Quotes about Progress

Whether we like it or not, a fair amount of going is involved in following.

If yesterday's wimp is going to become tomorrow's warrior, something has to happen today.

He named it Ebenezer, explaining, "The LORD has helped us to this point." 1 Samuel 7:12

I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 Our glorious walk with God began with an act of faith that brought us into relationship with Jesus Christ as our Savior.

My reputation grows with every failure.

Every change of scene requires new expositions, descriptions, explanations.

We know from research that growth is actually contagious, so if you want to reach your goals, you've got to get around people that are going in the same direction you want to be going, and you will catch the success.

When my father articulated his vision for the future, he expressed his wish that one day his children would be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. This dream was not just about me and my siblings, but about our children and their children.

I have this feeling that as time goes on, we're not getting any more civilized, and we should be. We're still running around like the days of Genghis Khan. There are so many important, better things to do and we need to encourage people to reach into the brighter side of humanity and not encourage people to continue to glorify the darker side.

I hadn't focused on mechanics since I signed professionally.

Don't think. Act. We can always revise and revisit once we've acted. But we can accomplish nothing until we act.

The writer is an infantryman. He knows that progress is measured in yards of dirt extracted from the enemy one day, one hour, one minute at a time and paid for in blood. The artist wears combat boots.