Quotes About Progress

In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.

No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris ... [because] no known motor can run at the requisite speed for four days without stopping.

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true, there would be little hope of advance.

We had taken up aeronautics merely as a sport. We reluctantly entered upon the scientific side of it.

If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance.

Neither secular progress nor secular progressives have brought the West where they once promised. Nor can they.

Looking down from his editorial perch at the Manchester Guardian, he summed up the "dismal Thirties" as "a decade which began with the illusion of progress without tears and ended up in the reality of tears without progress.

Just as to a man with a hammer, everything is a nail, so in the age of science and technology, everything is a scientific and technical matter to be solved by scientific and technical means.

This I want to believe implicitly: Man was born for love and revolution.

That's because he's desperate to have others believe him omnipotent. Pure stupidity! The world's not like that. You've got to bow before someone to get on. That's the only way—struggle ahead one step at a time while keeping the others back.

Victims. Victims of a transitional period of morality. This is what we both certainly are. The revolution must be taking place somewhere, but the old morality persists unchanged in the world around us and lies athwart our way. However much the waves on the surface of the sea may rage, the water at the bottom, far from experiencing a revolution, lies motionless, awake but feigning sleep.

Reippaasti eteenpäin, älkää menettäkö toivoa.

I'm still living in my post-war.

Like an insect larva that repeatedly molts its skin as it develops, Ayako rapidly transformed from a young girl into a fully-grown woman.

As a global community, we must continue to promote gender equality and create an environment where women can thrive and contribute positively to society.

Be proud of struggles in your life. They bring you closer to greatness.

Challenging situations can be uncomfortable, particularly if they involve stepping out of your comfort zone to learn a new skill or kick-start a new venture. But those are the times that will carry you through future difficulties.

Criticism is the fuel by which the vehicle of success runs.

Don't allow yourself to be satisfied with your success. Critique what you've achieved and ask what you can learn from others.

Don't stop learning because life doesn't stop teaching.

Economy is a living project, And with cooperation and determination, We'll build a better future for every nation.

Education is a huge priority, and that's just the best.

Embracing and reframing failure or setbacks means developing goals to help you exceed expectations next time.