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Growth Quotes
"By depending on the great, The small may rise high. See: the little plant ascending the tall tree Has climbed to the top."
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"The reason I became 297 pounds is because that was comfortable. What was very uncomfortable was running. What was very uncomfortable was being on a diet. What was very uncomfortable was trying to face things that I didn't want to face."
103
"Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth it's a shield."
101
"Consistently failing is nothing more than an indication that you are progressing. The more we fail the farther we will see. Failure is not an option, it is the only option. A master is a master because he has had the courage to fail and the wisdom to learn from it."
100
"It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons."
99
"Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping."
93
"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient."
92
"Grow up and that is a terribly hard thing to do. It is much easier to skip it and go from one childhood to another."
90
"There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself for better, for worse, as his portion; that though the wide universe is full of good, no kernel of nourishing corn can come to him but through his toil bestowed on that plot of ground which is given to him to till. The power which resides in him is new in nature, and none but he knows what that is which he can do, nor does he know until he has tried."
84
"To grow you must not gain something but instead get rid of all the things that have held you back."
78
"For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better."
78
"Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you're doing is as valuable as gold."
76
"Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now even more."
74
"It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being."
74
"If you're not progressing, you're falling behind."
74
"A new heaven is the emergence of a transformed state of human consciousness. And A New Earth is it's direct reflection in the physical realm."
73
"Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."
72
"The Growing Smarter laws now in place compel every community to plan their future growth and allow every citizen the right to be heard when those decisions are made."
70
"Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance."
70
"Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born."
68
"Talent is the seed, hard work is the stem, perseverance is the branch, and success is the fruit."
67
"There is not an alternative to the US as the engine for growth."
67
"When you stop growing you start dying."
67
"Desire activates the potential that was coined within you. You cannot unleash your potential without stepping up your desire to succeed..."
67
"I think somehow we learn who we really are and then live with that decision."
67
"Sometimes when you are falling down, you grow wings to fly."
66
"If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert."
65
"They say: misfortunes, sufferings...well, if someone said to me right now, this minute: do you want to remain the way you were before captivity, or live through it all over again? For God's sake, captivity again and horsemeat! Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost; but it's only here that the new and the good begins. As long as there's life, there's happiness. There's much, much still to come."
65
"Life only plants the seeds. It's up to us to help them grow."
64
"The investments of your youth, are drafts upon your old age. Invest sheer poetry in yourself."
64
"Building bridges requires greater effort than building walls."
64
"It is wise to admit one's wrongs because it creates room for correction."
63
"For a thinking man, the main thing is to understand who he is within."
63
"Sometimes, challenging a person to do their best is the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for them."
63
"It is no coincidence that the growth of modern tyrants has in every case been heralded by the growth of prejudice."
62
"We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't."
60
"She lit fire to the bridges and forts she built all these years, and she walked into it smiling and tears rolling down her cheeks."
60
"You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging."
60
"Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."
60
"Life is a never ending journey of reaching out of our comfort zone. We can always reach new levels."
60
"Skills or professionalism is another factor of growth."
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