We all face moments when we doubt our abilities. It’s natural, but it can hold us back from reaching our full potential. A growth mindset can help us overcome these doubts and achieve more.
We promise to give you the tools to build this mindset. Our 98 inspiring quotes will boost your confidence and motivate you to embrace challenges.
In this post, we’ll share words of wisdom from successful people across various fields. These quotes will help you see setbacks as chances to learn and grow.
You’ll find encouragement to try new things and push your limits. Get ready to change how you think about your abilities and potential.
98 Growth Mindset Quotes
Self-Belief and Confidence
1. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. “Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson
3. “You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” – A.A. Milne
4 “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” – Dr. Benjamin Spock
5.”With confidence, you have won before you have started.” – Marcus Garvey
6. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
7. “The expert in anything was once a beginner.” – Helen Hayes
8. “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James
9. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
10. “You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.” – Conrad Hall
Perseverance and Persistence
11. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
12. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
13. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
14. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.” – Tommy Lasorda
15. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
16. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.” – Beverly Sills
17. “The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” – Vidal Sassoon
18. “Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.” – Og Mandino
19. “A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” – Jim Watkins
Embracing Challenges and Learning from Setbacks
20. “The only way to grow is to challenge yourself.” – Ashley Tisdale
21. “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine
22. “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.” – Elon Musk
23. “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden
24. “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” – Zig Ziglar
25. “A setback is a setup for a comeback.” – T.D. Jakes
26. “The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible.” – Charles Kingsleigh
27. “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
28. “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière
29. “When you face difficult times, know that challenges are not sent to destroy you. They’re sent to promote, increase and strengthen you.” – Joel Osteen
Hard Work and Dedication
30. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers
31. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.” – Tim Notke
32. “Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
33. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell
34. “The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” – Harry Golden
35. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” – Vince Lombardi
36. “Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.” – Frank Ocean
37. “I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson
38. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” – Pelé
39. “The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” – Unknown
Dreaming Big and Setting Goals
40. “The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work for them.” – Michelle Obama
41. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis
42. “Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.” – W. Clement Stone
43. “Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” – Bo Jackson
44. “If you can dream it, you can do it.” – Walt Disney
45. “Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.” – Les Brown
46. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
47. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
48. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” – Michelangelo
49. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” – Theodore Roosevelt
Adaptability and Flexibility
50. “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy
51. “You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.” – Thomas S. Monson
52. “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein
53. “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin
54. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” – Alan Watts
55. “Flexibility is the key to stability.” – John Wooden
56. “Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.” – Max McKeown
57. “The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” – Kakuzo Okakura
58. “To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” – Winston Churchill
59. “The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists.” – Japanese Proverb
Personal Growth and Self-Improvement
60. “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” – Gail Sheehy
61. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi
62. “There is no challenge more challenging than the challenge to improve yourself.” – Michael F. Staley
63. “The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday.” – Unknown
64. “The best investment you can make is in yourself.” – Warren Buffett
65. “Your life does not get better by chance; it gets better by change.” – Jim Rohn
66. “The only journey is the journey within.” – Rainer Maria Rilke
67. “Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself.” – Denis Waitley
68. “Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.” – Morihei Ueshiba
69. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin
Teamwork and Collaboration
70. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan
71. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
72. “Teamwork makes the dream work.” – John C. Maxwell
73. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford
74. “Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” – Mattie Stepanek
75. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Phil Jackson
76. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” – Henry Ford
77. “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs
78. “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman
79. “None of us is as smart as all of us.” – Ken Blanchard
Resilience and Overcoming Obstacles
80. “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” – Thomas Paine
81. “Failure is not the opposite of success; it is a stepping stone to success.” – Arianna Huffington
82. “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” – Margaret Thatcher
83. “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill
84. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
85. “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill
86. “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
87. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill
88. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
89. “The only way out is through.” – Robert Frost
Positive Thinking and Mindset
90. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
91. “You are what you think. So think wisely.” – Unknown
92. “Change your thoughts and you change your world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
93. “What you think, you become.” – Buddha
94. “The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” – Buddha
95. “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford
96. “Every day may not be good… but there’s something good in every day.” – Alice Morse Earle
97. “The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” – Scott Hamilton
98. “Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman
Conclusion
Let’s wrap up our journey through these inspiring quotes. We’ve explored words that can change how we see ourselves and our potential. These sayings remind us that we can always learn and improve, regardless of age or background.
Think about which quotes spoke to you the most. Maybe write them down or share them with friends.
Remember, a growth mindset isn’t about being perfect. It’s about trying, learning, and moving forward, even when things get tough.
As you go about your day, keep these ideas in mind. They can help you face challenges with a new outlook. Every step you take, big or small, is a chance to grow.
So, why not start now? Your future self will thank you for it.
