Quotes about Growth

He's written about all the things he knows, and now he's on all the things he doesn't know

It is not basically a question of the size in repose, I said. It is the size that it becomes. It is also a question of angle.

There is nothing noble about being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

As natural and easy as it has been to be proud, it must become natural for us to be humble.

Until a person takes responsibility for where he is, there is no basis for moving on. The bad news is that the past was in your hands, but the good news is that the future, my friend, is also in your hands.

A life filled with opportunities and encouragement finds more and more opportunities and encouragement, and success becomes inevitable.

At this very moment, you possess the power of perspective. You can choose to see your life becoming whatever you wish. If you so choose, you can move the mountains in your life's path with the eventual help of those who will come to love you and learn to respect you for what you are becoming.

As children, we were afraid of the dark. Now as adults, we are afraid of the light. We are afraid to step out. We are afraid to become more.

A wise person seeks to make peace with the truth, especially when it's personal and even when it hurts.

From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past. I understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept the responsibility for my own problems and that by accepting responsibility for my past, I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter future of my own choosing.

What is it about me that other people would change if they could?

I am who my friends are. I speak their language, and I wear their clothes. I share their opinions and their habits. From this moment forward, I will choose to associate with people whose lives and lifestyles I admire. If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs. If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights. I am an eagle. It is my destiny to fly. I will seek wisdom.