Quotes About Progress

Today is the slowest rate of technological change you'll ever experience for the rest of your life." - Shelley Palmer

to get anywhere worth while without the higher mathematics is not only impossible but that it would be vaguely immoral if you could.

Science isn't about WHY, it's about WHY NOT!

We PT every morning as a group, and some of us are fast. I'm not the hare of the group, but I'm not in the goon squad, either.

The useless men are those who never change with the years.

The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, one sometimes forgets which.

Where civilization entailed the corruption of barbarian virtues and the creation of dependent people, I decided, I was opposed to civilization.

It gets harder all the time, Bev Shaw once said. Harder, yet easier. One gets used to things getting harder; one ceases to be surprised that what used to be hard as hard can be grows harder yet.

El ruido de su reloj terminó por alcanzarlo, de manera progresiva, como si hubiera una fuga de agua en la que cada gota se sumara a la anterior; a fin de construir una estalactita quese moviese e insertase milímetro a milímetro en su cerebro.

1. In our scientifically oriented culture, traditional understandings of morality and related notions are considered passé.

3. Secular ideas have replaced the traditional view.

The idea that errors were stepping-stones to truth never once occurred to me

Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best.

Everything is hard before it is easy.

After modest study of the underlying issues, one can understand why scientists must be conservative with their concepts. In order to make real scientific progress, as opposed to merely generating creative ideas, we must seek rigorous definitions for the concepts we use. All key concepts should be defined in clear and consistent ways, and they must be deployed experimentally (operationally) in ways that help us predict new behavioral acts.

Eestis on täpselt vastupidi. Siin on minevik olnud nii pikka aega nii masendav, nii ahistav, nii ränk, et nüüd, otse nüüd - eile, täna, homme - peavad sündima mehed ja naised, ideed ja teod, millega luuakse meie suurus, Eesti suurus. Ja mina tahan - ja teie peate tahtma - et meil, et Wikmani gümnaasiumil oleks selle toimumises oma austav osa. Ja selle toimumata jäämises oma häbi.

Sest elus on vist üldsegi nii, et veel tähtsam kui punkt, milleni me oma valitud teel jõuame, on tee ise, mida mööda me oleme üritanud minna --

History, lead-footed and relentless, weighed down the text.

You need not regret lost years if you have learned great things.

If you don't like who you are, then change who you are!" Kira told him. "If we can keep from being caught you'll have a chance to learn how to do other things.

Change," Jason said. "It hurts, but it has to be, and it gives us new things." Kira turned her smile on him. "Why do you say you're not smart? Jason, you have great ideas.

Not making a decision was making a decision not to move. A decision to fail.

We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction.

When you consistently make better choices you create better habits. These better habits produce better character. When you have better character, you add more value to the world. When you become more valuable, you attract bigger and better opportunities. This allows you to make more of a contribution in your life. This in turn leads to bigger and better results.