Quotes About Progress

The land and the poor could be harvested together, to add to—rather than continue to subtract from—the nation's wealth.

No social movement has ever progressed without emphasizing division, and doing that means stirring up hate.

You must not let them bother you, Leisha," he said in his wonderful accent. "Not ever. There is an old Asian proverb: 'The dogs bark but the caravan moves on.' You must never let your individual caravan be slowed by the barking of rude or envious dogs.

Honor the space between no longer and not yet.

When we change and grow into new versions of ourselves, we have to tolerate a lot of uncertainty.

She felt her future close upon her but unseen, like the sea behind the blowing veil of snow... She would follow Llyr's advice and face it a little every day...Day by day, step by step life would go forward. Eventually, the veil would lift, the cold would yield to the sun's warmth, and the world would be reborn. This dark time would pass.

Tea no more! Down with bustles!

Life went on. One can either go with it or let it leave you behind.

To the Greeks, this was not spiritual progress; it was regress. Why would anyone want to come back to the material world, the realm of evil and corruption? The whole idea was utter foolishness to the Greeks (1 Cor. 1:23 KJV).

Africa at the start of the twentieth century, Christians were only 9 percent of the population; today they are 44 percent.

We can call this view liberalism, employing a definition by the self-described liberal philosopher Peter Berkowitz. In his words, "Each generation of liberal thinkers" focuses on "dimensions of life previously regarded as fixed by nature," then seeks to show that in reality they are "subject to human will and remaking.

Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.

Now science has presented us with a hope called stem cell research, which may provide our scientists with many answers that have for so long been beyond our grasp.

When I stopped seeing Thomas, he told me that I would be "recovering" for the rest of my life.

A young woman's ability to read beyond the bible had little practical value.

Women did not yet have the vote, but suffrage was clearly in the wind

B the spring of 1848, the religious climate was still unsettled and ripe for progressive new ideas. America's cities were expanding, its populations swelling with immigrants from Ireland and Europe, its factories and ports booming all of which contributed to a rising mortality rate.

One Direction

Nothing last forever except change

Overcoming skeptics is still a skill that innovators need.

it's good to know where you want to be, but sometimes you have to go in the opposite direction to get there.

so you won't see anything spectacular for a while. There's mostly farmland

It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise.

Our axles don't match but our wheels are turning.