Quotes about Growth
Every unmortified sin will certainly do two things: [1.] It will weaken the soul, and deprive it of its vigour. [2.] It will darken the soul, and deprive it of its comfort and peace.
— John Owen
Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.
— John Wooden
Never try to be better than somebody else. But most importantly, never cease trying to be the best you can be.
— John Wooden
If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
— John Wooden
Failure is not Fatal, but Failure to CHANGE can be.
— John Wooden
A coach's primary function should be not to make better players, but to make better people.
— John Wooden
If I am through learning, I am through.
— John Wooden
It is important for us to see that our mentors are human and therefore fallible; it makes our own shortcomings more tenable.
— John Wooden
Lincoln himself once said, "The worst things you can do for those you love are the things they could and should do for themselves." He fiercely believed in self-sufficiency, and in the maturity and character that struggles and hardships can bring.
— John Wooden
The worst things you can do for the ones you love are the things they could and should do for themselves"—and
— John Wooden
I am not what I ought to be, Not what I want to be, Not what I am going to be, But I am thankful that I am better than I used to be. It
— John Wooden
Always try to be the very best that you can be. Learn from others, yes. But don't just try to be better than they are.
— John Wooden