No one will improve your lot if you do not yourself.
Bertolt Brecht

Normally when I work with bands I'm trying to refine and improve what's already there.
Jerry Harrison

Not only should we be giving Amtrak the money it needs to continue to provide services; we should be providing security money to upgrade their tracks and improve safety and security measures in the entire rail system.
Corrine Brown

Nothing is going to improve my hearing. I've only got to prevent it from getting worse.
Stephanie Beacham

Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance.
Bill Toomey

One may as well be asleep as to read for anything but to improve his mind and morals, and regulate his conduct.
Laurence Sterne

One sure way to lose another woman's friendship is to try to improve her flower arrangements.
Marcelene Cox

Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.
Erma Bombeck

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
Walter Anderson

Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the 9/11 Commission members for their valuable service and important recommendations to improve homeland security.
Jim Ramstad

Our party for the longest time has relied on the votes of white guys. I think that all of these candidates are going to improve our party, our policies, and our nation.
Ken Mehlman

Ours is a government of checks and balances. The Mafia and crooked businessmen make out checks, and the politicians and other compromised officials improve their bank balances.
Steve Allen

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.
Tryon Edwards

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.
Oliver Goldsmith

Priest organizations around the country, both local and national, should realize that their membership has a serious image problem and undertake programs to improve it.
Andrew Greeley

Republicans are pushing legislation forward that will improve the effectiveness of and bring more accountability to U.S. foreign assistance around the world and bring democracy even further into the light.
Virginia Foxx

Road racing at the moment because it's still so new to me. I like the fact that they are longer and teamwork is important. I guess the same is true for track, it's just that I have used track this year as a training device to improve my sprinting in road racing.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Sam Walton's values are: treat the customer right, take care of your people, be honest in your dealings, pass savings along to the customer, keep things simple, think small, control costs and continuously improve operations.
Michael Bergdahl

Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.
Nathan Deal

Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future.
Thad Cochran