Quotes About Progress

It is a very strong rule in drama, and in life, that people remain true to their basic natures. They change, and their change is essential for drama, but typically they only change a little, taking a single step towards integrating a forgotten or rejected quality into their natures.

I came to you tardy and late as I usually do to the better things in my life

You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat.

A path is made by walking on it.

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.

Roll over BeethovenAnd tell Tchaikovsky the news.

You cannot think your way into a new way of acting, but you can act your way into a new way of thinking.

A quilt may take a year, but if you just keep doing it, you get a quilt.

You have to wait for people to program you. The only difference is the amount of people that you're going to reach but that's going to even out in the next two or three years anyway. Computers are being bought faster than televisions right now.

There are certain spiritual dynamics that happen in each watch. There are certain victories that are only gained during certain watches.

Specifically, the Lord longs for us to succeed: by moving our lives forward; … by causing us to prevail over the enemy of our souls; … by causing us to act wisely and strategically; by promoting us to new levels at the right season; and by helping us to achieve our destined purpose when we cry out to Him along our paths. In essence, as God's children, He longs for us to succeed even as He succeeds!6

Y'know, a lot of the time it's like you Batguys want me to hold onto the past because you can't get over it. Understand— I have. I have a new life now. One I like — one that fulfills me. It's not the same as the one I had before, but it's good. Maybe even better.

The road is better than the end.

We tend to assume linearity: that tomorrow will be like yesterday; that next week will resemble last week; next year be like last year, and so on. Linear extrapolations, however, can be blinders.

Tutamu Ohshima, another Shotokan master, encouraged me to go beyond my physical limitations. He pushed me to the point where I didn't think I could do any more, and then he encouraged me to go even further!

If you start in the pit of despair with these profane, awful things, even a glimmer of hope or awareness is going to occur that's much brighter coming from this dark, awful beginning.

The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.

You realize that our mistrust of the future makes it hard to give up the past.

At the time, my life just seemed too complete, and maybe we have to break everything to make something better out of ourselves.

Creativity needs time. We're all dying. Fuck stagnation. High-five creation.

Failure is an instruction manual written in scar tissue.

If you want to find the way forward, then stop looking for maps and start walking.

Don't get too disturbed when people say you have grown wings. You must realise you actually need those wings to fly.

Failure and success are fraternal twins