Change Quotes

"When we stop growing, we start dying"

"The development of the mind is a process of becoming, not being."

"What begins as external guidance becomes internal regulation."

"Development is not a process of maturation alone but of cultural enculturation."

"We grow morally by facing dilemmas that challenge our current way of thinking."

"Growth requires us to be dissatisfied with our current level of moral understanding."

"We progress morally when comfort with our current understanding is disrupted by new information."

"The person moving toward higher moral stages experiences increasing discomfort with injustice."

"Secure attachment enables the courage to change and grow."

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."

"The person who is fully himself is always changing and growing."

"I have learned that acceptance precedes change in all meaningful growth."

"One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again."

"In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step backward into safety."

"We develop morally through stages, each one requiring us to expand our circle of concern."

"We advance morally when we can hold multiple perspectives in mind simultaneously."

"Moral progress in society depends on the moral development of individuals."

"Society progresses morally to the extent that its members develop the capacity for justice."

"Moral progress in the world begins with moral progress in the hearts and minds of individuals."

"Assimilation and accommodation are the two poles of adaptation."

"Development is a continuous process of adaptation to the environment."

"Accommodation occurs when we modify our schemas to fit new information."

"The mind grows through conflict and resolution with the environment."

"Social influence shapes who we become more than we realize."

"Change happens when we change our minds first."

"The gradual nature of escalation allows people to perform acts they would normally reject."

"We are not determined by our nature but shaped by our circumstances."

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."

"When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves."