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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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"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."
78
"It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons."
76
"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."
72
"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient."
69
"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."
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"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."
67
"Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping."
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"Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you're doing is as valuable as gold."
58
"Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."
55
"Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth it's a shield."
53
"It was always the becoming he dreamed of, never the being."
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"Sometimes when you are falling down, you grow wings to fly."
51
"If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert."
50
"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."
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"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."
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"For a thinking man, the main thing is to understand who he is within."
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"Desire activates the potential that was coined within you. You cannot unleash your potential without stepping up your desire to succeed..."
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"Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."
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"Building bridges requires greater effort than building walls."
44
"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."
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"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."
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"Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born."
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"If you're not progressing, you're falling behind."
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"Talent is the seed, hard work is the stem, perseverance is the branch, and success is the fruit."
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"There is not an alternative to the US as the engine for growth."
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"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."
42
"Life only plants the seeds. It's up to us to help them grow."
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"I think somehow we learn who we really are and then live with that decision."
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"Sometimes, challenging a person to do their best is the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for them."
42
"40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight."
40
"The key is growth margins went in the right direction, unit volume increased quarter on quarter, and expenses came down. We threw off over $300 million in cash. All of those were in the right direction. So I think we're on our way."
40
"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."
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"You're imperfect, and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging."
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"Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance."
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"It is wise to admit one's wrongs because it creates room for correction."
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"Till your inner garden and your outer landscape will flourish."
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"Understanding who you are within comes through self- awareness and self-education."
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