Quotes about Progress
We need better government, no doubt about it. But we also need better minds, better friendships, better marriages, better communities.
— Wendell Berry
Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it got out of its way.
— Henry David Thoreau
We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
— William Howard Taft
Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture.
— Frank Lloyd Wright
Government has been a fossil: it should be a plant.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails admit it frankly and try another but above all try something.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
The longer our graduation lines are today, the shorter our unemployment lines will be tomorrow.
— George H. W. Bush
Graduation is not the conclusion of an achievement but simply the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter
— Thomas Monson
I move forward in my life every day, even if it's only a tiny step, because I know that great things are accomplished with tiny moves, but nothing is accomplished by standing still
— Zig Ziglar
I would tell your generation, wherever you are on the totem poll - whether you're halfway there or at the bottom, don't despise small beginnings; small beginnings get you ready for great things.
— Bishop TD Jakes
Just because you are struggling does NOT mean you are failing. Every great success requires some kind of struggle to get there.
— Nicky Gumbel
You have to put the idea into action. If you don't have the motivation and the enthusiasm, your great idea will simply sit on top of your desk or inside your head and go nowhere.
— Donald Trump