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Growth Quotes
"Life doesn't get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient."
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"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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"Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together."
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"Constantly seek criticism. A well thought out critique of whatever you're doing is as valuable as gold."
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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."
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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."
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"It is the worst people in your life that teach you the best lessons."
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"Growth is a spiral process, doubling back on itself, reassessing and regrouping."
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"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of."
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"Sometimes when you are falling down, you grow wings to fly."
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"For a thinking man, the main thing is to understand who he is within."
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"Life is all about conversion."
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"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."
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"Greatness can only be attained through time conversion."
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"Sometimes, challenging a person to do their best is the most kind and compassionate thing you can do for them."
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"40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight."
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"If seeds waited for perfect conditions to grow, there would be no plants in the desert."
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"Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born."
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"Only through the conversion of time can territories be conquered."
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"You may not always change your situation but you can always change your perception. For better or worse, it will change the situation."
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"You need to understand what there is inside you."
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"I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better. I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself."
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"Sow wisdom today, and you will reap success tomorrow."
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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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"We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't."
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"Every adversity brings new experiences and new lessons."
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"It is not the size of a seed, but the size of what rises from it."
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"You may not be a great success in everything, but every time you try you will learn something."
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"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."
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"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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"Always grow with changes and not against them."
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"You can't rest on yesterday's growth. You must be dedicated to growing today... and every day."
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"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."
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"Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds."
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"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."
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"When you change your mind, you change your life."
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