Quotes About Progress

The truth is that science arose only because the doctrine of the rational creator of a rational universe made scientific inquiry plausible. Similarly, the idea of progress was inherent in Jewish conceptions of history and was central to Christian thought from very early days.

In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation, it's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation.

Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final.

El futuro del país es brumoso y la oscuridad se expande en los campos de la cultura y la ciencia. La desmodernidad se cuela por todos los poros del Estado.

El retorno del axolote representa la terquedad por volver a un progreso castrado por el atraso, a un pasado donde supuestamente el pueblo vive feliz estancado en la metamorfosis frustrada. Se trata de la restauración del nacionalismo revolucionario priista, ese viejo enemigo de la democracia.

Predomina allí un espíritu restaurador que sueña con volver al priismo de los años sesenta y setenta.

comprobamos que el desarrollo capitalista no conlleva necesariamente -como se creía y como todavía algunos creen- un empobrecimiento material de la población, pero en cambio sí abre nuevos espacios que contribuyen al empobrecimiento cultural y espiritual de la sociedad.

Muchos se preguntan si ha desaparecido la izquierda en México. Me parece que la izquierda mexicana ha quedado sepultada bajo el peso de sus torpezas y sus incoherencias.

Asking, "What else can I do?" when you discover that you are wrong, in any situation or after suffering any personal setback, illuminates the path you need to take

Too often, leaders attempt to change the way people act without changing the way they think (i.e., their beliefs). As a result, they get compliance, but not commitment; involvement, but not investment; and progress, but not lasting performance.

Developing a Culture of Accountability where people take ownership for achieving key organizational results requires a willingness to make the link between where you are and what you have done with where you want to be and what you are going to do to get there.

people must abandon the past-oriented, blame-centered who-done-it definition of accountability.

The right coach will help you see what is getting in the way of making progress and may help shed some light on other steps you might take to overcome obstacles.

Agreeing to behave according to our accountability model makes it easier to coach one another, exchange feedback, and conduct the conversations that are needed to work through difficult challenges and ensure progress.

The only real way to measure progress, the only real way to see if activity has any real teeth is how that activity ties to the Key Results the company is after. Activity doesn't matter, it's all about results.

In software, you can't know what's going to work, so, as Chuck put it, "When you build any new product, there's no sure way to know if the dogs are going to eat the dog food.

If you are afraid to take risks and continue to push yourself forward, then there will be some obstacles you will never overcome.

Where performance is measured, performance improves. Where performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates." What you pay attention to grows.

If you want to build a project that is perfect, you'll never succeed. You must allow failure, and people need to know it, so tell them.

It's one thing to get feedback, it's quite another to act on it. When it comes to feedback, the real prize is won when you use it to get better results, strengthen relationships, and achieve better outcomes all around.

the accountable person looks for every opportunity to self-report. They are eager to review progress; they aren't afraid of it. Before

Getting a team to act on the feedback they receive from one another creates real traction and ensures true progress toward results.