Personal Growth Quotes

"Something profound happens when you wake up in a calm green pasture on the other side of the treacherous storm that you thought would end you. You discover who you are beyond the unimaginable. You discover what you are made of. Suddenly, the thing that may have broken you becomes the very thing that empowers and emboldens you."

- Jodi Sky Rogers

"What you are is God's gift to you; what you become is your gift to God."

- Hans urs von Balthasar

"Raising boys has made me a more generous woman than I really am. Undoubtedly, there are other routes to learning the wishes and dreams of the presumably opposite sex, but I know of none more direct, or more highly motivating than being the mother of sons."

- Mary Kay Blakely

"In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind will blow it back."

- Padre Pio

"The purpose of the study of judo is to perfect yourself and to contribute to society."

- Jigoro Kano

"I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties."

- Winona Ryder

"You've got to grow up sometime."

- Winona Ryder

""The ultimate aim of karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of character.""

- Gichin Funakoshi

""Karate is a lifetime study.""

- Kenwa Mabuni

""The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory nor defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants.""

- Gichin Funakoshi

""Martial arts are a vehicle for developing your human potential.""

- Joe Rogan

"not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

- Abraham Lincoln

"The big, strong, tough guy goes to class, and he keeps getting tapped by the skinny, technical guy. It begins to change him. It makes him humble. That's what Jiu Jitsu does to you. It makes you humble."

- Relson Gracie

"Be the change you want to see on the mat."

- Ryron Gracie

"I’m aiming by the time I’m fifty to stop being an adolescent."

- Wendy Cope

""One must try, everyday, to expand one's limits.""

- Masutatsu Oyama

""A human life gains lustre and strength only when it is polished and tempered.""

- Masutatsu Oyama

""My mentality is that when I go to sleep at night, I'm a better martial artist than when I woke up in the morning.""

- George "Rush" St. Pierre

""Life is growth. If we stop growing, both technically and spiritually, we might as well be dead.""

- Morihei Ueshiba

""Black belt is not something you get, it is something you become.""

- Warrior Spirit

"Ease doesn’t mean you’re falling behind. It means you’re learning to live differently, more kindly, more fully"

- Unknown

"If you’re breathing softer and thinking kinder thoughts—yes, that counts as growing"

- Unknown

"Raise a toast to the version of you that’s survived, grown, and made it all the way here"

- Unknown

"Martial arts is not just about fighting, it's about building character."

"Success in martial arts is a journey, not a destination."

"A black belt is just the beginning, not the end, of martial arts training."

"If you haven’t grown up by age 50, you don’t have to."

- Anonymous

"Being 50 is like living in a vintage wine bottle – it just gets better with age. Cheers!"

"Being 50 means that you’ve had ample time to become the person you were always meant to be."

- Anonymous

"Happy 50th Birthday! You're not getting older, you're leveling up."