Quotes about Progress
Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.
— Anne Lamott
A hundred years for now? All new people.
— Anne Lamott
Count that day lost whose low descending sun. Views from thy hand no worthy action done.
— Anonymous
"Dead last" is greater than "did not finish" which trumps "did not start."
— Anonymous
Simply because we do not run across goal lines, slam dunk basketballs, or hit home runs, doesn't mean we can't change the score.
— Anonymous
I'm glad to take on the role of a domestic because many of your black leaders, your educators, your professionals came from domestic parents who made sacrifices to see that their children didn't go through what they did.
— Esther Rolle
Civilization and profit go hand in hand.
— Calvin Coolidge
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress.
— George Eliot
Now our whole activity is devoted to God, and our whole life, since we are bent on progress in divine things.
— Origen
In some respects, progressing through life is like running a marathon.
— Joseph Wirthlin
I have been progressing throughout my career, which is a very good sign.
— Xabi Alonso
Every time I go to these racial forums, it is people who are alike, or it is progressives and liberals. So I said, 'At some point, we've got to bring the progressives and the liberals and the conservatives together.'
— Bernice King