Quotes About Progress

Take your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it will come out a rose by and by. Life is like that - one stitch at a time taken patiently and the pattern will come out all right like the embroidery.

I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization.

But the moment you turn a corner you see another straight stretch ahead and there comes some further challenge to your ambition.

Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul,As the swift seasons roll!Leave thy low-vaulted past!

A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimension.

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him.

The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.

The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in which direction we are moving.

I don't believe that if I came out as bisexual the world will change. But it's really important for people to be truthful about who they are and fight for equality. We need to help the world usher itself into the next phase.

was no mean achievement to have given a Bill of Rights to a country that, until then, had never known any kind of freedom.

United States, in 1825, was a real nation, with a booming economy, a sound currency, and good roads.

From that moment, the dull-witted young man vanished from memory, to be replaced by a bold and dashing figure.

To progress in thinking about creatures is painful and wearisome. The contemplation of the Holy Trinity is ineffable peace and silence. Evagrius of Pontus Centuries,

In today's world, it is no longer unimaginable to think that business can operate - and even thrive - in an environmentally-friendly manner.

It is up to African leaders to show their will and political courage in order to assure that this new pan-African institution becomes an efficient instrument and not a place for endless discussions.

Los pueblos que se apoyan sobre tumbas gloriosas son los que mejor se preparan para el porvenir",

If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.

You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.

Failure is God's way of saying, "Excuse me, you're moving in the wrong direction."

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process.

All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.

Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.

One if the hardest things in life to learn are which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn.