Quotes about Personal Growth

This was a woman raised in a turbulent house, who had learned early to master herself.

All your quirks and your problems, even your depressions and your failures - that's what makes you you.

I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.

To freely bloom — that is my definition of success.

To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.

I am writing My Life so that I may laugh at myself, and I am succeeding.

Nequicquam sapit qui sibi non sapit. (He knows nothing who does not profit from what he knows.)

Happiness is a direct consequence of personal effort.

Compreende-se por que, numa sociedade de indivíduos destinados à autonomia privada o atrativo do Novo é tão vivo: ele é sentido como instrumento de "liberação" pessoal, como experiência a ser tentada e vivida, pequena aventura do Eu.

Well it seems to me that the best relationships-the ones that last-

It's humbling, to become the very thing you once mocked.

Learn from your past mistakes, but don't dwell on them.

My therapist has helped me learn to understand that if you don't unpack your own emotional baggage it's no longer baggage--it's deadweight.

Sometimes we have to break down to break through.

Few experiences are more satisfying than becoming someone we always imagined we could be.

Much of what we acquire in life isn't worth dragging to the next leg of our journey. Travel light. You will be better equipped to travel far.

If we never challenge our shortcomings, we ensure that they remain our Achilles' heel.

If you can run six, you can run 10," he said, noshing on an energy bar. "Run 10 and you can run 13. That's how it works. You have three to four more miles in you than you think.

The alchemy of diamonds from the rough is to mine every moment.

If you've broken any promises you've made to yourself, now is the time to make up for it.

No matter. I was single, no children, a handful of plants and at 39, young enough to regroup. If I hit ground before I finished building my wings, I would not take anyone with me.

To get the most out of the relationship you are in, it won't be helpful to listen to the ego's stories about it. They will only bring separation and conflict. Essence would tell a different story about your loved one. It would probably be something like: "This person is in my life for me to love to the best of my ability. Let's see what happens if I do that." As Essence, we are here to serve others and serve life. The ego, on the other hand, is all about serving itself.

I would point out that I'm an actress for a reason! If I were popular in high school, I would have considered another career because I wouldn't have been alone in my room, making up other characters for myself. I definitely had growing pains. The popular kids didn't want anything to do with the girl who was starting the drama club.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.