Quotes about Progress

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs.

Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere.

We must be careful not to be so scared of getting out on a limb that we never get up the tree.

Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?

Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn, and you will.

Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.

It is a mistake for anyone to think he has lived too long in his old, unsatisfactory ways to make the great change. If you switch on the light in a dark room, it makes no difference how long it was dark because the light will still shine. Be teachable. That is the whole secret.

There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia to-day, flesh and blood tomorrow.

The Nature of This Flower is to bloom.

Everyone is like a butterfly, they start out ugly and awkward and then morph into beautiful graceful butterflies that everyone loves.

Novelty is an essential attribute of the beautiful.

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.