It takes a mighty good man to be better than no man at all.

Meaning of the quote

The quote means that it's really hard to be a great person. Even being just an average person who tries their best can be better than someone who doesn't try at all. It's not easy to be an exceptional person, but it's important to always do your best and not give up.

About Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter was an acclaimed American actress who starred in popular TV shows like Designing Women, Family Law, and Desperate Housewives. She had a diverse career, with roles in Broadway musicals, soap operas, and sitcoms, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her work.

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Learning can take place in the backyard if there is a human being there who cares about the child. Before learning computers, children should learn to read first. They should sit around the dinner table and hear what their parents have to say and think.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)

We don’t have the family organization the way we used to. My father lives with us because we have the room. The greatest of all opportunities for our children is a complete family unit.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)

Eventually I lost the idea that I could have a career. I thought I was too old.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)

The show was written just for us. We all thought we were the prettiest and the funniest.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)

It takes a mighty good man to be better than no man at all.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)

You have to take a huge loss financially to do a play. You have to put aside the commercials and the speeches and the other things that put money on the table, and really save up to do it. And that’s what I’ve done here. But it’s worth it to me to be in a really good play.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)

Certainly if we hope do enhance and extend whatever natural assets we were given, we must expect to make an effort, if not actually great labor.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)

I have never met a happy atheist. I believe in separation of church and state, but I think we have gone so far over in the other direction of separating church and state.

Dixie Carter

American actress (1939-2010)