Quotes About Progress

The pessimist waits for better times, and expects to keep on waiting; the optimist goes to work with the best that is at hand now, and proceeds to create better times.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

So we find that the three possible solutions of the great problem of increasing human energy are answered by the three words: food, peace, work.

Great revolutions are the work rather of principles than of bayonets, and are achieved first in the moral, and afterwards in the material sphere.

You've got to work with your mistakes until they look intended. Understand?

A song or an album is never really done. You can work on it forever, but knowing when to call it a day and knowing when to walk away from it is extremely important.

An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth - for all men together to enjoy.

Don't wait for perfect. Don't wait for something to be fully formed in your head to start on it. Just start, and then work it out as you go.

So many worlds, so much to do, so little done, such things to be.

You're not being paid by how hard you work, but by what you accomplish. If you can't hack it, pack it. Our challenge today is to look forward, to write our own history.

The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering-that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.

[My vision is] To make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or the disadvantage of anyone.

The future will belong to those who have passion and are willing to work hard to make our country better

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

The work of today is the history of tomorrow, and we are its makers.

Complaining will not change things in your life; only action will. Make a list of all you need to do to change what doesn't work in your life and, little by little, begin making those changes.

We can always gain more depth and breadth in our work [as educators]. There are always new discoveries to be made.

You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.

Leaders don't complain about what's not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.

I don't work on a project unless I believe that it will dramatically improve life for a bunch of people.

We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect.

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. And if that doesn't work out for you, Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life.

In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed.

Your ability to discipline yourself to set clear goals, and then to work toward them every day, will do more to guarantee your success than any other single factor.