“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
As quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune https://archive.ph/9bzsC (February 26, 1988)
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.”
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.”
“We have taken our last backwards step.”
North and South, Book II https://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=vopVVBiC80g#General_Grant_s_Strategies (1986).
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”
Source: The State and Revolution
The Chapel of the Hermits, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
