“Don't let any situation intimidate you anymore, don't accept defeat anymore.”— Jaachynma N.E. Agu, amazon.com
“Sometimes to change a situation you are in requires you to take a giant leap. But, you won't be able to fly unless you are willing to transform.”— Suzy Kassem, amazon.com
“I think the times that we're fucked up and lost in the world bring us closer to figuring out who we are.”— Kaiylah Muhammad, amazon.com
“True change doesn't happen overnight; it has to happen gradually. You first have to have a change of heart, then a change of mind, and then your actions will follow.’”— Kaiylah Muhammad, amazon.com
“A butterfly has to be a caterpillar first; allow yourself time to grow.”— Kaiylah Muhammad, amazon.com
“One must avoid getting stuck in the negative memories because these can block personal growth.”— Hina Hashmi,, amazon.com
“We do not get to choose how we start out in life. We do not get to choose the day we are born or the family we are born into, what we are named at birth, what country we are born in, and we do not get to choose our ancestry. All these things are predetermined by a higher power. By the time you are o…”— Idowu Koyenikan, amazon.com
“We are the product of our past. We start each day where we left off the day before. Changing the way we dress, where we work and live, or even changing a name does not alter our basic constitution. Transformation of the self requires a radical alteration in the way that we perceive the world and der…”— Kilroy J. Oldster, 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
“We might not get to choose who we’re born as or where we come from, but only you can decide what becomes of you.”— Reilyn J. Hardy, 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
“Look, no matter where you live, the biggest defect we human beings have is our shortsightedness. We don’t see what we could be. We should be looking at our potential, stretching ourselves into everything we can become.”— Mitch Albom, amazon.com
“We are what we are, and the world is ours. We are its gods. Your only difficulty is your unwillingness to unleash your potential fully upon it.”— Paolo Bacigalupi, amazon.com