Quotes about Growth
Anything is better than stagnation.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
There are some trees, Watson, which grow to a certain height, and then suddenly develop some unsightly eccentricity. You will see it often in humans.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
For once you have fallen low. Let us see, in the future, how you can rise.
— Arthur Conan Doyle
If all you are going to do in life are the things that are convenient and comfortable, the great things never get done.
— George Bernard Shaw
Learning to make films is very easy. Learning what to make films about is very hard. What you've really got to do is focus on learning as much about life, and about various aspects of it first.
— George Lucas
I want to live out principles that became a part of my life in my 40s, 50s, and 60s. One principle is the universality of freedom.
— George W. Bush
In working with people across the country and around the world, I've come to know that most of us go through times that re-route our prayer life.
— Gloria Gaither
There is room for improvement in every life. Regardless of our occupations, regardless of our circumstances, we can improve ourselves and while so doing have an effect on the lives of those about us.
— Gordon Hinckley
There's only one story, the story of your life.
— Helen Keller
Aging does not need to be hidden or denied, but can be understood, affirmed and experienced as a process of growth by which the mystery of life is slowly revealed to us.
— Henri Nouwen
I still believe that the university is a place where people can develop their minds and learn skills, but also they can develop their personalities and their spiritual life.
— Henri Nouwen