Progress Quotes

Not blind opposition to progress,but opposition to blind progress.

They did not want anything to do with me in Paris and they were right: they have gone much further than I, but I will work and I too will progress.

We pray that henceforth not only Japan but all mankind may know the blessings of harmony and progress.

Human nature is a work in progress.

They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time.

Tradition is the albatross around the neck of progress.

In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives.

Progress is built, in effect, upon the foundations of necessary failure. That is the essential paradox of expert performance.

Every past is worth condemning.

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.

And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.

One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long.

Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists.

Progress consists only in the greater clarification of answers to the basic questions of life.

It is the mark of a primitive society to view regression as progress.

I make progress by having people around me who are smarter than I am and listening to them. And I assume that everyone is smarter about something than I am.

Bharat for Bhutan and Bhutan for Bharat. The colour of our passports may be different but our thinking is the same. India stands committed to Bhutan's happiness and progress.

Anyone who has begun to think, places some portion of the world in jeopardy.

They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.

Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.

With capitalism and prosperity came something new: the idea of progress. This is the notion that things are getting better and will continue to get better in the future.

Perfection of planning is a symptom of decay. During a period of exciting discovery or progress, there is no time to plan the perfect headquarters.

[T]he history of science has proved that fundamental research is the lifeblood of individual progress and that the ideas that lead to spectacular advances spring from it.

We make progress in society only if we stop cursing and complaining about its shortcomings and have the courage to do something about them.

The few have said, Think! The many have said, Believe! The first doubt was the womb and cradle of progress, and from the first doubt, man has continued to advance.

One will never get any more than he thinks he can get. YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. Look back and see your progress - damn the torpedo, full speed ahead!

Calmness is the criterion of spiritual progress. Plunge the purified mind into the Heart. Then the work is over.

The secret of making progress is to get started.

Future comes by itself, progress does not.

The Qur'an does not ask for human perfection, but rather asks that we persevere in striving for self-improvement and that we never become complacent or despondent about our progress.

If the Muslims keep their heads cool and accept progress as a means and not an end in itself, they may pass on to Western man the lost secret of life's sweetness.

When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.

Equality for women is progress for all.

There are a lot of things that fit on a bumper sticker in terms of either liberty or equality or progress that when made more concrete just don't pan out.

I'm a work in progress, but if I know in my heart that I'm doing my best, that my heart's in the right place, that I have unconditional love, I feel okay.

The culture of any country is gauged first by its progress in art.

For a new type of progress throughout the world to become a reality, everyone must change. Tolerance is the alpha and omega of a new world order.

As I have continued to make music and progress as an artist, I think I am steadily getting better at expanding my lyrical content and defining who I am as an artist.

The UN is committed to the goal of ensuring that all nations share in economic, social, & scientific progress. It delivers humanitarian assistance to the victims of wars and natural disasters.

One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty.

But with the slow menace of a glacier, depression came on. No one had any measure of its progress; no one had any plan for stopping it. Everyone tried to get out of its way.

The quest for peace is the statesman's most exacting duty... Practical progress to lasting peace is his fondest hope.

Love is the creative fire, the inspiration that keeps the torch of progress aflame.

The only way to isolate specific back muscles - whether it is upper. or lower back - or make any progress is through the power of the mind-muscle connection.

I think that Africa has made quite rapid progress and a lot of the conflicts that we saw on the continent have abated.

If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.

Progress is mediation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest.

In addition, we were unable to meet openly to discuss the progress of the book, for we were both on the list of persons banned from communicating with other banned persons.

Determine value apart from price; progress apart from activity; wealth apart from size.

As we progress into the twenty-first century, anyone who considers themselves a realist will have to make the environment a top priority.