Quotes About Growth

'A Chorus Line' never dies; it just keeps opening doors and giving back to me - but there was a time when I considered it an albatross around my neck.

People that have known me for a while tell me how they see me grown as an artist and as a writer. I think that this comes with continuing writing each day. I try to write as often as I can and explore more while I do it. I feel more comfortable with opening up and telling more of my story to everyone.

Opening up is something I have to learn how to do if I'm going to be in this business.

We never thought that we would be more than an opening act.

My parents raised me to believe that when one door slams in your face, turn around because there's probably another door opening up somewhere.

My character in 'Mr. Holland's Opus' was kind of coming of age, learning about a world that was opening up to her.

The first album was more born from busking - they were the 'me-and-my-guitar' songs. Going out on the road and opening for big acts changes you. You look out at those audiences and start to think, 'OK, I need to write some music that's a little bit bigger.'

Hiring new people, opening up in new markets, all of that takes money.

I've become more comfortable with opening up.

There are always door openings. And gradually, it accumulates. The opportunities open up in front of you.

I haven't been that great at attending my own openings. Still, I'm learning to enjoy this a lot more than I used to.

Well I think that you have to be open and honest in order to learn from your mistakes and be able to correct them in the future to understand what would happen to take things off course. And if we don't address these issues openly and honestly then we don't learn.

Openness is something any teacher strives to instill in his or her students.

I think Maine needs people. It needs diversity. It needs to be able to respect people. Openness is crucial for this state because we don't want to be known for having the oldest state in the nation. We want young families.

Entrepreneurship requires an unvanquished spirit of curiosity, an openness to learning, a letting go of OldCo so you're free to create NewCo.

If you play well and consistently, it opens up a lot of opportunities.

As cliche as it sounds, when one door closes, another one opens. Whenever I've gotten bad news about something, within a week or two there's another opportunity that brings new hope or keeps me motivated.

Acting is my interest, but it opens up avenues.

People had always vaguely mentioned that when you have children, how part of your life would stop. But they don't say that some other extraordinary part of your life opens up.

I think it's the great thing about having kids. They have interests that you might not have, and it opens your horizons.

I think me having kids is helpful. It opens up a new little area of your heart.

I read to my children, and now they love to read. I encourage parents to carve out just 20 minutes a day. It helps you learn more about them, and really opens the door for you to speak into their life!

The emergence of a child opens up this well of love that you just never knew you were able to have. And it's empowering.

Being out there, as a 22-year-old, it opens your eyes up to the highest level of the sport. It can only do good things.