Quotes about Development

On the Anvil

I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.

The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are born great, others achieve it, some have it thrust upon them. In truth, the ways in which your character is built have to do with all three of those. Those around you, those you choose, and those who choose you.

Few, if any, survive their teens.

You do your best until you know better, then you do better.

As we develop our lives, set our goals, and find things to do that interest us, peace will become comfortable—more comfortable than chaos.

Struggling is okay. Back-stepping is okay. Small bits of progress are not only okay, they're admirable.

The question is not whether a nation makes mistakes; the question is whether a nation learns from its mistakes, builds on that knowledge it gains over time, and grows in wisdom. Those nations who learn from their mistakes will become wise, while those who repeat the same mistakes over and over again, expecting a different result, are foolish.

How important it was to learn your own strengths and weaknesses from your mistakes.

Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world.

God is thoroughly committed to finishing the masterpiece He started in us. And that process means one major thing: change.