Growth Quotes

"The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled." "Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you" "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant" "The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to befriend. The beauty of life is to give." "Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable" "Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them." "What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don't have? How can we realize our potential?" "I learn from my mistakes. It’s a very painful way to learn, but without pain, the old saying is, there’s no gain" "Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." "To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe." "Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth" "Sharpen the saw." "We cannot expect rapid change to happen overnight." "Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way... Opportunities—the good ones—are messy, confusing, and hard to recognize. They're risky. They challenge you" "Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was" "Success is temporary, and so is failure. It's always about the next thing" "If you bring that scrappy fierceness with you, it works until you get big, when really pushing all the way really feels uncomfortable... When you're the little guy, that's lauded, that's heroic" "You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don’t try to forget the mistakes, but you don’t dwell on it" "Life is like a great teacher... she will repeat the lesson until you learn" "The goal of a startup is not to stay a startup. Being a startup is a means to an end"