Quotes About Progress

A Short History of Medicine: 2000 B.C. – "Here, eat this root." 1000 B.C. – "That root is heathen, say this prayer." 1850 A.D. – "That prayer is superstition, drink this potion." 1940 A.D. – "That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill." 1985 A.D. – "That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic." 2000 A.D. – "That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root."

Gardeners learn by trowel and error.

The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter.

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them.

Please be patient. God has not finished with me yet.

The purpose of primary education is the development of your weak characteristics; the purpose of university education, the development of your strong.

You can tell a child is growing up when he stops asking where he came from and starts refusing to tell where he is going.

Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.

My favorite thing about girl power is that over time it turns into woman power.

The only way you may correct the bad things in your past is to add better things to your future.

It's better to fight for something than against something.

There is great power in letting go, and there is great freedom in moving on.

Life is like riding a bicycle; we can keep from falling if we keep moving. Only a few trick-riders can stand still and not tumble.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.

But lo! men have become the tools of their tools.

In life,you're going to have risk, so you have to say, 'My attitude going forward is how to I fix the problem.' And it's not trying to cling onto the past. When I look around, most problems happen because people are trying to cling onto the past.

All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything!

I want to help transgender individuals who might be struggling realize that they have to love themselves and stay true to who they are because if they keep moving forward, and keep a positive attitude, then things will get better.

My attitude is one movie at a time. I don't want to get ahead of myself.

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

You must be the change you want to see in the world.

I will not get very far with this attitude.

I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter… I was always a rebel and probably could have got much farther had I changed my attitude. But when you think about it, I got pretty far without changing attitudes. I'm happier with that.

"I've always believed that if you don't stay moving, they will throw dirt on you."