Quotes about Personal Growth

I believe that what I do becomes part of me,' she said. 'When I'm brave and strong, and care for children and the sick and the poor, I become a better person. And when I'm cruel, or cowardly, or tell lies, or get drunk, I turn into someone less worthy, and I can't respect myself. That's the divine retribution I believe in.

People who avoid the brick walls - all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in order to push through to the next level, to evolve.

Knowledge gives power. In practice it is very simple. To control yourself, know yourself.

The power is in the balance: we are our injuries, as much as we are our successes.

Change provides us with experiences that we convert to personal power.

Real magic is not about gaining power over others: it is about gaining power over yourself.

Intelligence is the airport; will power is the airplane; man is the passenger and happiness is the destination!

Everyone has some inner power that awaits discovery.

...he walked up and down through life.

To get something different, you must do something different.

If Cosmic Ordering isn't for you, shape yourself so it is.

The universe is infinite, so there is room for everyone, for every belief, for every custom, and for every desire. You are in competition with no one but yourself.

People have the power to change their perspective. They just get caught up in an endless cycle of foolish things that don't matter.

Growing your leadership capacity demands personal effectiveness. Being effective is the ability to do the right thing at all times, no matter the cost.

When we pray, we don't change the world, we change ourselves.

Just before bedtime prayers, evaluate each day. Make plans for tomorrow that will move you toward your long-range goal. Strive for a close partnership with God in making your dreams come true.

One of the better guarantors of ending up in a good relationship: an advanced capacity to be alone.

You got your guards up, I do too, there's things we might discover. Cause you got a past and I do too, we're perfect for each other.

When I stopped seeing my mother with the eyes of a child, I saw the woman who helped me give birth to myself.

A power struggle collapses when you withdraw your energy from it. Power struggles become uninteresting to you when you change your intention from winning to learning about yourself.

Relationships end, but they don't end your life.

I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse for not living.

We best serve intimate relationship by becoming sufficiently developed in ourselves that we do not need to feed off others.

A thought for today: 'People change and forget to tell each other.'