61+ Quotes about Change and Growth to Transform Yourself

01 Sep 61+ Quotes about Change and Growth to Transform Yourself

Posted at 14:58h in change by Brian

As we proceed throughout life it’s inevitable that we will change with the experiences we go through. We’ll either grow or grow bitter by the many challenges that await on our path. We’ll adapt and hopefully become better in relationships, love, and life. Here is our favorite quotes about change and growth to help encourage positive growth in your life.

The best quotes about change

Life is about change and growth. Step out of your comfort zone and experience something new and exciting today. Use these sayings and insights to guide your way.

1. “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best from yourself?” – Epictetus

Give it your all:

Doing something with poor effort takes as much if not more our of you than doing something with full enthusiasm. Don’t fall into mediocrity. Find something you love and let it drive you towards improvement.

2. “With every mistake we must surely be learning.” – George Harrison

Mistakes are just tries:

Don’t take “failure” too harshly. In most cases they are just stepping stones towards success. In the end, it’s often all the hardships and challenges that we remember and treasure the most.

3. “Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and sculptor.” – Alexis Carrel

Change hurts:

It’s a shared experience that all humans go through. Take some comfort that we are all trying to change and change is extremely uncomfortable. Also take comfort that your pain is leading to growth and transformation.

4. “Change is your friend, not your foe; change is a brilliant opportunity to grow.” – Simon T. Bailey

Change is good:

It may not be apparent when you’re going through it but most change is good. We often change because we are unhappy with our current situation and surroundings. Change gives us a chance to get a new view of life.

5. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” – Paulo Coelho

Let’s make things better:

When we work to improve ourselves, we often improve the lives of those around us. As we grow more patience with our friends and family, we are able to better communicate and understand them. As we grow our skills, we are able to better aid those around us.

6. “If you resist change, you resist life.” – Sadhguru

Let change in:

Often fighting change is a losing battle. Understand that nothing stays the same and it’s natural to adapt. Embrace positive movement around you and don’t be afraid just because it’s different.

7. “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” – Muhammad Ali

Wisdom in age:

As we grow older, we learn from our experiences and become wiser. If you are seeking to keep the same views and biases you held as a child then you are wasting your years. Take in new information and change your views accordingly.

8. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Change starts with you:

You can move to world in a positive direction all by yourself. You have the ability to spread a little kindness today if you wanted. There are countless opportunities around us to improve.

9. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy

Don’t be quick to judge:

We often have lofty views of change outside us but unwilling to work on ourselves. Take time to look at your flaws and work to become a better you tomorrow.

10. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates

Build something new:

New things are often criticized. Those who are brave enough to explore what’s different and novel are often rewarded in life. This comes in the form of ideas, business, and relationships.

11. “It is easier to build strong children than repair broken adults.” – Frederick Douglass

12. “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs

13. “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

14. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw

15. “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” – Mother Teresa

16. “You cannot change what you are, only what you do.” – Philip Pullman

17. “Change, like healing, takes time.” – Veronica Roth

18. “Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.” – Ovid

19. “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.” – Brené Brown

20. “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston S. Churchill

21. “Let him who would move the world first move himself.” – Socrates

22. “We are the change we have been waiting for.” – Barack Obama

23. “A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Keller

24. “To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.” – Stephen R. Covey

25. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale

26. “We first make our habits, then our habits make us.” – John Dryden

27. “Change almost never fails because it’s too early. It almost always fails because it’s too late.” – Seth Godin

28. “People can cry much easier than they can change.” – James Baldwin

29. “A tiny change today brings a dramatically different tomorrow.” – Richard Bach

30. “Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.” – Steve Maraboli

31. “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.” – Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

32. “A story only matters, I suspect, to the extent that the people in the story change.” – Neil Gaiman

33. “You cannot change your destination overnight. You can change your direction.” – Jim Rohn

34. “All is flux, nothing stays still” – Plato

35. “Nothing endures but change.” – Heraclitus

36. “Tides do what tides do–they turn.” – Derek Landy

37. “You must be willing to give up what you are, to become what you want to be.” – Orrin Woodward

38. “You can’t start the change unless dare to be different.” – Toba Beta

39. “We cannot grow when we are in shame, and we can’t use shame to change ourselves or others.” – Brené Brown

40. “We are all butterflies. Earth is our chrysalis.” – LeeAnn Taylor

41. “Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.” – Tony Robbins

42. “Sometimes, things need to change, because there just isn’t any way for them to stay the same.” – Jay Crownover

43. “If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.” – Kurt Lewin

44. “Small changes can make huge destination differences.” – Sean Covey

45. “If you don’t like the solution, change the problem.” – Criss Jami

46. “Pain moves us forward, changing us into something else, something we need to be.” – Michelle Moran

47. “Most of our assumptions have outlived their uselessness.” – Marshall McLuhan

48. “The only permanent thing in this world is change.” – Totò

49. “Time and the world do not stand still. Change is the law of life.” – John F. Kennedy

50. “Some of the most beautiful things we have in life comes from our mistakes.” – Surgeo Bell

51. “With grumble, nobody changes anything, even himself.” – Toba Beta

Quotes about growth and transformation

Change is scary and it often hurts. Change, however, will often be necessary if you want to become something more. Embrace the shared experience that we all must face change and challenges. Remember that with each step, and each failure, we slowly move towards our destination.

52. “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin

53. “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” – Rick Warren

54. “Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” – Edward Abbey

55. “Every problem is a gift – without problems we would not grow.” – Anthony Robbins

56. “There is no perfection, only beautiful versions of brokenness.” – Shannon L. Alder

57. “Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation.” – Ann Voskamp

58. “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” – William Shakespeare

59. “Becoming hurts.” – Kat Howard

60. “My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.” – Marcel Proust

61. “A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller.” – Paul Klee

Dare to be different

Different scares people. It terrifies the status quo. It is, however, needed for you to become who you’re meant to be. No two people are the same, and it takes courage to change and grow towards your purpose. Celebrate the change in yourself and the difference in others.

Cheers,

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