A lot of people think that learning stops when you finish school, but it doesn’t! If you want to keep growing in life, you need to keep learning from what’s going on around you. These growth Mindset quotes can help you improve yourself and live a successful life.

What is a growth mindset?

The theory of growth mindset was first proposed by a Stanford University professor, Carol Dweck. This theory states that human learning and intelligence are divided into two parts – fixed and growth mindset.

A fixed mindset is when you think that your skills and gifts are limited to a set of abilities.
A Growth mindset is when you believe that you can grow your skills, intelligence, and gifts through your actions.

100 Growth Mindset Quotes

1. “Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.”– Unknown

2. “Mistakes aren’t mistakes; they are lessons!” – Israelmore Ayivor

3. “Just because you fail once doesn’t mean you’re gonna fail at everything.” – Marilyn Monroe

4. “Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J. Marine

5. “Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.” – Robert H. Schuller

6. “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

7. “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.”– Walter Elliot

8. “It’s your game; make up your own rules.” – Barbara Corcoran

9. “Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds.” – Ana Claudia Antunes

10. “Hope and change are hard-fought things.” – Michelle Obama

11. “Remember, you were created to be a champion and ready for any battle.” – Pernell Stoney

12. “The biggest pile of challenges and hardships will not hold back a needle of the clock.” – Roy A. Ngansop

13. “A challenge only becomes an obstacle when you bow to it.” – Ray Davis

14. “Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.” – George Whitefield

15. “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” – Benjamin Spock

16. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison

17. “Successful people have fear, successful people have doubts, and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them.” – T. Harv Eker

18. “When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.”– Terry Bradshaw

19. “Work hard now. Don’t wait. If you work hard enough, you’ll be given what you deserve.” – Shaquille O’Neal

20. “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” – Dolly Parton

Quotes on growth mindset

21. “Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes that reason is you’re not prepared for life today, so just take a nap and try again.”– Nitya Prakash

22. “Patience and perseverance have a magical effect, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” – John Quincy Adams

23. “Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.” – Christopher Morley

24. “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière

25. “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” – Molière

26. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn.

27. “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” – Nelson Mandela

28. “Keep trying until you have no more chances left.” – Aimee Carter

29. “If you are going through a time of discouragement, there is a time for great personal growth ahead.” – Oswald Chambers

30. “Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.” – Stephanie Bennett-Henry

31. “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” – J. M. Barrie

32. “Dream after dream comes true—or rather is made true by persevering effort.”– L.M. Montgomery

33. “Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.” – Roger Crawford

34. “An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” – Niels Bohr

35. “You don’t have to have a small fortune to achieve your dreams. You simply must overcome the obstacles that get in your way and be willing to triumph over your fear and take a leap of faith.” – Alicia Garcia

36. “In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

37. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.“ – John C. Maxwell

38. “The difference between the difficult and the impossible is that the impossible takes a little longer time.” – Lady Aberdeen

39. “The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.” – Captain Jack Sparrow

40. “Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.”– A.A. Milne

Good growth mindset quotes

41. “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” – Roald Dahl

42. “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs

43. “Challenges are an opportunity to test you and rise to the next level.”– Angelica Montrose

44. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

45. “Take up one idea, make that one idea your life – Think of it, dream of it, live on that idea.” – Swami Vivekananda

46. “In fact, stories of people of achievement often show that obstacles and struggles are the stepping stones to success.” – Michal Stawicki

47. “You can have it all. Just not all at once.” – Oprah Winfrey

48. “You can’t stop dreaming just because the night never seems to end.”– Curtis Tyrone Jones

49. “It’s the ability to resist failure that often leads to great success.”– J.K. Rowling

50. “The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.” – Anonymous

51. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” – Thomas H. Palmer

52. “Perseverance is a virtue that cannot be understated.” – Bob Riley

53. “It’s too easy to walk away, quitter never wins so you should look at challenges straight in the eye.” – Z. Vujcic

54. “The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” – Harry Golden

55. “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

56. “A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.” – Vernon Howard

57. ““Believe you can…and you’re halfway there!” – Theodore Roosevelt

58. ““If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” – Thomas H. Palmer

59. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

60. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again.” – Thomas H. Palmer

Quotes for growth mindset

61. “A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.”– Helen Keller

62. “If you don’t give anything, don’t expect anything. Success is not coming to you. You must come get it.” – Marva Collins

63. “The more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become.” – Gisele Bundchen

64. “You can use the stumbling blocks to build your success.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

65. “Your thoughts don’t make you who you are, your actions do. Be better than your thoughts.” – Bucky Buckbinder

66. “It’s part of life to have obstacles. It’s about overcoming obstacles; that’s the key to happiness.” – Herbie Hancock

67. “Sometimes, some people and some situations deserve a second chance.” – Germany Kent

68. “Your self-worth is determined by you. You don’t have to depend on someone telling you who you are.” – Beyonce

69. “The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.” – Arnold Palmer

70. “Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.” – Richard Bach

71. “Believe it is possible to solve your problem. Tremendous things happen to the believer. So believe the answer will come. It will.” – Norman Vincent Peale

72. “Sometimes, instead of climbing over the barricades, you’ve got to walk around them.” – Bono

73. “Real difficulties can be overcome; it is the imaginary ones that are unconquerable.” – Theodore Newton Vail

74. “Accept challenges, so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” – George S. Patton

75. “Every defeat gives us a new opportunity to try again.” – Avijeet Das

76. “Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson

77. “In fact, stories of people of achievement often show that obstacles and struggles are the stepping stones to success.” – Michal Stawicki

78. “If at first you don’t succeed, you are running about average.” – M.H. Alderson

79. “Make sure life is the best story ever written through a journey filled with overcoming obstacles, taking risks, and continuing to develop.” – Catherine Pulsifer

80. “The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it’s the same problem you had last year.” – John Foster Dulles

81. “The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” – Harry Golden

82. “Obstacles and challenges will arise no matter who you are or what you are trying to accomplish, but it is only those who know there is a solution and keep digging until they find it that will conquer the day.” – Byron Pulsifer

83. “Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” – Pema Chodron

84. “Always do what you are afraid of doing.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

85. “Test scores and measures of achievement tell you where a student is, but they don’t tell you where a student could end up.” – Carol Dweck

86. “Sometimes, instead of climbing over the barricades, you’ve got to walk around them.” – Bono

87. “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” – J. M. Barrie

88. “Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” – Warren Buffett

89. “Don’t be too timid and too squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

90. “To persevere in one’s duty and be silent, is the best answer to calumny.” – George Washington

91. “The difference between the difficult and the impossible is that the impossible takes a little longer time.” – Lady Aberdeen

92. “Sometimes, instead of climbing over the barricades, you’ve got to walk around them.” – Bono

93. “Energy and persistence conquer all things.” – Benjamin Franklin

94. “Challenges are an opportunity to test you and rise to the next level.”– Angelica Montrose

95. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” – Audrey Hepburn.

96. “If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” – Frank A. Clark

97. “In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore

98. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” – Julie Andrews

99. “The greatest oak was once a little nut who held its ground.” – Anonymous

100. “Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.” – Bernice Johnson Reagon