Quotes About Growth

I moved to Los Angeles when I was 20 years old and was absolutely terrified. I grew up in a small town, so the city itself scared me. I initially did not plan on staying but fell in love with it and never went home.

I was terrified of being a mum because I didn't think I'd ever be grown up enough.

The thought of being on my own really terrified me. But then I realized being alone is really a cleansing thing.

I think with performing, initially I was terrified on stage, absolutely terrified. And I did it again and again and again, and I learned sort of how it works, and then I was able to do it.

I was terrified of growing up to become the anti-me, maturing into a woman whom I would not recognise and who wouldn't recognise her younger self.

I used to be terrified of heights as a kid.

I was terrified to go solo. It's lonely doing it by myself. But I wanted to challenge myself.

To have come here as an intern for the 'Today' show, to shoot that reel - I looked so serious. To be terrified like that and then to come and sit at this desk, to sit next to my friend Peter Alexander every Saturday, it is the honor of a lifetime.

It's funny to look back - Tessa was seven and I was nine. I remember there wasn't a lot of talking at the beginning. We were terrified to hold hands for quite a while.

I was first spotted for a modeling career and there's no talking involved in that - the thought of doing any sort of public speaking at that time would have terrified me. So that was something I sort of had to learn.

When you take on new roles that you don't feel comfortable with, that require you having skills you don't have, it's terrifying.

The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.

For me, comedy literally is way more terrifying than doing drama, so it's always about stretching what I think I can do and putting myself out there in different context.

Nothing is more terrifying to me, really, than the status quo. I'll make mistakes before I keep doing something the same way.

For most women, Greenham was a place of principle, growth and song. Often joyful, sometimes terrifying, and almost always cold. As it got harder, with constant evictions and mounting violence from a frustrated and humiliated police force, the women got more determined. It was a community with a shared purpose - to live in peace.

It's such a potent thing, to be a kid. We grow up, and we don't want to remember how everything is so beautiful and terrifying when we're young. The older you get, the more you hope to muffle things.

'Dogfight' was everything wonderful and terrifying about a show, and I feel it 1,000% gave me the knowledge and the confidence that I could do this. I can step up and be present enough to command scenes with amazing actors.

I have two girls and one is now nearly a teenager - it is terrifying.

My becoming an actor was a massive shift for me, and a terrifying one.

I think you're always learning how to explore different territories.

One of the great difficulties as you rise up through an organisation is that your prior competencies are exploded and broken apart by the territory you've been promoted into: the field of human identity.

I love when I think we're taking territory - if it makes sense in the long term, we just don't give a damn what it looks like in the short term. After all, we're running a cult, not a normal company.

China and the Asian territory is an incredible opportunity. We spend a lot of time looking at it, looking for the right partners.