Quotes about Progress

Although the church has often been far too slow to follow his lead, Jesus' insistence that women, as well as men, bear the full image of God has had a way of sparking reform movements across the centuries.

I was never the person who came up with a boom somehow. I worked slowly and consistently, making my way up the rankings, so there wasn't one special moment.

Everyone has the answer. Everyone has this. You just got to move slowly. You get good little bits of advice and go from there.

I'm proud of my father, but my pride cannot be fully measured by that snapshot in history. Because contrary to first glance, my father's legacy comes not from his presiding over the final act in the drama of fighting for equal rights - his legacy is about setting the stage.

... life, by definition, is never still.

Every day can be a platform to get you closer to your mountaintop. And yet, too many people live life by accident.

Real development is not leaving things behind, as on a road, but drawing life from them, as from a root.

A life that is never willing to change is a great tragedy - a wasted life. Change is a necessary part of a growing life, and we need change in order to remain fresh and to keep progressing.

Let go of the past and live the future . . . Live the life you imagined.

[The Constitution] is an experiment as all life is an experiment.

The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.

We must not just patch and tinker with life. We must keep renewing it. Embrace novelty and uniqueness.