Quotes About Growth

I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately, the most learning I've done in my life is between jobs.

Some writers can only deal with childhood experience, because it's complete. For another kind of writer, life goes on, and he's able to keep processing that as well.

Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life.

Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.

Once I turned 35, I got the bonus of some wisdom and began to accept life on its own terms.

If your life changes, we can change the world, too.

I accepted a change in my life. I didn't choose that change and those are the best changes to make.

Life is an operation which is done in a forward direction. One lives toward the future, because to live consists inexorably in doing, in each individual life making itself.

God, life changes faster than you think.

Sometimes I think no matter how one is born, no matter how one acts, there is something out of gear with one somewhere, and that must be changed. Life at its best is a grand corrective.

I'm as strong as I'll ever be without change of interests and surroundings.

She needed the stimulus of an occupation which would take her out of herself.

I want to keep learning, keep exploring, keep doing more.

I've been learning martial arts since I was 8 years old.

It's like a garden: Whatever you water the most will do the best. At some point, you decide whether you'll water your career or your relationship more.

Hard wood grows slowly. Be thoughtful about the shape you want to grow into, and be mindful that there is no shortcut to strength and character. Have the patience to allow yourself and your goals to develop.

I'm becoming more and more myself with time. I guess that's what grace is. The refinement of your soul through time.

This is the best worst time of my life.

Fame and power do not change us; they amplify us. If we are insecure, we grow more so. If we are addictive, we become a greater addict and insatiable. If we are desirous of truth, we seek it more. If we are generous, we become more so. If we seek to fill holes through dishonest means, we have greater access to do so. Fame and power are masterful teachers.

We are not in the business of fighting darkness. We are farmers of light.

I spent a lifetime being small for those closest to me but this is not the woman my son will know

The successful parents I saw were able to redefine who they were and renegotiate their needs and roles as humans, parents, and partners.

Loving my son has helped me to love myself more.

Parenting is constant readjustment.