Quotes About Progress

I understand that people have aspirations, and everyone wants to play the lead role. But, I do believe that one must climb the ladder from the first step.

It was inevitable that in doing this I should arrive at new results, and it is perhaps understandable that in the end I have felt impelled to present these results not only in the dry form of a catalogue, but also in a more connected and personal one.

During a transformation, it's understandable to be hesitant about moving too fast, especially at the outset.

Since I'm the president and Democrats have controlled the House and the Senate, it's understandable that people are saying, you know, 'What have you done?'

Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it.

Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding.

I have only one understanding of development and of making success, and that's by going step by step.

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

Innovation comes from, one, acknowledging yourself; two, studying and understanding the problem; and three, finding a solution.

Understanding science and pushing the boundaries of science is what makes me immensely satisfied.

In thinking about nanotechnology today, what's most important is understanding where it leads, what nanotechnology will look like after we reach the assembler breakthrough.

The spirit of forgiveness should prevail, and there should be tolerance and understanding among all political parties for us to move forward.

I'm in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People's interest and understanding, it changes all the time.

The secret of success lies in realising one's mistake, understanding where one went wrong and taking steps to rectify that mistake.

How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments.

Use missteps as stepping stones to deeper understanding and greater achievement.

We are either going to dissolve as a human race or we are going to break through into a new understanding of what it is to be a human being.

I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes.

I love being a mixed-race woman in 2017. I feel part of something big. There's this understanding that we're all in it together.

All kids of all races need to understand, not just about black history but their own history. It's something that will help you in the future, just in terms of moving on in life, understanding the things your ancestors had to go through.

From the growth of the Internet through to the mapping of the human genome and our understanding of the human brain, the more we understand, the more there seems to be for us to explore.

The thing that got me started on the science that I've been building now for about 20 years or so was the question of okay, if mathematical equations can't make progress in understanding complex phenomena in the natural world, how might we make progress?

This field is not necessarily glamorous, nor does it often produce immediate results, but it seeks to increase our basic understanding of living processes.

Understanding the importance of evolving is very important. Reinventing is very important. To break what you have already done is very important. That growth should never stop.