Personal Growth Quotes

"The resolute acceptance of the unavoidable is the beginning of wisdom" "My mother had a really bad childhood, and my father had a bad childhood, and I had a bad childhood; but I love my childhood. Even though it was bad, I love it. I feel like it's taught me so much" "Do something productive and don't compare yourself to anyone." "I've always told myself to live like the original me, and not like a made-up character." "I think if you're young and you have a connection with whatever, music or science or acting and that's your passion… at least do that for yourself." "The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them" "We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation" "Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you" "If you want to have more, you have to become more" "Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want" "Don't join an easy crowd; you won't grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform and achieve are high" "Learn to express, not to impress" "Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age" "Sometimes the best way to learn something is by doing it wrong and looking at what you did." "Life’s about the journey, not the destination, darling." "There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming." "When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write a brave new ending" "Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness" "The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships." "The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you."