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Growth Quotes


"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient."


"By depending on the great, The small may rise high. See: the little plant ascending the tall tree Has climbed to the top."


"Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."


"Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you're doing is as valuable as gold."


"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."


"Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping."


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


"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of."


"Sometimes when you are falling down, you grow wings to fly."


"For a thinking man, the main thing is to understand who he is within."


"Sometimes, challenging a person to do their best is the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for them."


"Life is all about conversion."


"40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight."


"You may not always change your situation but you can always change your perception. For better or worse, it will change the situation."


"If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert."


"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."


"You need to understand what there is inside you."


"Doing what others have done is skill. Dong what few have done is talent. Doing what none have done is genius. Going where others have gone is competence. Going where few have gone is excellence. Going where none have gone is transcendence."


"Sow wisdom today, and you will reap success tomorrow."


"Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born."


"Intolerance is itself a form of violence and an obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit."


"Greatness can only be attained through time conversion."


"Be not the slave of your own past - plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep, and swim far, so you shall come back with new self-respect, with new power, and with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old."


"Our whole life is set up in the path of least resistance. We don't want to suffer. We don't want to feel discomfort. So the whole time, we're living our lives in a very comfortable area. There's no growth in that."


"We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't."


"Every adversity brings new experiences and new lessons."


"It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it."


"You may not be a great success in everything, but every time you try you will learn something."


"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."


"Always grow with changes and not against them."


"Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds."


"Fear of failure impedes adequate self-identification."


"Yes, we know you are a graduate with PhD. But when was the last time you chase after a book shop to buy and read a book at your own volition to obtain an information for your self-development? Knowledge doesn't chase people; people chase knowledge and information."


"Go away from your comfort zone to feel the beauty of life."



"The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime."
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