- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
Childhood doesn't have to be perfect, and children don't have to be beautiful. From a bit of grit may grow a pearl, and if pearl production doesn't materialise, the outcome will still be preferable to the shallowness of vanity.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am realising this now more as I grow up: that I never really felt connected to locations. In some sense, I always kind of felt a little lost in that I never had any hometown pride. While I experience a lot different places and experiences, I always felt a little detached.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a golden leg that I am completely proud of, but my left foot that has an open ulcer, no heel, and no toes. Over the years, my body has produced a lot of calcium, which causes my bones to grow on that foot.
- City
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think any city that does the Olympics takes on the world and has to grow and has to kind of assimilate all sorts of folks.
- Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm totally open to changing my beliefs. I could grow up to be a total communist. I could grow up to be a Neocon. I'm looking to have my views challenged. I'm looking to be corrected.
- Birthday
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think I'm being forced to grow up too fast; I would rather people treat me like an adult.
- Food Supply
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- Nov 07, 2020
I saw 'Food, Inc.' last night - it was like a horror movie. I'm definitely thinking about my food supply now and how I want to grow my own.
- Condensed
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's fun to grow with a character over the course of a TV series. Video games are usually a much more condensed process.
- Organization
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is Oracle? It's people. We rely on our HR department to build this organization, to help find those people, to help grow those people.
- Child
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that every child in Maryland deserves a world-class education, regardless of what neighborhood they grow up in.
- Together
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- Nov 07, 2020