Growth quotes

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Sometimes you have to leave your home to find out who you are. Shannon Hale
We are more than the mistakes of our ancestors. S.A. Chakraborty
Why must we always look back to move forward? Samantha Shannon
People don't change. Not really. We just learn to hide it better. Marissa Meyer
Maybe there isn't such a thing as fate. Maybe it's just the opportunities we're given, and what we do with… Marissa Meyer
We become what we do. Brent Weeks
The thing about being a fool is you go on being a fool, no matter what. Patrick Ness
It is the journey itself that makes us what we are. Juliet Marillier
She had thought that being grown up meant knowing things; instead it meant questioning them. Robin McKinley
True journey is return. Ursula K. Le Guin
A man can live many lives. He doesn't have to be just one thing. Pierce Brown
We carry our histories with us, the good and the bad. Deborah Harkness
Children make their own freedom, no matter what their parents do. Robert Jordan
It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing. E. Nesbit
When we are out of sympathy with the young, then our work in this world is over. George MacDonald
Do not weep for what is lost. Make something new with what remains. Katherine Arden
We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing in them becomes too high. Ransom Riggs
Tell yourself a different story, and you start to become a different person. Madeline Miller
Words are where most change begins. Brandon Sanderson
Sometimes, our hope is not in what we can do, but in who we can become. Brandon Sanderson
The first step on any journey is admitting you are not where you want to be. Terry Pratchett
We are shaped as much by the doors we close as by the ones we open. Robin Hobb
There is no shame in starting over. It is the only way most things begin. Leigh Bardugo
We are not made by the gods. We make ourselves. Pierce Brown
We do not get to choose how we start, only how we go on. V.E. Schwab
To find yourself, sometimes you must lose your way first. Cornelia Funke
We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? Seneca
If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you need is not to be in a different place… Seneca
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. Epictetus
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. Aristotle
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. Chinese Proverb
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality. Plutarch
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man. Heraclitus
The only constant in life is change. Heraclitus
Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become. Heraclitus
Change is the law of the universe. You can be a millionaire, or a pauper, in an instant. Bhagavad Gita
A traveler without observation is a bird without wings. Saadi
It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others. Democritus
The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. Confucius
Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself… Buddha
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are… Seneca
As long as you live, keep learning how to live. Seneca
No man was ever wise by chance. Seneca
Character is destiny. Heraclitus
He who has begun is half done. Dare to be wise; begin. Horace
Practice is the best of all instructors. Publilius Syrus
Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. African Proverb
As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. Rumi
Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. Rumi
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. This is the… Swami Vivekananda
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry… Swami Vivekananda
Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world. Paramahansa Yogananda
Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice. B.K.S. Iyengar
Let a man lift himself by his own self alone; for this self alone is the friend of oneself, and this self… Bhagavad Gita
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin
Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin Franklin
When you're finished changing, you're finished. Benjamin Franklin
I will prepare and some day my chance will come. Abraham Lincoln
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other. Abraham Lincoln
Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection. Mark Twain
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles… Booker T. Washington
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Frederick Douglass
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the… Helen Keller
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Helen Keller
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. William James
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. Thomas Edison
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you. James Allen
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. James Allen
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore… James Allen
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts. James Allen
Do not wait: the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand. Napoleon Hill
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. Dale Carnegie
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when… Dale Carnegie
It's always too early to quit. Norman Vincent Peale
We become what we think about. Earl Nightingale
Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway. Earl Nightingale
Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. Og Mandino
I will persist until I succeed. Og Mandino
Work harder on yourself than you do on your job. Jim Rohn
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. Jim Rohn
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. Jim Rohn
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Jim Rohn
Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. Jim Ryun
There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs. Zig Ziglar
Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude. Zig Ziglar
If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. Zig Ziglar
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Stephen Covey
You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found… John C. Maxwell
Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time. John C. Maxwell
A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to… John C. Maxwell
Make each day your masterpiece. John Wooden
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. John Wooden
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be. John Wooden
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vince Lombardi
Winners never quit and quitters never win. Vince Lombardi
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. Tony Robbins
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. Tony Robbins
Progress equals happiness. Tony Robbins
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. Les Brown
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change. Wayne Dyer
Every thought we think is creating our future. Louise Hay
Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over… Denis Waitley
Personal development is a major time-saver. The better you become, the less time it takes you to achieve… Brian Tracy
When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred… Jacob Riis
Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. Angela Duckworth
You can choose courage or you can choose comfort, but you cannot choose both. Brené Brown
With time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped. Charles Duhigg
Change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end. Robin Sharma
Don't live the same year 75 times and call it a life. Robin Sharma
Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results. Robin Sharma
The activity you're most avoiding contains your biggest opportunity. Robin Sharma
Embrace what you don't know, especially in the beginning, because what you don't know can become your… Sara Blakely
The best investment you can make is in yourself. Warren Buffett
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. Warren Buffett
Go to bed smarter than when you woke up. Charlie Munger
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action. Peter Drucker
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot… Alvin Toffler
Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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