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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.

A durable, long-term U.S.-China strategic relationship is even more important now than in previous decades. The relationship will continue to grow and prosper to the mutual benefit of all peoples.

Quotes by Alexander Haig

It used to be that almost all innovation came from the U.S. and a small number of other developed countries. That's no longer the case, and as China and India grow, it's changing even more. Expect a lot more Chinese...

Quotes by Alex Tabarrok

I had watched wrestling grow up. I found it amazing. I loved watching wrestling.

Quotes by Alexa Bliss

You have to grow faster than the pace of your company.

Quotes by Alexa Hirschfeld

I find my motivation from everyone who looks up to me and my teammates. From the little girls that look up to me and tell me they want to be like me when they grow up.

Quotes by Alex Morgan

Myths grow all the time. If I was to listen to the number of times I've thrown teacups then we've gone through some crockery in this place. It's completely exaggerated, but I don't like people arguing back with me.

Quotes by Alex Ferguson

This industry kind of forces you to grow up very quickly.

Quotes by Alessia Cara

I actually didn't grow up watching 'Degrassi,' but I saw the commercials and knew the characters. I didn't realize that Drake was the guy from 'Degrassi.' I had to piece it together and go, 'Oh! He's Aubrey Graham.'

Quotes by Alessia Cara

As they grow, companies saturate their markets, become more complex and difficult to manage, and face larger and more entrenched competitors.

Quotes by Alex Berenson

Individual income can grow only as fast as productivity rises.

Quotes by Alex Berenson

Macroeconomics is the analysis of the economy as a whole, an examination of overall supply and demand. At the broadest level, macroeconomists want to understand why some countries grow faster than others and which government policies can help growth.

Quotes by Alex Berenson

In general, great companies prefer to grow 'organically,' as Wall Street likes to say. That is, from the inside out, by finding new markets or by taking market share from their competitors.

Quotes by Alex Berenson

South Sudanese people are rich like the soil; they just need a little water, and they will grow.

Quotes by Alek Wek

There are no debt payments that can be sustained if the country does not grow.

Quotes by Alberto Fernandez

Argentina should grow with a project of its own and implemented by Argentines, not dictated by foreigners with old recipes that always fail.

Quotes by Alberto Fernandez

The older I grow, the more I find myself alone.

Quotes by Alberto Giacometti

'Tis said that wrath is the last thing in a man to grow old.

Quotes by Alcaeus

In terms of growing as a songwriter, I'm just a guy who understands the craft better. I understand what I want to do with it. I think that's where I've grown. Have I fully achieved that? No, but I don't...

Quotes by Albert Hammond, Jr.

My greatest environments in which I can grow, or grow up, is in personal romantic relationships with a man.

Quotes by Alanis Morissette

I think a common misperception about attuning and tending to a child's needs so constantly is that they don't grow in their independence, but I think that the opposite is true.

Quotes by Alanis Morissette

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.