Progress Quotes

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He who cannot rest, cannot work; he who cannot let go, cannot hold on; he who cannot find footing, cannot go forward. — Harry Emerson Fosdick
My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress. — Zaha Hadid
We are making progress militarily, there is no doubt about that. You've seen the reports from Misrata, although reports of the Gaddafi forces completely pulling… — William Hague
In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its… — Alexander Hamilton
The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its… — Dag Hammarskjold
If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'? — Paul Harvey
The progress of the natural sciences in modern times has of course so much exceeded all expectations that any suggestion that there may be some… — Friedrich August von Hayek
The progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world. — Rutherford B. Hayes
Because that's just the way it is, and don't sleep on what you did before, you know, because it can... not hurt you, but you… — Thierry Henry
Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity. — Thor Heyerdahl
The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia. — Elbert Hubbard
The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation. — Christopher Hitchens
Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress. — Herbert Hoover
With impressive proof on all sides of magnificent progress, no one can rightly deny the fundamental correctness of our economic system. — Herbert Hoover
The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage. — Herbert Hoover
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it… — Victor Hugo
Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. — Aldous Huxley
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. — Thomas Jefferson
Life is a progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment. — Samuel Johnson
The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress. — Joseph Joubert

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