Quotes About Progress

To be continued is a terrible thing, I know. But life is to be continued. You want to be continued as long as possible.

It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.

Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.

The Arab World is writing a new future the pen is in our own hands.

Together, we can create a world in which peace is real in which every human being can thrive in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.

Life is a journey. Don't be a passenger - get in the driver's seat and keep your eyes straight ahead.

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.

the world always moves on despite the chaos and waste in its midst.

First steps are always the hardest but until they are taken the notion of progress remains only a notion and not an achievement.

Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.

History, too, has a penchant for giving birth to itself over and over again, and those whom it appoints agents of change and progress do not always accept their destinies willingly.

The leaders and followers of the Harlem Renaissance were every bit as intent on using Black culture to help make the United States a more functional democracy as they were on employing Black culture to 'vindicate' Black people.

Freedom rings bells to wake us from the comfort of beautiful dreams and empower the efforts that turn them into reality.

Life doesn't walk away, we do.

If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women.

I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.

I regret the trifling narrow contracted education of the females of my own country.

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women…. If much depends as is allowed upon the early education of youth and the first principles which are instilled take the deepest root, great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.

If we mean to have Heroes, Statesmen and Philosophers, we should have learned women. The world perhaps would laugh at me, and accuse me of vanity, but you I know have a mind too enlarged and liberal to disregard the Sentiment. If much depends as is allowed upon the early Education of youth and the first principals which are instill'd take the deepest root, great benefit must arise from literary accomplishments in women.

The past is in the wastebasket.

Nothing is wasted when you are a writer. The stuff that doesn't work has to be written to make way for the stuff that might;

It was a long time before I realized that you don't have to start right, you just have to start. Put pen to paper, allow yourself the freedom to write badly, to get it wrong, stop looking over your own shoulder.

Abigail Van Buren