Hubert Humphrey Quotes

Don't be content with things as they are.

But we are not in the world to be good but to change it.

Nothing is more certain than that improvement in human affairs is wholly the work of the uncontented characters.

I have always believed in discontent – not grumbling, which is usually selfish and individual – but a disinclination to sit down idly, knowing things are wrong.

If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, you must take action.

What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

The good thing is that life is sometimes a work in progress.

The Jews' greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! We're a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better.

I will never stop questioning. I will never stop wanting more and discovering other things and wanting to do other things. That will always be a part of me, and it's something I've come to terms with.

In order to be something, you must do something.

One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important.

I come from playing sports. I compete, so I gotta be better than I was last year. I gotta get better, and that better gotta come from just growing. From learning new stuff to working on it, experience it in life, and failing.

I'm comfortable, but not satisfied and I hope to always feel that way.

The condition of all development is not to be content with the present, but to have the courage to ask how everything can be made better and the good fortune to find a right answer to this question in thought or in action.

Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.

It's not enough to keep people in a static condition. We've got to give them lift.

Great is the study that brings us into action.

Most people don't want to change. They're comfortable and set in their ways. But in order to change, you have to be able to agitate people at times. And I think that's something that's very necessary for us to improve as a country.

The story of getting better can be just as compelling as the story of falling apart.

If you sit there and have that mentality of 'triple down on what you're good at,' you're never going to grow. You're always going to stay the same.

I don't need success, I just need to be constantly evolving.

My 'if it's not broken, don't fix it' type attitude might have held me back and made me complacent.

I don't think I'll ever become comfortable with just being here. I always want to take it further.

Never stop believing in yourself; play with your qualities. You always have to keep making steps. Progress is everything. The big players, every season, they become a new player: they learn, and they learn. That's the key.