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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.

We're going to move from a commodity economy where you basically grow the same kind of crops - where a kernel of corn is a kernel of corn is a kernel of corn - to an ingredient economy where there...

Quotes by Tom Vilsack

Golf will grow so long as it's fun.

Quotes by Tom Watson

I'm in a position now where I can play certain roles and when I get older, I won't be able to. So, I don't have a strategy of trying to grow up too quick, I just want to kind of...

Quotes by Tom Welling

When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing.

Quotes by Tom Robbins

I didn't grow up with my Kenyan family. I grew up in a small, conservative suburb of Chicago.

Quotes by Tom Morello

I don't think I'll ever be able to grow a beard.

Quotes by Tom Odell

By turning our culture over to the spectacle of child stars and their growing pains, we simply wind up taking their childishness seriously and ensuring that they don't grow up at all. And neither do we.

Quotes by Tom Junod

Poetry is one of the few nasty childhood habits I've managed to grow out of.

Quotes by Tom Holt

Having my son made me grow up. I'm keeping my dangers in the movies.

Quotes by Tom Guiry

As the wonderful agony begins for 1964-65, I sometimes wonder why I do it. I've got an insurance business going on the side, and it is starting to grow nicely. Selling insurance fulfills me, in a way, like basketball. But...

Quotes by Tom Heinsohn

Probably 99 percent of Nuba are subsistence farmers. They have maybe two or three cattle, a few goats. Now there are food shortages, so they're very thin. But traditionally, they are very strong and muscular. They grow sorghum, okra, a...

Quotes by Tom Catena

With the increased cost of gasoline, it doesn't appear that we're going to see a slowing of interest in mass transit. I think it's going to continue to grow.

Quotes by Tom Barrett

It's extremely hard for the economy to grow when the workforce is shrinking.

Quotes by Todd Young

As a parent, I know I speak for millions when I say that every child deserves to grow up in a stable, loving home.

Quotes by Todd Young

My dream is that my kids grow up into nice people; that's my dream.

Quotes by Tobias Lindholm

When I first moved to London, I felt very homesick and yearned after the countryside a lot. Because London's hard. It's a big place, and it's lonely. It takes a while to get into it. But once I got into...

Quotes by Toby Kebbell

I'm into everything. My iPod is very eclectic - if you kept it on shuffle, you'd be amazed. For example, I was forced to grow up on Dolly Parton. My mum was obsessed by her. She bought all this memorabilia...

Quotes by Tinie Tempah

My father has played at Celtic before. He has told me it is really intense, and it is good to grow as a footballer by playing for this club.

Quotes by Timothy Weah

I want to help grow the game in India and encourage young kids to play football.

Quotes by Timothy F. Cahill

Economic inequality is less troubling if you live in a country where any child, no matter how humble his or her origins, can grow up to be president.

Quotes by Timothy Noah

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.