Growth Quotes

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.

Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.

Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.

The purpose of the corporation must be redefined as creating shared value, not just profit per se. This will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity growth in the global economy.

One of the most effective ways to learn about oneself is by taking seriously the cultures of others. It forces you to pay attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you.

Becoming is better than being

An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.

Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.

Economic growth without social progress lets the great majority of the people remain in poverty, while a privileged few reap the benefits of rising abundance.

[Urbanization] is the inevitable outcome of the processes of growth and the processes of modernization.

Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth and the enhancement of human possibilities.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.

Be very careful what you say to yourself because someone very important is listening . . . YOU!

You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.

You have to go through those mountains and valleys - because that's what life is: soul growth.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

You cannot hide; your growth as an artist is not separate from your growth as a human being: it is all visible.

Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.

The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.

Ask 'How will they learn best?' not 'Can they learn?'.

Don't tell me how talented you are. Tell me how hard you work.

There's a lot of room to grow, and the women who believe they're worth it are the ones who are going to make good things happen during the next period of WNBA growth.

Budget consolidation and economic growth are two sides of the same coin.

God prunes us when He is about to take us into a new season of growth and expansion.

We need to learn how to keep people through love. Despite imperfections, sins, and irritating habits of other Christians, they belong to Jesus and they need our love as a healthy climate for growth.

Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.

Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.

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

Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.

Who does not grow, declines.

The difficulty for Mr. Obama will be when the public sees where his decisions lead - higher inflation, higher interest rates, higher taxes, sluggish growth, and a jobless recovery.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

The Function of Leadership is to produce more Leaders, Not more Followers.

We often say God is never late, but generally He isn’t early either. Why? Because He uses times of waiting to stretch our faith in Him and to bring about change and growth in our lives.

Everything that seemingly happens externally is occurring in order to trigger something within us, to expand us and take us back to who we truly are.

A bad day for your ego is a great day for your soul.

So the first reason for studying Scripture is that it is a means of spiritual growth. There is none apart from the Word. It is God's primary tool to develop you as an individual.

If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!

A goal of education is. to assist growth toward greater complexity and integration and to assist in the process of self-organization - to modify individuals capacity to modify themselves.

I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.