Progress Quotes

3066 quotes by 1980 authors

Nothing to impede progress. If you want to see the fate of democracies, look out the windows. — House Peters, Jr.
As the work progresses the careful reader will insert mental interrogation points here and there. He will find that his interest increases as the interrogation… — John Bates Clark
A diversity of approaches is necessary if there is to be a good chance of hitting on one that works. Progress is a social undertaking… — Richard Posner
Competition is the most promising means to achieve and secure prosperity. It alone enables people in their role of consumer to gain from economic progress.… — Ludwig Erhard
The hope that poverty and ignorance may gradually be extinguished derives indeed much support from the steady progress of the working classes during the 19th… — Alfred Marshall
Government should be good for the liberty of the governed, and that is when it governs to the least possible degree. It should be good… — Augustin Thierry
For years I have made the point that progress in winding back economic slack is made not by high growth in any individual year, but… — Ian Macfarlane
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable but positive hindrances to our progress. Our life… — Henry David Thoreau
Again there is another great and powerful cause why the sciences have made but little progress; which is this. It is not possible to run… — Francis Bacon
Human security comes only with human rights and the rule of law. Human rights are the basis for creating strong and accountable states without which… — Irene Khan
Today, the notion of progress in a single line without goal or limit seems perhaps the most parochial notion of a very parochial century — Lewis Mumford
We must turn the greatest collective challenge facing humankind today, climate change, into the greatest opportunity for common progress towards a sustainable future — Ban Ki-moon
Climate change is the greatest threat to our common future. We have a very short period of time to tackle the problem before it becomes… — Chris Huhne
My goal is to achieve a little less injustice in Uruguay, to help the most vulnerable and to leave behind a political way of thinking,… — Jose Mujica
Perhaps because the challenges we face in our country are so daunting, we are also tempted by shortcuts. We tell ourselves that if we invent… — Helen Zille
You can do anything if you have enthusiasm. Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes rise to the stars. Enthusiasm is the spark in… — Henry Ford
We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of… — John Dramani Mahama
By adoption of these principles, the long-felt want for a uniform medium will be satisfied. The taxpayers will be saved immense sums of interest, discounts,… — Abraham Lincoln
Technological society leads to increasing numbers of people who cannot adapt to the inhuman rhythm of modern life with its emphasis on specialization. A class… — Jacques Ellul
The characteristic mark of economic history under capitalism is unceasing economic progress, a steady increase in the quantity of capital goods available, and a continuous… — Ludwig von Mises

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