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> [Ugliness and evil are necessary for growth but they may be experienced vicariously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiddu-krishnamurti/ugliness-and-evil-are-necessary-for-growth-but-they-may-be/)

[Jiddu Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiddu-krishnamurti/)

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> [“And entrepreneurship is a risky and heroic activity, necessary for growth or even the mere survival of the economy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nassim-nicholas-taleb/and-entrepreneurship-is-a-risky-and-heroic-activity-necessary-for/)

[Nassim Nicholas Taleb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nassim-nicholas-taleb/)

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> [There is a type of constructive nonviolent tension that is necessary for growth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/there-is-a-type-of-constructive-nonviolent-tension-that-is-necessary/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

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> [The instinct to improve oneself materially is necessary for growth. It is at the fountain of the enterprising spirit which drives private…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/said-musa/the-instinct-to-improve-oneself-materially-is-necessary-for-growth-it/)

[Said Musa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/said-musa/)

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> [Worrying about the poor is one thing. To contend that equality is necessary for growth is an altogether different and more radical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chrystia-freeland/worrying-about-the-poor-is-one-thing-to-contend-that-equality-is/)

[Chrystia Freeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chrystia-freeland/)

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> [Some degree of expression is necessary for growth, but it should be little in proportion to the full life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-fuller/some-degree-of-expression-is-necessary-for-growth-but-it-should-be/)

[Margaret Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-fuller/)

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> [A certain degree of solitude seems necessary to the full growth and spread of the highest mind; and therefore must a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/novalis/a-certain-degree-of-solitude-seems-necessary-to-the-full-growth-and/)

[Novalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/novalis/)

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> [“Preparation time is necessary for your growth. Trust and believe everything you're going through is preparing you for some request you put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/germany-kent/preparation-time-is-necessary-for-your-growth-trust-and-believe/)

[Germany Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/germany-kent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/208/germany-kent-406_advice_preparation-time-is-necessary-for-your-g_2656670.png)

> [If you look at how the US economy has suffered over the last 15 or 20 years, it's in significant part because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-hacker/if-you-look-at-how-the-us-economy-has-suffered-over-the-last-15-or-20/)

[Jacob Hacker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-hacker/)

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