Growth quotes

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He who moves not forward, goes backward. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
True life is lived when tiny changes occur. Leo Tolstoy
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. Anton Chekhov
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Samuel Johnson
Isn't it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different. C.S. Lewis
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot
I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. William Ernest Henley
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. Vincent van Gogh
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be… Vincent van Gogh
I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. Vincent van Gogh
People of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things. Leonardo da Vinci
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting… Michelangelo
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Try to be better than yourself. William Faulkner
Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his… John Dewey
Excellence is not a skill. It's an attitude. Ralph Marston
Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi
The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much,… Benjamin E. Mays
Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs… Howard Thurman
In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies. Mother Teresa
Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again. Nelson Mandela
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. Colin Powell
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that… Marie Curie
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in… Marie Curie
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. George Washington Carver
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
Don't count the days; make the days count. Muhammad Ali
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Muhammad Ali
A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall. Serena Williams
Champions keep playing until they get it right. Billie Jean King
Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love… Pelé
We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination,… Jesse Owens
Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. Wilma Rudolph
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth
It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. Babe Ruth
The most important shot in golf is the next one. Ben Hogan
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick… Bruce Lee
Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own. Bruce Lee
I'm not telling you it is going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it. Art Williams
A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence. James N. Watkins
You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there. Edwin Louis Cole
If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit. Banksy
Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle. Jon Acuff
If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton
Be stronger than your excuses. Author Unknown
Strive for progress, not perfection. Author Unknown
One day or day one. You decide. Author Unknown
Discipline is doing what needs to be done, even if you don't want to do it. Author Unknown
While we are postponing, life speeds by. Seneca
Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself. Marcus Aurelius
It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force… Cicero
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you… Thomas a Kempis
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation. Even so does inaction sap the vigor of the… Leonardo da Vinci
Lost time is never found again. Benjamin Franklin
Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin Franklin
He that can have patience can have what he will. Benjamin Franklin
The reward of a thing well done is having done it. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. Henry David Thoreau
The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their… Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you… Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you. Walt Whitman
We never know how high we are till we are called to rise. Emily Dickinson
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation. Charles Kettering
A problem well stated is a problem half solved. Charles Kettering
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Henry Ward Beecher
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward
Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. William Arthur Ward
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. David Brinkley
Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear. George Addair
We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it. Rick Warren
Change is inevitable. Growth is optional. John C. Maxwell
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard… Gail Devers
Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. Madam C.J. Walker
Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. Coco Chanel
I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all. Simone Biles
You have to believe in yourself when no one else does. That makes you a winner right there. Venus Williams
Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. Carol Burnett
I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done. Lucille Ball
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot… Stephen King
First you jump off the cliff and build your wings on the way down. Ray Bradbury
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Jack London
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them. Ann Landers
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. Erica Jong
If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal. Paulo Coelho
When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all… Haruki Murakami
Great things happen to those who don't stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful. Roy T. Bennett
Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over… Steve Maraboli
Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it. Steve Maraboli
Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will. Vernon Howard
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few. Shunryu Suzuki
Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. Miyamoto Musashi
The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it. Norman Schwarzkopf
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else. Yogi Berra
Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well… Lou Holtz
Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. Pat Riley
Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with… Tom Landry
Success is where preparation and opportunity meet. Bobby Unser
Knowledge will give you power, but character respect. Bruce Lee
Your level of success will rarely exceed your level of personal development. Hal Elrod
The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do. Author Unknown
Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. Stephen King
If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all. Michelangelo
Don't limit your challenges. Challenge your limits. Author Unknown
Instead of blaming yourself, think of a solution. Author Unknown
Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one. Brad Paisley
You have to get stronger. If you stay weak, you won't be able to do anything. Author Unknown
Rather than acknowledging your weakness and striving to improve, you drag others down to your level. Author Unknown
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. George Bernard Shaw
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. Henry Ford
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes. Terry Pratchett
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela

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