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Grow Quotes

Growth rarely happens on a straight line.

Several of these reflect on how long it can take to feel ready for the next stage, and how growing up in a certain place shapes the person you become. For related ideas on adapting over time, see our Change quotes.

Why does the Church grow and flourish? It does so because of divine direction to the leaders and members.

Quotes by James E. Faust

Dubai was a property bubble. Plain and simple. Go to Dubai and see what happened. It was... what I call it the 'Edifice complex' - it's just, we can grow by putting up lots and lots of buildings and trying...

Quotes by James Chanos

If wrinkles must be written on our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old.

Quotes by James A. Garfield

I came out when I was 15 at school, and I realized I had put myself into a precarious situation. It was a very hostile environment for me, and a lot of kids had it in for me. It was...

Quotes by Jake Shears

I thought I'd grow up to be a teacher, or maybe run for political office.

Quotes by Jake Shimabukuro

One Direction? The young girls will grow up and forget about 'em.

Quotes by Jake Bugg

I want to grow my brand and help wrestling continue to grow, too.

Quotes by Jake Hager

First, I wanted to be Chris Farley. When I was growing up, Chris Farley was still on the stages and fun to us. In my house, John Belushi was king. I didn't grow up when he was - I was...

Quotes by Jake Johnson

I'm always envious of the actors who get to come to work every day and really grow deep roots there, but it is really fun playing lots of different characters.

Quotes by Jaime Ray Newman

I don't think that American drivers going to NASCAR are taking the easy way out because as I said, the racing is amazing; it's just that it's easier to adapt to what you grow up with. American drivers grow up...

Quotes by Jacques Villeneuve

Some younger drivers didn't grow up seeing racing as being dangerous. They break their little finger, and they are surprised. It's like, 'Be happy it's only that.'

Quotes by Jacques Villeneuve

We have to grow in such a way that our growth is not at the cost of something else.

Quotes by Jaggi Vasudev

People change, they grow.

Quotes by Jacob Young

If you grow the economy, then you become stronger, and you can resist many other things.

Quotes by Jacob Zuma

I like writing because when I grow up, I'm going to be a script writer and a director.

Quotes by Jacob Tremblay

I hope my children will grow up to love literature, but I expect they will absorb it as readily via a screen or pod as from glued quires of printed pages.

Quotes by Jacob Weisberg

Most Australians who've got an ear can do an American accent because we grow up listening to them on television and in movies.

Quotes by Jacki Weaver

You can't grow long-term if you can't eat short-term. Anybody can manage short. Anybody can manage long. Balancing those two things is what management is.

Quotes by Jack Welch

What all my years in improvisation taught is that - if you're going to grow as a performer - you have to try some new things. You've got to be willing to take a few risks.

Quotes by Jack McBrayer

I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper.

Quotes by Jack Kilby

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "growing" mean across these quotes?
It covers everything from personal readiness ("I think I'm ready now to expand - to grow") to a broader statement that "we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser," to literally growing up in a particular place.
Is there an emotional quote about family and growing up?
Yes - one quote reflects on loss, wishing "mum and dad were alive and had a chance to see their grandkids grow up," a bittersweet take on watching the next generation grow.
Does growing up in a particular place come up here?
It does - one quote credits "growing up in Mumbai" and "speaking so many languages" as making it "easier to learn new languages" later on when traveling abroad.
Is there a quote about growth as a lifelong human trait?
Yes - it's summed up simply: "As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser."
Where can I find more quotes about change and progress?
Take a look at our Change quotes, Progress quotes, Development quotes, or Emotion quotes for more on personal growth.

There's also a quieter thread about the family moments growth can cost, like grandparents who won't see it happen. Explore Development or Progress quotes next.