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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 don't think anyone should grow up wanting to go around killing people. I don't think anyone should grow up wanting to be a secret agent.

Quotes by Timothy Dalton

If you grow up in Britain, you just do Shakespeare. If you go and work in a theater once or twice or three times in your life, you're going to end up doing a Shakespeare, because he's obviously such a...

Quotes by Timothy Dalton

I didn't grow up on any sort of border; more in the middle of nowhere, in rural eastern North Carolina.

Quotes by Tim Pratt

But I was so wrapped up in sports growing up as a kid, that I think I was going to grow to be a pro ball player. But I found out real quick that was not going to happen.

Quotes by Tim McGraw

Making the tax cuts permanent will continue to grow the economy, create jobs, and put more money in the pockets of the hard-working families of Pennsylvania.

Quotes by Tim Murphy

It really helps you grow as an individual and a ball player to realize that nothing comes easy in this league, and you have to work for everything.

Quotes by Tim Hardaway Jr.

I don't think patience is something that any of us grow up with in a large dose. It's a world of instant gratification.

Quotes by Tim Cope

Usually, with me, the project is always the second thing. The film-maker comes first. Films grow out of the relationship.

Quotes by Tilda Swinton

I'm constantly trying to grow as a musician, so when I listen to different things, I'm like, 'That'd be cool to do something like that,' and I try to keep myself open-minded.

Quotes by Tiffany Darwish

What I'm hoping is that people in my age group will grow up with me and keep listening.

Quotes by Tiffany Darwish

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never really pays off. If you're looking for some sort of payoff, it's not gonna happen.

Quotes by Thurston Moore

Each one of us has to take responsibility for reality, and present it so that kids will grow up familiar with that and say, OK. I've seen that before. I'm not afraid of it.

Quotes by Thuy Trang

The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before.

Quotes by Thorstein Veblen

You didn't grow up in the shadow of John Steinbeck. He put you on his shoulders and gave you all the light you wanted.

Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

You need some inequality to grow... but extreme inequality is not only useless but can be harmful to growth because it reduces mobility and can lead to political capture of our democratic institutions.

Quotes by Thomas Piketty

Children need continuity as they grow and learn.

Quotes by Thomas Menino

You grow year after year with responsibility, and for me, it's not important who has the armband but that everyone on the pitch gives the right signals.

Quotes by Thomas Muller

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

Thomas Jefferson

When you grow up on the other side of the tracks, you're used to taking a few bumps.

Quotes by Thomas Hardiman

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Quotes by Thomas Haynes Bayly

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.