Quotes About Progress

Technology is now part of the social fabric; it is what is causing dislocation. It is the cause of fear amongst all of us.

Kulanu is the only party actually championing social issues.

My son Emilio is running for Congress to continue the fight for social justice.

I want all of the work that I do to have a social justice footprint attached. I want it to move the needle forward when it comes to the perception of all people, but especially people of color.

As my audience grew more diverse, I started interjecting social justice advocacy and commentaries about LGBT equality, and it just kept growing more.

Do you know what social justice is? Do you know what social reform is? I didn't either, but reform and social justice are what I intend to do.

Placing decent work and social justice at the core of policymaking is simply a recognition of the obvious: none of us can build a better future for ourselves unless we include others.

The power of social media is it forces necessary change.

Social media has changed the world forever. We're not going to go backwards. People are not going to accept being poor, accept being excluded anymore.

Social media... it's the future for the new generation.

It's a new era with regard to social media. It's just something that we have to adapt to and accept.

I have mixed feelings about how fast things are changing as a result of technology. There's no denying that through technology there are amazing things being created that help people with diseases or help people's dreams come true. But there's also this obsession. Social media is the most dangerous of them all.

Think of social media as the Internet. I can't think of anyone betting against the Internet in 2012.

It may be coincidence that the decline of newspapers has corresponded with the rise of social media. Or maybe not.

There was never a game plan to be on social media. Like most things in life, if you work consistently and at your pace, then things fall into place.

I'm not on any social media; I don't even know what things are. I'm so behind the times.

It was tough to get to where I am, to get the following that I do have on social media and all the fans out there, which I greatly appreciate, but I would love to have a template so the next girl who grows up doesn't have to go through a lot of the hardships that we faced in our generation.

It was clear to us that social movements and activism can only take us so far in our mission.

Major social movements eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience.

The Internet creates as well as destroys. Social networks, search advertising, and cloud computing are multibillion dollar industries that didn't exist 10 years ago. They are products of the same force that has rendered the Postal Service's core business obsolete.

Social networks didn't exist when I started. Twitter and Facebook didn't exist. It was all about MySpace when I first got in the game.

I'm not good with blogs and social networks because those things come and go. By the time I am used to one thing, a new type of social media is already trending.

The right combination is between a free economy and social policy that addresses the needs of society and creates equal opportunity.

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the female sex.