Quotes About Growth

I choose to be inspired by things that have been done well in the past. So, I don't worry about being compared, because I think that does paralyze you.

You can't be afraid of the problem. Don't be afraid of failure; don't be afraid to make mistakes. Make sure you learn from each step; iterate, and stay as efficient as possible without being paralyzed by a difficult situation.

So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure.

Education is paramount in light of so many things that are out there.

The whole 'Djesse' project is, like, the paramount example of something that has evolved alongside me creating it. It started as one album, and then I realized that I had too many ideas for just one album.

Just because you become a parent doesn't mean you grew up.

Growing up, music was an important part of my childhood. I see it being just as important in my children and all children's growth and development, and in a parent's connection with their children.

My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.

I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.

I feel a little bit like a drill sergeant sometimes. Some elements of my personality, as a parent, I'm not real crazy about.

It's the best thing in the world, the most challenging thing in the world, being a parent, and one of the first lessons I learned was to ask for help.

There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.

It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.

I'm pretty proud of the parent that I've become.

The thing you realize as you get older is that parents don't know what the Hell they're doing and neither will you when you get to be a parent.

As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father.

Not everyone's a perfect parent, but we do learn, and we grow from that. I'm not trying to be harsh on my family because it does make them sad to think back about how they used to be and some of their choices.

I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

It's very important, once you are a parent, that you educate your kid day by day.

My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent.

Parents can only do what they think is best, with the experience they have. The learning curve for every parent is that there's a limit to how much they can shield children from.

Being a parent is amazing.