Personal-development Quotes

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." "The lesson I’ve learned the most often in life is that you’re always going to know more in the future than you know now " "How do you go from where you are to where you want to be? I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it." "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself." "If you interact with things in your life, everything is constantly changing. And if nothing changes, you're an idiot" "You're not in competition with other women. You're in competition with everyone." "One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on." "Anyone who isn’t embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn’t learning enough." "What we know matters but who we are matters more" "There is no greater education than one that is self-driven." "I can learn from everything and everyone, and I seek wisdom and it’s my goal to perceive the hidden meaning in every encounter." "Love is at once an affirmation and a transcendence of who you are." "I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit" "If you want to work on your art, work on your life first." "If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books."