“One day the people that never believed in you, will brag about how the used to know you.”— Evan Hufferd, twitter.com
“By not allowing ourselves to be vulnerable we might block shame, pain and disappointment. But so also growth, pleasure and love. If we don’t allow ourselves to be vulnerable, we don’t allow ourselves to experience life fully.”— Maria Stenvinkel, thoughtcatalog.com
“‘We hurt ourselves much more than anyone can hurt us just by believing the stupid thoughts we get sometimes.”— Charles F. Glassman, amazon.com
“All of your crappy exes have helped shape you into the person that your soulmate has been waiting to meet.”— Holly Riordan, thoughtcatalog.com
“Whatever you’ve suffered, no matter how bad it’s been, you can use that, use that to be a stronger person.”— Anne Rice, amazon.com
“We spend too much time cursing time—time waits for no man, time will tell, oh, the ravages of time, time flies! We don’t think about the gift of time. Time gives us the chance to make mistakes and correct them, to regenerate, to grow. Time gives us the chance to forgive, to restore, to do better tha…”— Anne Rice, amazon.com
“You have to evaluate your relationships and eliminate the relationships that are not bringing you positivity and growth. We need to be around people who encourage us, uplift us, and promote positivity.”— Tisha Marie Payton, amazon.com
“You steadily grow into becoming your best as you choose to be accountable and accept responsibility for improvement.”— Steve Shallenberger, amazon.com
“You can't improve anything if you don't first know what needs to be improved.”— Bohdi Sanders, amazon.com
“One must avoid getting stuck in the negative memories because these can block personal growth.”— Hina Hashmi,, amazon.com
“Personal growth doesn’t occur without effort. The effort is one of recognizing your own power, and taking ownership and responsibility for your own development.”— Farshad Asl, amazon.com
“The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety.”— Josh Waitzkin, amazon.com
“For some reason, you will no longer be the person you believed you once were. You'll detect slow and subtle shifts going on all around you, more importantly shifts in you.”— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com