Quotes About Progress

In American history, racism has not been a constant but a variable which came, went and came again.

New York City today still preserves qualities which existed in seventeenth-century New Amsterdam—and Old Amsterdam

The history of the early abolitionist movement," writes historian Arthur Zilversmit, "is essentially the record of Quaker antislavery activities.

We live in a country which is spavined with ancestor- worship. This country will never, can never prosper until it escapes from its past.

Wir müssen wissen, wir werden wissen.

Wir müssen wissen, wir werden wissen. Dobbiamo sapere, sapremo.

From the moment of its founding Americans began freeing their slaves—some 500,000 by the early 1800s—and in 1808 outlawed the slave trade entirely.

Of course, the political history of the United States is exactly the reverse. It is in large measure the history of a nation that led the world in eliminating slavery, in accommodating peoples it had previously defeated, in elevating nonwhites to a position of dignity and respect, in promoting opportunities and rights to women, and in fostering a healthy skepticism towards unworthy leaders and towards the dangers inherent in government itself.

the forces I had identified with progress, once freed from the grip of U.S. "imperialism," revealed themselves to be oppressive, unspeakably ruthless and predatory.

History is like a constantly changing tree.

Of course, speed is most useful if it is in the correct direction;

An interesting side effect of pull systems is that they limit work-in-progress (WIP) to some agreed-upon quantity

To defy the God of Progress is often to marry the Goddess of Poverty.

Adversity promotes the progress of the gospel. 2. Adversity provides opportunities to witness. 3. Adversity produces courage in our fellow believers. 4. Adversity proves the character of our friendships. 5. Adversity provokes growth in our lives. 6. Adversity purifies our motives. 7. Adversity prepares us to see life and death in perspective.

As civilization speeds toward its final destiny, the appearance of a powerful world ruler is inevitable.

It's what you learn after you know it all that really counts," John Wooden once said.

Stop allowing things from the past to control you in the present or hinder you in the future. Paul shook things off. He didn't let them cling to him like anchors pulling him down.

For almost a thousand years, from before 500 to 1400, the cryptology of Western civilization stagnated.

You want to be the first to do something. You want to create something. You want to innovate something...I often think of Edison inventing the light bulb. That's what I want to do. I want to drive over the bridge coming out of New York there and look down on that sea of lights that is New Jersey and say, `Hey, I did that!'

Since NTs are naturally disinterested in tradition and custom, it should be no surprise that they readily abandon the customary for the workable.

Failure sucks, but instructs.

Striving for perfection can get in the way during the early stages of the creative process.

Everything is a prototype," says Claudia. "So, we would do an org change and I would say to everyone, 'It's a prototype." Which means (a) I have permission to be wrong and (b) I want your feedback if it's not working.

the reality is posttraumatic growth happens more than posttraumatic stress.