The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line

Quote by Joanna Field

Topics: Growth Quotes

I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement...

I began to have an idea of my life, not as slow shaping of achievement...

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient...

I used to worry about what life was for - now being alive seems sufficient...

Sometimes I found that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had...

Sometimes I found that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had...

There seemed to be endless obstacles... it seemed that the root cause of them all...

There seemed to be endless obstacles... it seemed that the root cause of them all...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is...

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is...

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you...

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you...

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness,...

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness,...

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

And as I looked up, I was gazing on a hill, and in my spine...

And as I looked up, I was gazing on a hill, and in my spine...

Fear is the highest fence.

Fear is the highest fence.

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...

But when he (Peter) saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried...

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No...

There is no beauty in sadness. No honor in suffering. No growth in fear. No...

Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely...

Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely...

I am never afraid of what I know.

I am never afraid of what I know.

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.

Here is a list of fearful things: The jaws of sharks, a vulture's wings, The...

Here is a list of fearful things: The jaws of sharks, a vulture's wings, The...

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree...

The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree...

I wish my mother had told me the same thing about horror movies and guys...

I wish my mother had told me the same thing about horror movies and guys...

Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for...

Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for...

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed....

History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed....