Quotes about Progress

Haylin was given a good talking-to by the headmaster and made to write a paper about workers' rights, which he considered a privilege rather than a punishment. He was obligated to write ten pages, and handed in a tome of nearly fifty pages instead, duly footnoted, quoting from Thomas Paine and FDR. He couldn't wait for the next decade. Everything would change in the sixties, he told Franny. And, if they were lucky, they would then be free.

let us be among those who hope that the future will be less cruel than the past.

It was best to step into the future while it was still waiting for you.

The nature of this flower is to bloom.

The world is changing, I said. It is no longer a world just for boys and men.

When we have changed everything we will eat congratulations with our tea.

You are always moving toward your fate, in life.

We all have to start somewhere if us want to do better, and our own self is what us have to hand.

Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.

Why don't you start believing that no matter what you have or haven't done, that your best days are still out in front of you.

My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.

That's why it is important to enjoy the journey not just the destination. In this world, we will never arrive at a place where everything is perfect and we have no more challenges. As admirable as setting goals and reaching them maybe, you can't get so focused on accomplishing your goals that you make the mistake of not enjoying where you are right now.