Personal Growth Quotes

"Trips and vacations are so much more. These experiences show you what’s possible and challenge you to examine the paths you’ll take in the future."

- Blake Mycoskie

"We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work. We have been created in order to love and to be loved."

- Mother Teresa

"You have to be willing to go to war with yourself and create a whole new identity."

- David Goggins

"I just want to be better every day, to get better every day, not to be better than anyone else."

- Neymar

"I’m not perfect. I’m never going to be. And that’s the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you’re trying to get better every day. You’re trying to improve."

- Tim Tebow

"The right manner of growth is to grow less in one’s own eyes."

- Thomas Watson

"You can design your own life."

- Carrie Ann Moss

"You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one’s watching. Love as if it’s all you know. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today."

- James Dean

""Follow your passion. Stay true to yourself. Never follow anyone else’s path unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see a path. Then, by all means, follow that path.""

- Ellen DeGeneres

"Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new."

- Steven Tyler

"I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps."

- Mahatma Gandhi

"Humility is the most beautiful virtue that we can develop."

- Joyce Meyer

"It is a long journey, not just as a writer, but as a human being. Take nothing and no one for granted, be humble always, be kind especially when it's difficult and never forget the place where you came from and the people that helped you get where you are."

- CK Webb

"Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance."

- Yoko Ono

"Sometimes you’re ahead; sometimes you’re behind. The race is long and, in the end, it’s only with yourself."

- Mary Schmich

"It’s hard to find Bliss Brain when surrounded by Caveman Brain, and pulling yourself out of that environment and into a sacred space is usually a prerequisite for enlightenment."

- Dawson Church

"The real purpose of running isn’t to win a race; it’s to test the limits of the human heart."

- Bill Bowerman

"I run because it’s so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can’t. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you’re capable of so much more than you thought."

- Arthur Blank

"I’ve learned that it’s what you do with the miles, rather than how many you’ve run."

- Rod DeHaven

"I feel like when I am running, it not only helps change me physically, it also improves my state of mind."

- Derek Hough

"If you want to move forward, you need to let go of the past that drags you down."

- Amit Ray

"You only struggle because you’re ready to grow but aren’t willing to let go."

- Drew Gerald

"If you want to fly in the sky, you need to leave the earth. If you want to move forward, you need to let go of the past that drags you down."

- Amit Ray

"Grandchildren give us a second chance to do things better because they bring out the best in us."

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"To find your talent, you need to seek it."

"जो तुम हो सकते थे, उसे होने के लिए कभी देर नहीं होती।"

"Every Christmas tree is a treasure trove of memories, each decoration a cherished moment."

"Running is not about being better than someone else. It's about being better than you used to be."

"Get 1% better every day."