Quotes About Progress

World will prosper in knowledge and intellect, if both men and women are deemed equal.

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist.

There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood.

Until we reach equality in education, we can't reach equality in the larger society.

A women's place in history has never been given the attention that it needs to be given, and that's why we have a lot of the misogyny in our society today.

Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.

If a woman wants to fly, first of all she must, of course, abandon skirts and don a knickerbocker uniform.

Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress.

Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done.

Never mistake motion for action.

Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.

All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones.

I was elected by the women of Ireland, who instead of rocking the cradle, rocked the system.

There's a lot of room to grow, and the women who believe they're worth it are the ones who are going to make good things happen during the next period of WNBA growth.

If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.

The data is clear: If you give a woman an opportunity, she will make a huge difference.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

Remember that I am just a woman who is living a very abundant life. Every step I take forward is on a path paved by strong Indian women before me.

You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women.

There is much that women can bring into politics that would make our world a kinder, gentler place for humanity to thrive in.

Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do.

The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

If there ever comes a time when the women of the world come together purely and simply for the benefit of mankind, it will be a force such as the world has never known.