Quotes About Growth

Neither woman nor man lives by work or love alone.... The human self defines itself and grows through love and work: All psychology before and after Freud boils down to that.

Moving rocks today strengthens you for moving mountains tomorrow.

Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.

I get called 'Mayor West' a lot in airports. I've been very fortunate to have a fan base that keeps growing, and the work gets such a warm response and humor from people.

Study and work and work and study will keep in active exercise both the physical and mental. These two, rightly conducted, will not war against each other.

Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence.

I just work hard and do things as they come along. But it has been a challenge to learn that I have to say 'no' to things and to know how and what to prioritize.

People make mistakes all the time. We learn and grow. If there's patience and love, and you care for people, you can work them through it, and they can find their greatest heights.

I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with the work.

Many things matter other than our measured intelligence, so let's get to work on them.

I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.

It is a mistake to separate learning for work and for community and personal development.

The least of the work of learning is done in the classroom.

Everybody's a work in progress. I'm a work in progress. I mean, I've never arrived... I'm still learning all the time.

In books, as in life, there are no second chances. On second thought: it's the next work, still to be written, that offers the second chance.

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.

I fell in love with the topic of leadership. For three decades, that has been a major focus of my hands-on work: listening to and working with leaders, their teams and their organizations.

I think it's important to keep things positive. Sometimes you don't win, and that sucks, and you work on improving.

We have been blessed with a healthy, growing economy, with more Americans going back to work, and with our Nation acting as a positive force for good in the world.

Marriage is the hardest work you're ever going to do.

When I go into the garden, I forget everything. It's uncomplicated in my world of gardening. It's trial and error, really. If something doesn't work, it comes out, and you start all over again.

I've grown as a person. The dynamics on this set are very demanding because we work a lot of hours, it's very sad material, so there's always someone upset because it's really heavy stuff.

So if I was dating somebody now and the relationship didn't work out, I'd take that as failing.

Mixed messages are just part and parcel of the romantic terrain, and rather than berate yourself for any crossed wires, you'd do better to work on your future resilience.