“And a step backward, after making a wrong turn, is a step in the right direction.”
Source: Player Piano (1952), Chapter 32 (p. 295)
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American writer 1922–2007Related quotes
“Every step is a first step if it's a step in the right direction.”
Terry Pratchett book I Shall Wear Midnight
Source: I Shall Wear Midnight
Beverly White (1928–2021) American politician
As quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune https://archive.ph/9bzsC (February 26, 1988) <br class="br">Stated in response to legislation which would allow confessions from child abusers to the clergy to remain confidential
“You will either step forward into growth, or you will step backward into safety.”
Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) American psychologist
As quoted in How the Best Leaders Lead : Proven Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Yourself and Others (2010) by Brian Tracy, p. 35.
1970s and later
“It is necessary sometimes to take one step backward to take two steps forward.”
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
“We have taken our last backwards step.”
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) 18th President of the United States
North and South, Book II https://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=vopVVBiC80g#General_Grant_s_Strategies (1986). <br class="br">In fiction, <span class="plainlinks"> North and South, Book II http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090490/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast (1986)</span>
“Federal Switzerlandization would be a huge step backwards for Germany. Two”
Vladimir Lenin book The State and Revolution
Source: The State and Revolution
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery
The Chapel of the Hermits, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
