“What we are accustomed to decry as great social evils, will, for the most part, be found to be only the out-growth of our own perverted life; and though we may endeavor to cut them down and extirpate them by means of law, they will only spring up again with fresh luxuriance in some other form, unless the conditions of human life and character are radically improved.” HumansMayMeanCharacterFormLawEvilFoundSocialGrowthCuttingConditionsSpringDown AndHuman LifeEndeavorAccustomedSocial Evils Book:Self-help Source: Self-help
“The impact of improving health is that the population growth goes down, and so you can educate more kids, feed more kids.” KidsGrowthDown AndImpactPopulationEducateImprovingPopulation Growth Author:Bill Gates
“Without defeats, how do you really know who the hell you are? If you never had to stand up to something - to get up, to be knocked down, and to get up again - life can walk over you wearing football cleats. But each time you do get up, you're bigger, taller, finer, more beautiful, more kind, more understanding, more loving. Each time you get up, you're more inclusive. More people can stand under your umbrella.” PeopleIfsKnowsKindBeautifulUnderstandingGrowthWalksHellFootballBiggerDown AndDefeatGet UpOver YouShortcomingsUmbrellaKnocked DownCleats Author:Maya Angelou
“Sit down and write it down with a pen and then make up your mind you are going to do it. Don't spend any time thinking of why you can't. The fun is not in getting it, the fun is in growing. Goals are to help us grow, goals are to help us get. The getting is a site benefit; the growth is the real benefit.” ThinkingWritingMindRealHelpingFunGrowsGoalGrowthGrowingBenefitsDown AndPensSiteMake Up Your Mind Author:Bob Proctor
“[Learn] to slow down and perceive the mysterious events and opportunities that happen in life. We call them coincidences, but if we look closely we see they are meaningful. They bring us just the right information at just the right time to extend our careers, relationships, and growth. These events feel destined in some way, as though the world is set up to help us make a better life, work through our problems, and reach our dreams - if we just pay attention.” IfsWorldWayFeelsLooksHelpingProblemDreamHappensOpportunityGrowthPayAttentionCareersEventsInformationDown AndMeaningfulMysteriousPay AttentionPerceiveCoincidenceRight TimeDestinedOur DreamsSlow DownBetter Life Author:James Redfield
“If coal wants a place in a carbon-constrained future, they have to look at technology like this. And we think that our rule can help stimulate technology, growth, and innovation, bring those costs down, and allow coal a more stable opportunity to continue to be invested in.” IfsThinkingWantLooksHelpingOpportunityGrowthTechnologyCostInnovationDown AndStableCarbonCoal Author:Gina McCarthy
“It was shameful that, after Haiti, Colombia was the second most unequal country in Latin America. But we've achieved some things; the inequality is coming down, and coming down fast. The growing economy has provided us with the funds to finance a very progressive social policy that has reduced extreme poverty. We have the lowest inflation rate of all Latin-America countries and the highest growth rate.” CountryAmericaSocialGrowthPovertyEconomyGrowingPolicyHighestDown AndRateExtremesFinanceInequalityFundLatinProgressiveLowestInflationShamefulLatin AmericaHaitiColombiaExtreme PovertySocial PolicyGrowing Economy Author:Juan Manuel Santos