Henri Nouwen Quotes

It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.

We all have the things that we all have to work on, and things we have to get better at.

I have mistakes and I have flaws, but I'm going to grow and get better from it.

There is always room for improvement, and I have always grown up knowing however well I have done, there is always something I could have done better.

I learned what my weaknesses were and I went out the next day to turn those weaknesses intro strengths.

You will not grow without attempting to do things you are unable to do.

Every single important thing we do is something we didn't use to be good at, and in fact, might be something we used to fear.

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at.

I do think it's possible to change for the better.

One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.

I hope that I'm always struggling, really. You develop when you're struggling. When you're struggling, you get stronger.

I admire when people take the harder path, not because they are masochistic and want to beat themselves up, but because you actually kind of learn more and I think you grow more.

However, I think I managed to reach a new level with Koko, and I will always be grateful for the experience.

I've grown a lot, and I'm learning every week.

You grow up by making mistakes. I've made a ton of them, but as long as I keep on failing better, I don't mind.

I need to mature a bit - then I might have something to show for it.

I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better.

I like being challenged. That's the only way you grow.

We all need people who will give us feedback. That's how we improve.

Certainly if we hope do enhance and extend whatever natural assets we were given, we must expect to make an effort, if not actually great labor.

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.

There is a lot of learning I have to do and a lot of growing up I have to do.

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.