Development Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old development quotes, development sayings, and development proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. George Bernard Shaw
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Calvin Coolidge
Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own. Bruce Lee
Don't fear failure.  Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail. Bruce Lee
Develop success from failures.  Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success. Dale Carnegie
What holds most people back isn't the quality of their ideas, but their lack of faith in themselves. You have to live your life as if you are already where you want to be. Russell Simmons
Overcoming all obstacles improves us, develops our natural ability and makes us stronger. Sunday Adelaja
Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance. Ban Ki-moon
We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond. Marcel Proust
Don't let the fear of striking out hold you back. Babe Ruth
The greatest development is achieved during the first years of life, and therefore it is then that the greatest care should be taken. If this is done, then the child does not become a burden; he will reveal himself as the greatest marvel of nature. Maria Montessori
To move forward, what's required is a unified space agenda based on exploration, science, development, commerce, and security. Buzz Aldrin
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one. Chinese Proverb
A master lives in the world of transformation, not the world of loss and gain. John Frederick Demartini
If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old. Lord Chesterfield
The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. Harvey S. Firestone
But until a person can say deeply and honestly, “I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,” that person cannot say, “I choose otherwise. Stephen R. Covey
Development of outlook naturally begins with a respect for God... Reverence to God and reverence for one's neighbor and reverence for oneself as a servant of God. Robert Baden-Powell
Character development is conflict. David Macinnis Gill
The development of language is part of the development of the personality, for words are the natural means of expressing thoughts and establishing understanding between people. Maria Montessori
Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource. Dan Shechtman
Never limit oneself based on the limitations of others. If you can not inspire them - leave them to be inspired by your lead. Tiffany Luard
All humans change. Development is our life. Transition, in labor, is the most painful time. Without change, there's no growth. Mimi Kennedy
Change and growth take place when a person has risked himself and dares to become involved with experimenting with his own life. Herbert Otto
If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe. John C. Maxwell
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure. Paulo Coelho
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. Viktor E Frankl
To build yourself is to add value to your life. Sunday Adelaja
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. Dr. Samuel Johnson
Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. Doug Firebaugh
Let your creative and imaginative mind run freely; it will take you places you never dreamed of and provide breakthroughs that others once thought were impossible. Idowu Koyenikan
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. Confucius
Adapting to changes represents an important characteristic of human nature, essential for the development of human society. Eraldo Banovac
Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies. Joseph E. Stiglitz
A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy. Rod Blagojevich
If you learn only methods, you'll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods. Ray Bradbury
In our development, as we grow throughout our lives, the structure of our beliefs becomes very complicated, and we make it even more complicated because we make the assumption that what we believe is the absolute truth. Don Miguel Ruiz
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Ronald Osborn
Life is a progression of becoming who we are. J.R. Rim
Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves. Zig Ziglar
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Muhammad Ali
In order to succeed you must fail so that you know what not to do the next time. Anthony J. DeAngelo
If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate. Thomas J. Watson
Development is an endurance exercise with incremental improvements. Sri Mulyani Indrawati
Development in general doesn't make you better employee or better manager. Development makes you a better human who is able to invest the best in you to add beauty and meaning to your life and the rest of the world. Sameh Elsayed
Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still. Chinese Proverb
So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can.  Because that's where you will find success. On the far side of failure. Thomas J. Watson
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. R. Buckminster Fuller
The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust
Development is a lot cheaper than sending soldiers. Robert M. Gates
Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. Quentin Crisp
Development is only necessary to rectify the ignorance of designers. Keith Duckworth
Development comes from within. Nature does not hurry but advances slowly. Fred Rogers
Development cannot really be so centered only on those in power. Amartya Sen
Development involves giving up a smaller story in order to wake up to a larger story. Jean Houston
Self development is a higher duty than self sacrifice. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
When one has talent, everything contributes to its development. Peter Kropotkin
Maturation is the development from environmental support to self support. Bruce Lee
Conservation means development as much as it does protection. Theodore Roosevelt
The truest success is but the development of self. Charles Atlas
The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. Nikola Tesla
Leadership development is a lifetime journey, not a quick trip. John C. Maxwell
If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. Aristotle
The free development of each is the condition for the free development of all. Friedrich Engels
Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. Henry David Thoreau
There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder. Ronald Reagan
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual. Albert Einstein
The falsification of history has done more to impede human development than any one thing known to mankind. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Only through freedom and environmental experience is it practically possible for human development to occur. Maria Montessori
There is no development of character without resistance, there is no growth of spirituality without overcoming. David O. McKay

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