an improv show in disguise. — James Murray
I got involved in improv comedy. It settled me down when I was getting wild. I was sort of an evil teenager smashing up my cars and drinking and driving, let's just say, a lot. — Bruce McCulloch
We're an improv group and a sketch comedy group called the Tenderloins, that's our alter ego. — James Murray
There's sketch, improv, writing, acting, music, and badminton. Those are the seven forms of comedy. — T. J. Miller
I still do live concerts all over the country - about four a month - with singing and characters and improv. It keeps me limber. I'll never lose that. And comedy is still the bread and butter. — Martin Short
All improv turns into anger. All comedy improv basically turns into anger, because that's all people know how to do when they're improvising. If you notice shows that are improvising are generally people yelling at each other. — Albert Brooks
I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv. — Elizabeth Banks
he puppeteers really responded to it. Patrick Bistrow really responded to it, it's great fun to do improve comedy with puppets. — Brian Henson
I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go. — John Oliver
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