Quotes about Progress

Don't give up hope. It took many of us twenty years or more to acquire these protective behaviors we umbrella with the word codependency. It may take as much time as that to let go of them.

As we develop our lives, set our goals, and find things to do that interest us, peace will become comfortable—more comfortable than chaos.

On our worst days, we still look for something we've done toward recovery. Sometimes the best we can do is feel good about what we did not do.

Struggling is okay. Back-stepping is okay. Small bits of progress are not only okay, they're admirable.

Where we are today is where we're meant to be. It's where we need to be to get where we're going tomorrow. And that place we're going tomorrow will be better than any we've been before

reactionaries.

The bottom line was that we have only ourselves to blame. We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities

The question is not whether a nation makes mistakes; the question is whether a nation learns from its mistakes, builds on that knowledge it gains over time, and grows in wisdom. Those nations who learn from their mistakes will become wise, while those who repeat the same mistakes over and over again, expecting a different result, are foolish.

Two hundred years ago when slavery was going on it was illegal to educate a slave, particularly to teach them to read. Why do you think that was? Because when you educate a man, you liberate a man.

One day, you've found your chosen field, and you're already moving into it.

I had focused on the failure because I had not yet acquired the wisdom necessary to attain a better perspective.

Sometimes regulations hinder and need to be broken or ignored.