Gradual Growth Quotes

Nature never hurries: atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work. The lesson one learns from yachting or planting is the manners of Nature; patience with the delays of wind and sun, delays of the seasons, bad weather, excess or lack of water.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

4chan's culture is unique and spreads and draws people in like no other. It's also important to realize that 4chan wasn't some overnight success, and there was never 'hockey stick' - like growth.

You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience.

I think with my journey so far, it never felt like an overwhelming, overnight success story. I think that's good for me because I really got to take my time.

You intentionally start small, because you will not be able to compete with an incumbent... because the incumbent is always going to go for the full solution.

'The Lake of Dreams' grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel.

We've had some huge moments. But we've always been on a steady, gentle, upward slope, and I think that keeps us grounded. There's been no overnight success here, and we haven't dealt with a whole lot of hot and cold.

No great thing happens suddenly.

Step by step you get ahead, but rarely in fast spurts.

The beginnings of all things are small.

Small is how blessings, healing, progress and increase occur.

The path of increase is slow, but the road to ruin is rapid.

Lay plans for the accomplishment of the difficult before it becomes difficult; make something big by starting with it when small.

We are seeing a steady improvement in corporate demand. I think it's going to be steady, not explosive, throughout the year.

The strides of humanity are slow, they can only be counted in centuries.

Keep adding little by little and it will become a big heap.

God works according to the law of gradual growth, so don't be discouraged if your progress seems slow.

If you add a little to a little and do this often, soon the little will become great.

My history has been to grow the roots as deeply as you can before going on to the next thing. That's why it took 10 years to go from Union Square Cafe to Gramercy Tavern, and another 10 years to go from Blue Smoke's first location to its second, and five to go from Shake Shack 1 to Shake Shack 2.

The processes of growth are gradual, bearing fruit in a decade, not a day.

AirBnB spent 5 months interviewing their first employee, before they hired someone and in their first year, they only hired 2 people.

Do not wish to jump immediately from the streams to the sea, because one has to go through easier things to the more difficult.