Quotes About Growth

if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Nothing human was worth denying. Even if it was unspeakably ugly, we could learn from it, couldn't we? Or could we? I never questioned that at all.

The sticky buds of the weeping cherry

Sometimes it seems both our kids and our parents were smarter than we were. We fell somewhere between our parents' thirties idealism and our kids' eighties cynicism. Somewhere deep down we still believe that all we need is love, love, love. Somewhere deep down we question how we got grey hair. How on earth did we get to be the grown-ups? The wonder is that our kids are growing up -- despite all that we did to destroy them.

If some things could change, so could other things. What right had I to predict the future and predict it so nihilistically? As I got older I would probably change in hundreds of ways I couldn't foresee. All I had to do was wait it out.

Young women dream of romance and passion as men dream of conquest because those dreams are necessary goads to leaving home and growing up.

Both dogs and people are nicer after hitting bottom.

It's written that learning is more precious than rubies, more lasting than gold. Rubies may be lost and gold stolen, but that which you learn is yours forever.

Adolescents, malgré les données d'intelligence et de tempérament, nous sommes en grande partie fabriqués par notre éducation, notre milieu, nos parents ; adultes, nous nous fabriquons par nos choix.

W wieku dwudziestu lat jesteÅ›my tym, co uczyniÅ'o z nas wyksztaÅ'cenie, ale ju? okoÅ'o czterdziestu- tym, co powstaÅ'o w wyniku wÅ'asnych wyborów, je?eli takich dokonaliÅ›my. MÅ'ody czÅ'owiek staje siÄ™ takim dorosÅ'ym, jakiego chciaÅ'o jego dzieciÅ"stwo. ZaÅ› czÅ'owiek dojrzaÅ'y jest dzieckiem mÅ'odego czÅ'owieka.

Capisco che l'adolescenza venga definita l'età ingrata. E' dura. Ma alla fine, a vent'anni suonati, le cose si aggiustano.

A ne petrece viaÈ›a regretând un sentiment pierdut nu ne dezvolt? capacitatea de a iubi, ci ne închide în faÈ›a unor noi emoÈ›ii, cultivându-ne am?r?ciunea. ÎnmugureÈ™te, oare, prietenia?

Ne pense plus avec ta conscience personnelle, pense avec une autre conscience, celle du monde, pense tel l'arbre qui bourgeonne, telle la pluie qui tombe.

Tu agonises parce que tu as tout recouvert, tes émotions, tes problèmes, ton histoire. Tu ne sais pas qui tu es, donc tu ne te construit pas à partir de toi

Yer deÄŸiÅŸtirmelerim izimi kaybetmemi saÄŸl?yordu. Her bir görev, özümlemem gereken yeni yeni öÄŸeler ortaya ç?kartarak, geçmiÅŸimi unutmam? saÄŸl?yordu; yeni durumlar sayesinde, içimdeki deÄŸil, yaln?zca benim d???mdaki sorunlarla mücadele ediyordum.

La urma urmei cred c? nu este chiar cel mai r?u lucru. Exist? o copil?rie pe care trebuie s? o p?r?se?ti, o copil?rie de care trebuie s? te vindeci.

Córeczko, jeÅ›li spotkasz czÅ'owieka peÅ'nego zalet, staraj siÄ™ do niego upodobni?. JeÅ›li spotkasz czÅ'owieka miernego, staraj siÄ™ odnale?? jego wady w sobie

Solo gli stupidi vivono di certezze

U?omno?? polega na tym, ?e cz?owiek ma wady, lecz nie stara si? ich poprawi?.

DoÅ›wiadczenie jest Å›wiecÄ…, która oÅ›wietla wyÅ'Ä…cznie tego, kto jÄ… trzyma.

Le but, ce n'est pas le bout du chemin, c'est le cheminement.

Exist? secrete pe care nu trebuie s? le p?trunzi, ci doar s? le frecventezi: compania lor te face mai bun.

Celem nie jest koniec drogi, tylko posuwanie siÄ™ naprzód.

Is love an art? Then it requires knowledge and effort.