Personal Growth Quotes

"I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap."

- Sting

"If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down."

- Toni Morrison

"Strive to make something of yourself, then strive to make the most of yourself."

- Alexander Crummell

"You can always become better."

- Tiger Woods

"To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed."

- Sidney Poitier

"If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose."

- Bishop T.D. Jakes

"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."

- Muhammad Ali

"To go out there and prove what I can do has taught me a lot about who I am. We can push ourselves further. We always have more to give."

- Simone Biles

"What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player"

- John Wooden

"The best competition I have is against myself to become better"

- John Wooden

"You don’t go through life, you grow through life"

- Kevin Ollie

"I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young."

- Maya Angelou

"Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you."

- Louis L'Amour

"It feels right. But it’s emotional. Saying goodbye to anything you’ve done that long is hard."

- Angela Ruggiero

"I’ve been in the same place for 10 years and having to say goodbye and clean out the locker is the toughest part."

- Roy Oswalt

"Being able to say goodbye is a sign of growth."

- Gustavo Cerati

"I judge you unfortunate because you have never lived through misfortune. You have passed through life without an opponent—no one can ever know what you are capable of, not even you."

- Seneca

"Man conquers the world by conquering himself."

- Zeno of Citium

"There's a man who walks beside me. He is who I used to be. And I wonder if she sees him and confuses him with me."

- Jason Isbell

"You are not here to shrink down to less but to blossom into more."

- Oprah Winfrey

"You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become."

- Carl Gustav Jung

"As nature renews, so can the human spirit in May."

- Harriet Ann Jacobs

"Becoming is more important than achieving."

- Zig Ziglar

"From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not bring My passions from a common spring."

- Edgar Allan Poe

"One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks."

- Jack Penn

"With each game, we learn more about ourselves and our limitless potential."

"Your impact on our lives is immeasurable. Farewell, and may your next adventure be as fulfilling as this one."

"It’s bittersweet to move on, but I’m grateful for the incredible experiences and growth I’ve had here. Thank you everyone, and best wishes for the future!"

"May's flowers teach us to bloom where we are planted."

"It is okay to feel lost and unsure. Your journey is unique, and every step forward is a sign of strength."