“There is in every child at every stage a new miracle of vigorous unfolding.”
"Hope is both the earliest and the most indispensable virtue inherent in the state of being alive. If life is to be sustained hope must remain, even where confidence is wounded, trust impaired."
- Erik H. Erikson
Hope
"The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others."
- Erik H. Erikson
Self-awareness
"In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity."
- Erik H. Erikson
Self-awareness
"Doubt is the brother of shame."
- Erik H. Erikson
Self-awareness
"The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery."
- Erik H. Erikson
Personal Growth
"We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are."
- Max DePree
Growth
"How marvelous is the generation with which you deal. We have never had a generation its equal in all of the history of the Church. They are better educated. They are more familiar with the scriptures. I believe they pray with a greater measure of faith, have a greater desire to do the will of the Lord, are more active in the Church, go into the world as better prepared missionaries, and live to become better parents."
- President Gordon B. Hinckley
Growth
"Allow yourself the opportunity to get uncomfortable."
- Alex Toussaint
Growth
"All growth starts at the end of your comfort zone."
- Tony Robbins
Growth
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."
- Mary Tyler Moore
Growth