Quotes About Growth

The trouble with learning to parent on the job is that your child is the teacher.

How often in life we complete a task that was beyond the capability of the person we were when we started it.

Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius.

Always when judging Who people are, Remember to footnote The words "So far."

As a job seeker, remember this: You only lack experience if they want it done the same old way.

In the time it takes you to understand a 14-year-old, they turn 15.

We are each a dozen people who were all the same child.

Every day ask yourself, "What would I do today if I were a better person?"

In a household of toddlers and pets, we discover this rule of thumb about happy families — that they are least two-thirds incontinent.

Each day learn something new, and just as important, relearn something old.

If you understand compound interest, you basically understand the universe.

If you've never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden.

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.

Know thyself, or at least keep renewing the acquaintance.

Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress.

Looking back, you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your life, and that person was you. It is not too late to become that person again.

Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden.

If I had it to do again, I would less often judge myself and more often ask for a jury.

It's like this. Father Time keeps pitching the years at us. We swing and miss at a few. We hit a few out of the park. We try not to take any called strikes.

I cultivate my garden, and my garden cultivates me.

There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and fire.

In this, the late afternoon of my life, I wonder: am I casting a longer shadow or is my shadow casting a shorter me?

The experience I gained at age 21 would be useful if I were ever 21 again. But I'm 71 and new at it and keep making age 71 mistakes.

One is more apt to become wise by doing fool things than by reading wise sayings.