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Quotes About Progress

Siempre que tenga deseos y aspiraciones, el hombre puede equivocarse.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Everybody wants to be somebody, but nobody wants to grow.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
No nation gains the power of judgment except it can pass judgment on itself. But to attain this great privilege takes a very long time.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We steal along like a snail in its shell - These women outfront instead; And that's because, on the way to Hell, The woman's a thousand steps ahead. That isn't quite the way to take it: She needs a thousand steps to make it - But no matter how fast she covers the ground, The man arrives in a single bound.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Al hombre hecho nada hay que le satisfaga; aquel que está en camino de serlo, será siempre agradecido.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Kötülükten kurtulmak isteyen, her zaman ne istedi?ini bilir; sahip oldu?undan daha iyisini isteyen bakarkördür.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
This version of "Meister," with whatever faults it may have,
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Come raggiungere un traguardo? Senza fretta ma senza sosta.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Our errors were endured because we found no beaten path; but from him who comes later into the world more is required; he must not be seeking and blundering, but should use the instructions of the old ones to proceed at once on the right path. It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Io ora credo di essere sulla giusta via, considerandomi sempre un viaggiatore che perde molto per godere molto.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Who ever exerts himself in constant striving, Him we can redeem.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Le difficoltà crescono quanto più ci si avvicina alla meta. Seminare non è faticoso quanto raccogliere.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Gdy zm?drze? chcesz, przez b??dze? brnij udr?k?, Gdy chcesz si? sta?, na w?asn? sta? si? r?k?!
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Biding time is easy -- and gets you nowhere.
~ Johanna Lindsey
Software is nothing like construction. Software is innovation. Innovation is difficult—if not impossible—to predict.
~ Johanna Rothman
You can't go faster when you avoid technical excellence.
~ Johanna Rothman
Almost every generation believes that art and music and the work ethic and you name it aren't as good as they used to be ... historians have noted how the belief that society is changing for the worse is a constant going back thousands of years.
~ John A. Bargh
scores of scientists working in widely separated unrelated disciplines are crossing the threshold into the world of ancient science. We call it progress, but Merlin will have the last laugh. Science is inching into magic, and the science of the twenty-first century will probably be nothing more than a revival of alchemy. In
~ John A. Keel
Also, as you start to feel better thanks to your diet and exercise program, the positive cycle encourages its own continuation. This
~ John A. McDougall
These good results encourage greater compliance, which leads to even better results. In this way, the positive cycle is perpetuated.
~ John A. McDougall
All of us resist growth to some extent. It's built in; I'm convinced of it. To paraphrase Tom Hanks's character in the movie A League of Their Own, if growth were easy, everybody would be doing it. But that's what makes it great.
~ John A. McDougall
Day by day, you'll be making your best effort at creating better health. And day by day, you'll find yourself looking better, weighing less, and feeling more energy and confidence. It doesn't happen without effort. But that's what makes it great. You earn the right to be healthier, happier, more vital, beautiful, and alive. Enjoy it. You deserve to look and feel great.
~ John A. McDougall