"Personal Growth Quotes"



"We learn from both success and failure. The only difference being on failure we learn incautiously. So, never give up, as you will be better experienced next time."
Copyright © 2003 Sandeep Menra



Responsibility:
"Do not die while allowing another to hold your sword.
Learn instead to wield it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by N.A. --- Iowa



Every endeavor turns into a success,
When the work is transformed into a zeal,
Every pinnacle can be climbed, in excess
With the dogged determination of steel.
Think of phoenix, think of the goal,
Troubles are fleeting, they never exist longer,
In fact they are, motivating factors in total,
Rise above all, and raise to be stronger.
Copyright © 2002 Lakkoju Goutam



"You can do anything, but you can't do everything."
John Roger and Peter McWilliams in "Do It"



"Small words, put in just the right way, can change your life. So pay attention as these words are all around us; choose carefully."
Copyright © 2003 Gavin Hooper
This quote has been written in training manuals for Entertainment, Business Productions, and FreedomHypnosis Clinic.



"Instead of justifying our faults, why can't we accept them and rectify them? Do not be bitter to people who do not behave as you want them to behave. Be an optimist, with a pinch of realism."
Written in 2002 by V.K. --- Maharastra, India



"A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Umashankar --- Karnataka, India



"Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts."
Margaret Lee Runbeck --- Submitted by Anantha G. --- A.P, India



"Never be afraid to tread the path alone. Know which is your path and follow is wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps."
Eileen Caddy --- Submitted by E.W., Age 17 --- NSW, Australia



"Little things make all the difference in the world. They make the big things even better."
Written in 2003 by AD M., Age 19 --- Indiana
You will get so much more out of any relationship with the little things.



"Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up."
My Mom --- Submitted by Dana Brown --- Virginia
This quote has stuck with me throughout the years, and really brings into focus how much we rely on others in our everyday lives.



"Don't believe everything you hear; just let your heart lead the way. If you don't, you'll start living for everybody else eventually, one day."
Written in 2002 by Ashley S., Age 19 --- Texas



"Go as far as the eye can see, and when you get there, look further."
Dag Hammarskjold



"The biggest mistake you can make is to believe you work for someone else."
Author Unknown



"If something is not working out the way you wanted it to, ask yourself two questions:1. What didn't I do?2. What do I need to do get where I want to be?If you can answer these questions, then you know what you need to be doing next."
Copyright © 2002 Katrina Stull



"Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work."
Bette Davis --- Submitted by Jackie K., Age 14 --- Georgia



"Always be happy, but never be satisfied."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Bob Jones --- West Virginia



"Life is a game of chances. The ones you don't take are the ones you miss out on. The chances you do take, even if you lose in the end, you learn more from mistakes and misfortunes than not taking the chance to begin with. So who is to say you lost in that game of chance? Who is to say, to take a chance is to lose? There is only one person who can make that choice... you!"
Copyright © 2003 Ross Janson
Take life as it comes and take the chances life presents to you.



"Success is every minute you live. It's the process of living. It's stopping for the moments of beauty, of pleasure; the moments of peace. Success is not a destination that you ever reach. Success is the quality of the journey."
Jennifer James, Ph.D --- Submitted by Emily O., Age 17 --- Maine



"No matter how much you really want to or need to...never forget those who mean(t) the most to you."
Copyright © 2002 Rachel Tarian



"You only get one chance to turn a moment into the memory of a lifetime."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kelly R. --- Ohio



"Children love to walk in their parent's shoes; make sure they have strong (souls)."
Copyright © 2002 Vanese Henley



"Success cannot always be measured by what you win in the end, but sometimes by how much you have lost and learned from the experience."
Copyright © 2002 Christine Fernandez



"The greatest challenge for me has been overcoming other people's perceptions and learning not to take things personally, which I have learned. Every time there's a problem, don't take it personally. Don't think it's just because you're who you are. It's not always because you're a woman. It's not always because you're an African-American. It may be just their problem. ... When you're positive and optimistic, you eventually attract positive and optimistic people to you and the negative people will go."
Pamela McCauley-Bell --- Submitted by Dave Kuch --- Ontario, Canada
I personally like this quote because I myself tend to worry a lot and with time have learned not to take people's opinions personally, instead to ignore any negative people and comments and to stay strong, positive and optimistic about life. Moving past the many hurdles in life may be difficult, such as the one demonstrated in this quote, yet the many benefits you will get from overcoming such a challenge is highly rewarding.