We long for things that harm us and run from the things that grow and heal us. We think good is bad and bad is good.

Quote by Tessa Afshar

Topics: Growth Quotes, Longing Quotes

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle....

You're asking me will my love grow / I don't know, I don't know /...

You're asking me will my love grow / I don't know, I don't know /...

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations

There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations

Love dies only when growth stops.

Love dies only when growth stops.

It is the growth of advertising in this country which, more than any single element,...

It is the growth of advertising in this country which, more than any single element,...

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

We find comfort among those who agree with us -- growth among those who don't.

We find comfort among those who agree with us -- growth among those who don't.

Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look...

Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look...

Anything that comes slow in life will always glow to make a right flow and...

Anything that comes slow in life will always glow to make a right flow and...

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

When you blame others, you give up your power to change.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Surround yourself with people who believe in you.

Surround yourself with people who believe in you.

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always...

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up

We've had bad luck with children; they've all grown up

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name...

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name...

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

Sacrifices are concerned with the feelings of devotion and longing.

The longing to produce great inspirations didn't produce anything but more longing.

The longing to produce great inspirations didn't produce anything but more longing.