Quotes About Progress

We hold that same sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry in all states.

The nature of education fundamentally has not changed in a century - and I say this as someone whose parents are both teachers.

The individualization of learning fundamentally redefines the role of assessment.

Fundamentally, I like to accomplish things.

Europe itself needs to change fundamentally and focus on jobs and growth.

The more technologically advanced our society becomes, the more we need to go back to the basic fundamentals of human communication.

Bridges and roads take years to build, but too often, states and communities haven't known if funding will be there for them more than a few months at a time.

It is absolutely key that funding is used to support the best scientists with the best ideas.

We need to show why the government should be funding science and how that funding delivers.

I prefer building rather than fundraising.

For a while under Donald Trump, it was possible to believe that we could go back to a more functional, less rancorous time. This desire was expressed most eloquently at John McCain's funeral services.

Our shows today are better and funnier than they've ever been.

There is no such thing as a fallen woman; when she steps out of her place, she always steps up.

Rather, ten times, die in the surf, heralding the way to a new world, than stand idly on the shore.

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

Do not neglect the day of small things, for little beginnings have big endings

Tomorrow was over the horizon, and would take an entire day to reach.

They were simple, earnest people, those early Victorians, and had not yet learnt the trick of avoiding disturbing thoughts and sights.

Ye see, Little Tree, ain't no way of learning, except by letting ye do. Iff'n I had stopped ye from buying the calf, ye'd have always thought ye'd ought to had it. Iff'n I'd told ye to buy it, ye'd blame me fer the calf dying. Ye'll have to learn as ye go.

At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done—then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.

At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done—then it is done

Perhaps, the beginning is just to say nice things are going to happen until you make them happen.

I'm growing fatter, said Mary

In each century since the beginning of the world wonderful things have been discovered. In the last century more amazing things were found out than in any century before. In this new century hundreds of things still more astounding will be brought to light. At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.