Quotes about Progress
Foresight has been a distinguishing characteristic of all truly great political, religious, and social betterment leaders.
- John Mott
Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive.
- Aung San Suu Kyi
I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever.
- Aung San Suu Kyi
For me, change doesn't happen on a linear basis; it zig-zags back and forth.
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
All of us who care about the world going forward would like to engage the government more.
- Paul Allen
Passion? Of course it's necessary, but it's more important to have footballing foundations, certainly, when developing players.
- Xabi Alonso
I'm not one of those freaks who can't see anything past 1977.
- Richard Ashcroft
Having a school really is the fulfillment of a longtime dream of mine.
- Fr. Richard Rohr
Dwelling on the past only defeated her chances for changing the future.
- Francine Rivers
We try to do a little better than the previous generation and find out in the end we've made the same mistakes without intending. Instead of striving to love as God first loved us, we let past hurts and grievances rule. Ignorance is no excuse.
- Francine Rivers
Desperation is God's hammer: It demolishes the stronghold of fear and shatters the chains of our excuses. When desperation exceeds our fears, progress begins.
- Francis Frangipane
Scratch a conservative and you find someone who prefers the past over any future. Scratch a liberal and find a closet aristocrat.
- Frank Herbert