Quotes about Growth

I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, 'No, I won't do it, I won't behave his way anymore. I'm lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving,' and then you do it.

No one believes more strongly than I do that every Christian should be a theologian. In that sense, we all need to work it out. I want all Christians who can read, to read their Bibles and to read beyond the Bible - to read the history and theology.

They say that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger and I've learnt a great deal, but you can never predict the future, so the best thing is just to do whatever you're asked to do to the best of your ability.

There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.

The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.

The thing I always say to people is this: 'If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.'

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it's a shield.

Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.

Change in all things is sweet.

The thirst for education that comes with the change the gospel brings can be a blessing or a curse, depending on our motives.

Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.

Have the humility to learn from those around you.