There is in every child at every stage a new miracle of vigorous unfolding.

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"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

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"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