Quotes about "Change & Growth"

Coming from a single parent household, I witnessed firsthand the strength and courage of the single mother. I always had my father in my life but my household was run by my mother and my grandmother. As a result, I have always had the utmost respect for women and have chosen to strongly convey that in my music. ”

In emerging markets, slow growth in the advanced economies has shut down a traditional development path: export-led growth. As a result, emerging markets have had to rely once again on domestic demand. This is always a difficult task, given the temptation to over-stimulate. ”

Politicians know that structural reforms - to increase competition, foster innovation, and drive institutional change - are the way to tackle structural impediments to growth. But they know that while the pain from reform is immediate, gains are typically delayed and their beneficiaries uncertain. ”

I am always attracted to the moments when a person who is associated with a certain message, image or sensibility evolves. I am very interested in how audiences respond to that maturation and absorb the evolution. ”

I'm a designer, and for me, things are always evolving, and such evolution is necessary. ”

Sadly, in the name of progress, we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat. ”

I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is. ”

I always say that I don't like it when people follow trends too much, just because it is on the runway. I think what you wear really does need to reflect what your own personal style is. ”

My personal trainer is an ex-dancer so we do a lot of ballet and jazz. ”

As a matter of personal philosophy, I have generally said, 'Why not?' far more often than either 'Why?' or 'Not.' ”