Quotes about Progress
Time cures you first, and then it kills you.
— Barbara Kingsolver
For six years, from age nineteen until I turned twenty-five, I did not sleep uninterrupted through a single night. . . . I felt lucky to get my shoes on the right feet. . . . I moved forward only, thinking each morning anew that we were leaving the worst behind.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Move on. Walk forward into the light.
— Barbara Kingsolver
After the final no there comes a yes And on that yes the future world depends. —WALLACE STEVENS, "The Well Dressed Man with a Beard
— Barbara Kingsolver
People change, she said. Not everything stays with you all your life.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Believe this: the mistakes are part of the story
— Barbara Kingsolver
The daily work—that goes on, it adds up. It goes into the ground, into crops, into children's bellies and their bright eyes. Good things don't get lost.
— Barbara Kingsolver
At sunrise it always seems like you've got a good crack at getting everything done, but at sunset you know that you didn't.
— Barbara Kingsolver
I went on foot because I still had feet to carry me.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Even a language won't stand still.
— Barbara Kingsolver
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
— Stephen Covey
Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
— Stephen Covey