More quotations tagged with “growth”
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
—George Washington
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
—W. Somerset Maugham in Cakes and Ale or the Skeleton in the Cupboard
I'm not trying to hide my past. I've learned a lot from it. It's made me who I am today, and I'm proud of who I've become.
—Amber Lynn Natusch in Undertow
When you meet an extraordinary person, it's like they get inside you, under your ribs, and shuffle everything inside you around until they find space for greatness to grow. But extraordinary people always get away. And when they leave, they take that little part of you with them. Suddenly you find yourself with a gap in your chest that you don't know how to live with. Suddenly you're frightened of being yourself without them.
—Chloe Rattray in Sacré Noir
I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth.
—Henry Miller