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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.

I've been in rivalries. Utah-BYU. Bowling Green-Toledo. Florida, we had three: Florida State, Tennessee and Georgia. You make them personal, but they're not. I didn't grow up disliking Georgia.

Quotes by Urban Meyer

Very few countries grow at high rate if inflation is high and volatile. I think, in a way, we are doing our bit to support a higher growth rate, but on a durable basis.

Quotes by Urjit Patel

PSG has got a solid project. Neymar wants to improve and grow with the club.

Quotes by Unai Emery

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

Quotes by Unknown

I never want to grow up.

Quotes by Tyler, The Creator

I want to be a beacon to kids like me, the ones who grow up without hope.

Quotes by Tyrann Mathieu

I didn't really grow up watching a lot of films. I grew up in the middle of Texas in a very rural area, so we were always outside fishing or playing a sport - we were never in front of...

Quotes by Tye Sheridan

I can't grow a beard.

Quotes by Ty Burrell

I know what's it's like to grow up with ADHD and how important it is for parents, caregivers and patients, to have access to accurate information.

Quotes by Ty Pennington

I didn't grow up during the time that Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis and all those people were playing. So it's not really my responsibility to keep it up, what they were doing.

Quotes by Trombone Shorty

Online console gaming will continue to grow at a healthy pace.

Quotes by Trip Hawkins

I did not grow up in a cosmopolitan environment. I grew up in a little town in the middle of nowhere, pre-Internet, pre-college radio.

Quotes by Trent Reznor

There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.

Quotes by Trevor Dunn

Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.

Quotes by Trevor Dunn

We're always evolving. It forces us to grow.

Quotes by Trevor Jackson

You grow up in a small community, there's no outlet like New York or L.A.

Quotes by Travis Scott

I've never been one to stay in a complacent place where I just let the grass grow around me.

Quotes by Tracy Lawrence

The growth of markets in the region also provides opportunities for home-grown entities - whether established brand names like DBS, Singtel and Keppel Corporation, or SMEs - to establish and grow their presence in the region.

Quotes by Tony Tan

It's what you do after making a mistake - that's what I like to see. As long as you mature and grow with it, that's fine.

Quotes by Tony Ferguson

All my life I've had the privilege to make my living with my imagination, and the most important thing has been to see my creative life grow. I was educated to do that and have lived accordingly.

Quotes by Tommy Lee Jones

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.