"It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Growth, Worst People, Best Lessons

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"We accelerated our capital spending in the fourth quarter, particularly in international and next-generation network deployment, which should not only sustain future revenue growth but also drive significant cost reductions across all communications services."

Bernard Ebbers, Canadian Businessman

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"Youngsters deserve no opinions."

Carla H. Krueger, American Author

Growth, Youth, Observation, Truth, Life

"I planned my whole future around Adam,' she said now, quietly. 'And now I have nothing.''No,' I told her, 'now you just don't have Adam. There's a big difference, Lissa. You just can't see it yet."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Growth, Love, Loss, Future, Change

"It seemed to me that these months of watching and listening, second-guessing words and phrases, seeking so much that was new, had somehow changed me."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Growth, Change, Learning, Life

"If our mind remains freeze-framed by inhibiting and hampering habits, in an ever-changing world, we won't be able to get rid of that weird feeling of not belonging anywhere and not taking part in authentic life challenges. ['Not on the shortlist']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Growth, Habit, Change, Belonging, Mindset

"If we misread the blueprint of our life, we need not be ashamed of backtracking on our chosen options. Admitting to mistakes may make us human and maybe great again. ['Sisyphus' hardship on the hill']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Growth, Mistake, Humility, Learning, Change

"What defines you isn't how many times you crash but the number of times you get back."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Growth, Resilience, Failure, Success, Persistence

"I wasn't ready to think about the other yet: that it wasn't that I wasn't right for Macon, but that maybe he wasn't right for me. There was a difference. Even for someone who things didn't come easy for, someone like me."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Growth, Relationship, Realization, Self, Choice

"It's hard to do," I said. Wes looked at me. "What is?" I swallowed, not sure why I'd said this out loud. "Get it right."

Sarah Dessen, American Author

Growth, Perfection, Effort, Truth

"The acorn becomes an oak by means of automatic growth, no commitment is necessary. The kitten similarly becomes a cat on the basis of instinct. Nature and being are identical in creatures like them. But a man or woman becomes fully human only by his or her choices and his or her commitment to them. People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage."

Rollo May, American Psychologist

Growth, Choice, Human, Decision

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"Do not hold grudges against those who try to keep you down; the higher you go, the smaller they become. Do not trust those who try to push you down once you are up; the more envious they are, the more dangerous they become."

Relationship

"The mind is the ultimate hallway to the world, the soul is the ultimate stairway to the universe."

Enlightenment

"The greatest among you are those with the greatest love. The richest among you are those with the most joy."

Fulfillment

"When they judge you, yawn. When they misunderstand you, smile. When they underestimate you, laugh. When they condemn you, ignore. When they envy you, rejoice. When they oppose you, prevail."

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"Stars don't beg the sky to shine."

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"You cannot truly know pleasure without pain. You cannot truly know strength without weakness. You cannot truly know joy without sorrow. You cannot truly know hope without despair."

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"We accelerated our capital spending in the fourth quarter, particularly in international and next-generation network deployment, which should not only sustain future revenue growth but also drive significant cost reductions across all communications services."

"Youngsters deserve no opinions."

"I planned my whole future around Adam,' she said now, quietly. 'And now I have nothing.''No,' I told her, 'now you just don't have Adam. There's a big difference, Lissa. You just can't see it yet."

"It seemed to me that these months of watching and listening, second-guessing words and phrases, seeking so much that was new, had somehow changed me."

"If our mind remains freeze-framed by inhibiting and hampering habits, in an ever-changing world, we won't be able to get rid of that weird feeling of not belonging anywhere and not taking part in authentic life challenges. ['Not on the shortlist']"

"If we misread the blueprint of our life, we need not be ashamed of backtracking on our chosen options. Admitting to mistakes may make us human and maybe great again. ['Sisyphus' hardship on the hill']"

"What defines you isn't how many times you crash but the number of times you get back."

"I wasn't ready to think about the other yet: that it wasn't that I wasn't right for Macon, but that maybe he wasn't right for me. There was a difference. Even for someone who things didn't come easy for, someone like me."

"It's hard to do," I said. Wes looked at me. "What is?" I swallowed, not sure why I'd said this out loud. "Get it right."

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"Brave cubs become fierce lions."

"Do not hold grudges against those who try to keep you down; the higher you go, the smaller they become. Do not trust those who try to push you down once you are up; the more envious they are, the more dangerous they become."

"The mind is the ultimate hallway to the world, the soul is the ultimate stairway to the universe."

"The greatest among you are those with the greatest love. The richest among you are those with the most joy."

"Only dead leaves allow the wind to blow them to and fro."

"If a fly lands on your food, do not use a hammer to remove it."

"Throw a warrior to the wolves and he'll return a conqueror."

"When they judge you, yawn. When they misunderstand you, smile. When they underestimate you, laugh. When they condemn you, ignore. When they envy you, rejoice. When they oppose you, prevail."

"Stars don't beg the sky to shine."

"You cannot truly know pleasure without pain. You cannot truly know strength without weakness. You cannot truly know joy without sorrow. You cannot truly know hope without despair."