Quotes About Progress

You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existence -Eli

Life is full of screwups, he said, chucking another paper at the split-level before taking the corner. You're supposed to fail sometimes. It's a required part of the human existence.

Everything, in the end, comes down to timing. One second, one minute, one hour, could make all the difference. So much hanging on just these things, tiny increments that together build a life. Like words build a story, and what had Ted said? One word can change the entire world.

Maybe marriage, like life, isn't only about the big moments, whether they be good or bad. Maybe it's all the small things—like being guided slowly forward, surely, day after day—that stretches out to strengthen even the most tenuous bond.

And the rest is history,' I said. Nah.' He shook his head. 'The rest is now.

A lot can change between planning something and actually doing it. But maybe all that really matters is that anything is different at all.

But anyone can begin. It was the part with all the promise, the potential, the things I loved. More and more, though, I was finding myself wanting to find out what happened in the end..

There's no shame in trying to make stuff work, is how I see it. It's better than just accepting the broken.

But it was too early to know: there were always more pages to go, more words to be written, before the story was over.

But as long as something is never even started, you never have to worry about it ending. It has endless potential.

You don't want the best of times to be just one thing, forever. You have to have a lot of bests of times, each one topping the last. You know?

If you don't pay attention to the past, you'll never understand the future.It's all linked together.

Obviously it won't all run smoothly. But it's important to awknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn fromt them.

My point is you're different here. Hollis I've only been here for a month. A lot can happen in a month he replied. Shoot in two weeks I met my future wife changed my entire life's trajectory and bought my first tie. You bought a tie I asked. Because honestly this was the most shocking part.

My point is,' Jamie continued, 'not everything's perfect, especially at the beginning. And it's all right to have a little bit of regret every once in a while. It's when you feel it all the time and can't do anything about it... that's when you get into trouble.' pg 169-170

talk was cheap and useless. Action was what mattered. And me, I was moving. Now, again, always.

I listened for the voice I knew so well, the one I always heard at the beginning. Good girl, Macy! You're doing great! You know the first steps are the hardest part! They were. Sometimes I felt so out of sync, it was all could do not to quit after a few strides. But I kept on, as I did now. I had to, to get to the next part, this part, where I finally caught up with Wes, my shadow aligning itself with his, an dhe turned to look at me, pushing his hair our of his eyes.

I felt like I'd been swimming so hard, and the water growing warmer and warmer the closer I got to the top. I wasn't there yet, but now I could see the surface, rippling just beyond my fingers.

I'd learn that it's not just where you go, but how you choose to get there. So I pulled that sign off the green bike - ENJOY YOUR RIDE! - and went inside to take the first step toward doing just that.

I would miss Colby, but it wasn't going anywhere. All the more reason why I should.

But it's important to acknowledge that while we may make mistakes, in the long run, we may also learn from them.

In the end, though, maybe it's not how you reach a place that matters. Just that you get there at all.

But even more so, it reminded me that this was all really happening. Stanford. The end of the summer. The beginning of my real life. It was no longer just creeping up, peeking over the horizon, but instead lingering in plain sight.

And like my dad always said, the first step is always the hardest.