Quotes on Change And Growth

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.

Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more [Christlike], that we do not become discouraged and lose hope. Becoming Christlike is a lifetime pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible.

Suppose you feel you cannot accept some fact about yourself. Then own your refusal to accept. Own the block. Embrace it fully. And watch it begin to disappear. The principal is this: Begin where you are-accept that. Then change and growth become possible.

Change is the end result of all true learning. Change involves three things: First, a dissatisfaction with self - a felt void or need; second, a decision to change to fill the void or need; and third, a conscious dedication to the process of growth and change - the willful act of making the change, doing something.

Life is about growth and change. When you are no longer doing that — that is your whisper; that is your whisper that you are supposed to do something else.