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Growth Quotes

The wanting behind the growing.

One of the older growth quotes here links strong desire directly to strong growth, a theme echoed by a more modern voice describing hard periods of life as necessary for soul growth. The Change collection sits close to this theme.

Egypt does not possess rich natural resources. Its agricultural area is relatively small - less than 10 per cent of the total land. Its growth relies on tourism, Suez Canal tariffs, and foreign investment.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

Besides being a prime cause of poor economic growth, poor governance breeds corruption, which cripples investment, wastes resources, and diminishes confidence.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

When we acquire businesses in the developing world, we estimate if the growth opportunities are strong.

Quotes by Adi Godrej

We started the 10/10 objective in 2011, and that time, our turnover was about Rs. 15,000 crore. We would like to have a turnover of Rs. 1,50,000 crore by 2021. This will be through high growth in domestic and international...

Quotes by Adi Godrej

Change Quotes

We have the Nasdaq private market. But we also want to make sure that every investor has an opportunity to ultimately join in growth and the success of these great companies that we have that have been formed in the...

Quotes by Adena Friedman

New products, new markets, new investors, and new ways of doing things are the lifeblood of growth. And while each innovation carries potential risk, businesses that don't innovate will eventually diminish.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

One of the difficult things in a high-growth company is that, even with the best intentions, the company moves so fast, and growth happens so regularly. When you move at that rate, you have to be willing to change, and...

Quotes by Adam Neumann

Amazon has suffered quarters-long profit droughts. Alphabet has given its investors agita over profligate spending on non-core products. Microsoft's growth - if not its profit engine - stalled for years, causing its stock to idle, too.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Innovation has its limits, of course, and Salesforce has proved adept at supplementing its growth with acquisitions, a tool long available to older rivals like Oracle and SAP.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Emotion Quotes

For an entire populace, change, growth, and spontaneity were dangerous. Acting upon a personal desire, whispering a hidden longing, revealing your true feelings - all the human actions we think of as essential to a character - had be censored...

Quotes by Adam Johnson

Much of what we consider the American way of life is rooted in the period of remarkably broad, shared economic growth, from around 1900 to about 1978.

Quotes by Adam Davidson

With a tree, all the growth takes place at the growing tips. Humanity is exactly the same. All the growth takes place in the growing tip: among that one percent of the population. It's made up of pioneers, the beginners....

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the...

Quotes by Abraham Maslow

You don't boost growth by cutting taxes, you do that by giving money to people.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Expansion Quotes

It is undeniable that the looming environmental crisis is partly the consequence of population growth.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

One of the biggest challenges for the MENA region is unemployment coupled with high population growth rates. The World Bank is committed to supporting infrastructure projects that will help with job creation across the region.

Quotes by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

No nation has embraced Total Quality Management, e-commerce and e-government with greater enthusiasm than Dubai. Such innovations have given Dubai a competitive edge and an accelerated growth rate that few could match.

Quotes by Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy.

Quotes by Zhu Rongji

Experience Quotes

During the period of China's rapid economic growth, there were plenty of opportunities for entrepreneurs, including women. It allowed me to develop my business.

Quotes by Zhou Qunfei

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a short, proverb-like quote about growth?
Yes — a concise one: "The keener the want the lustier the growth." It suggests that stronger desire leads to stronger growth. For more on the idea of expanding and flourishing, see Expansion quotes.
Is there a quote connecting growth to life's ups and downs?
Yes — a reflective one: "You have to go through those mountains and valleys - because that's what life is: soul growth." It frames personal growth as something built through hardship, not despite it. For more on how lived experience shapes us, browse Experience quotes.
Is there a quote about growth in a business or economic context?
Yes — one discusses policy: "we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs." It ties growth to stability and regulation. For more on adapting through change, see Change quotes.
Is there a quote about recovering from a financial crisis and growing an economy?
Yes — a proud one: "I take great pride in having been able to overcome the Asian financial crisis and seeking the opportunities available to bring about an unprecedented growth in the economy." It's a statement of accomplishment through difficult circumstances.
What's the common thread across these growth quotes?
From personal desire to life's hardships to business policy to economic recovery, these quotes show growth as something earned through effort and challenge, on both a personal and larger scale. For more on the feelings tied to growth and change, check out Emotion quotes.

Two entries look at growth on a national scale, crediting careful policy for sustaining business growth and expressing pride in steering an economy through a real financial crisis. See also Experience quotes or Expansion quotes.