Quotes about progression (2447 quotes, page 25)

“We’re proud of our progress, but we can’t take our foot off the gas.”

Brian Kemp (1963) American politician, Governor of Georgia

9:20am on Saturday 4th December 2020 https://twitter.com/GovKemp/status/1334865114458152963

“Citizens whose incomes do not exceed what is required for their subsistence are exempted from contributing to state expenditure; all others must support it progressively according to their wealth.”

Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) French revolutionary lawyer and politician

On Property (24 April 1793)

Support , Wealth

“Has not authority from time immemorial stamped every step of progress as treasonable?”

Emma Goldman book Anarchism and Other Essays

Anarchism and Other Essays (1910), Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty

Time

“Every disagreement is a crisis. But when you take a step back and look at what’s happening, we’re actually making real progress. Maybe it doesn’t seem fast enough.”

Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)

Biden Celebrates Drop in Unemployment Even as Job Growth Weakens https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/biden-celebrates-drop-in-unemployment-even-as-job-growth-weakens-1.1663842(October 2021)
2021, October 2021

“Optimism with regard to labour as an agency of social progress has been replaced by pessimism that sees little prospect of workers acting on their own behalf.”

Neethi Padmanabhan Indian academic

Globalisation Lived Locally: A Labour Geography Perspective on Control, Conflict and Response among Workers in Kerala https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263155852_Globalisation_Lived_Locally_A_Labour_Geography_Perspective_on_Control_Conflict_and_Response_among_Workers_in_Kerala, 2012, at ResearchGate

Optimism

“If you continue to visualize things in the past, you are unlikely to make much progress in the present and the future.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

Past , Future

“Only those who are overly cautious and haters of progress will always be against technological development.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“If the life of one girl changes through education, she changes three families – one, her own, second the in which she gets married into, and third the one she builds. This moves the nation on its path to progress.”

Vinod Gupta (1946) American businessman

Your Story, How this Indian-born American ensured his village in UP got the educational institutes it deserves, Shinjini, Chowdhury, September 3, 2018 https://yourstory.com/2018/09/vinod-gupta-up-education,

Family , Girl , Education , Life

“Renunciation (Zuhd) is a noble station and it is the basis of all spiritual progress. It is the first step on the way to God. Without renunciation one cannot hope to make progress in this respect.”

Abu Nasr as-Sarraj

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 82

God , Hope , Way

“If your work isn't exciting, doesn't stir the emotions, where's the challenge? Where's the progress if you always play it safe?”

Michael Douglas (1944) American actor and producer

As quoted in "The Unstoppable Michael Douglas" in The Christian Science Monitor (15 October 1996) https://www.csmonitor.com/1996/1015/101596.feat.film.1.html

“There are but three classes of men — the retrograde, the stationary, the progressive.”

Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) Swiss poet

No. 371
Aphorisms on Man (1788)

Men

“I regard utility as the ultimate appeal on all ethical questions; but it must be utility in the largest sense, grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive being.”

John Stuart Mill book On Liberty

Source: On Liberty (1859), Ch. 1: Introductory

Question , Sense

“The pope notwithstanding, the human species is by no means the pinnacle of evolution. Evolution has no pinnacle and there is no such thing as evolutionary progress.”

Matt Ridley book Genome

Source: Genome (1999), Chapter 2 “Species” (p. 24)

“Control of the mind can be achieved by understanding yourself, the aim and the energy which is blocking us from progressing. Between God and the Self, the blocking energy is the ego.”

Baba Hari Dass (1923–2018) master yogi, author, builder, commentator of Indian spiritual tradition

Mount Madonna Messenger

God , Understanding

“Knowledge, understanding and cooperation will lead the country to happiness, security and progress.”

Vajiralongkorn (1952) King of Thailand

Source: "His Majesty presents televised end of year message" in Thaiger https://thethaiger.com/news/national/his-majesty-presents-televised-end-of-year-message (1 January 2021)

Understanding , Country , Happiness , Knowledge

“Those who value music pay for it. When left unmanaged, they can be left astray and lose the right path. As the listening level rises, the music progresses. The musicians of my generation tried to break the rule of singing.”

Reza Tajbakhsh (1981) Musical artist

Singing , Music

“The story of human evolution has progressed steadily from complete exclusiveness to an ever-broadening inclusiveness.”

Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) British artist

Source: Humanity Comes of Age, A study of Individual and World Fulfillment (1950), Introduction p. I - XII

“Finally, we will outline the progressive work already everywhere in existence, so that we may know where and how to dedicate our new strength.”

Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) British artist

Source: Humanity Comes of Age, A study of Individual and World Fulfillment (1950), Introduction p. I - XII

“We will endeavour to produce a guide book to progress for those of us who accept this new challenge of adulthood... we will outline the picture of past and present trends of human development.”

Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) British artist

Source: Humanity Comes of Age, A study of Individual and World Fulfillment (1950), Introduction p. I - XII

Adulthood , Books , Past

“There are two ways of summing up world history, the inner way and the outer way. Both have been at the mercy of scribes and policies. Let us begin by realizing that the story of human evolution has progressed steadily from complete exclusiveness to an ever-broadening inclusiveness.”

Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) British artist

Source: Humanity Comes of Age, A study of Individual and World Fulfillment (1950), Introduction p. I - XII

History , World , Way

“There are those who stand in the vanguard, those who huddle ineffectively in the centre, and those who definitely hold progress back.”

Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) British artist

Source: Humanity Comes of Age, A study of Individual and World Fulfillment (1950), Introduction p. I - XII

“I find it very scary that people try to profit off of things like genetically manipulating things. For what? There’s a fine line between progress and cruelty. If you change something in nature can you ever really go back and have we already crossed that line?”

Tania Raymonde (1988) American actress

Source: An In Interview With ‘Deep Blue Sea 3’ Star Tania Raymonde https://horrorfuel.com/2020/07/31/an-in-interview-with-deep-blue-sea-3-star-tania-raymonde/ (July 31, 2020)

People , Change , Nature

“Calling socialism, under which the popular masses are the masters of everything, "totalitarianism" is, ultimately, a preposterous lie which identifies the most progressive idea that reflects the demands of the popular masses with the reactionary idea of fascist rulers.”

Kim Jong-il (1941–2011) General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea

Source: "Abuses of socialism are intolerable," article in Central Committee magazine Kulloja (March 1, 1993)

Idea , Lie

“Education has always been known as the pathway to progress. The early child education will be integrated.”

Oby Ezekwesili (1963) Nigerian accountant, politician, human rights activist, convener of bring back our girls (Chibok girls) and pres…

Source: https://independent.ng/2019debate-30-powerful-quotes-from-oby-ezekwesili-reactions-to-questions/

Education

“Freedom from lower qualities is an essential qualification required for spiritual progress.”

Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr (967–1049) poet

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 95

Freedom

“...Our motto, Brazilian workers, is progress with justice, and development with equality...”

João Goulart (1918–1976) 24th President of Brazil

Source: João Goulart. Discursos Selecionados do Presidente João Goulart, 2010, FUNAG, 978-85-7631-193-5, 82, pt-br http://funag.gov.br/loja/download/641-Discursos_joao_goulart.pdf,

Justice

“When Allah has decided to take the message to all the corners of earth, who on earth can prevent this progress.”

Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950) spiritual leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Eid and Friday Sermons
Source: Khilafat-e-Ahmadiyya https://www.alislam.org/friday-sermon/2013-05-24.html, Friday Sermon May 24th, 2013

“The dynamic earth has been spewing out the constituents of evolution and progress throughout its history, nurturing all species from the very first forms of life to our own.”

Shawna Vogel science writer

Naked Earth: the New Geophysics (1995)

History , Life

“The best news of the day. Pfizer vaccine (a major trial was under progress) is 90% effective. Victory for science and humanity. Stock markets soaring across the world. Seems like the real deal this time.”

Chetan Bhagat (1974) Indian author, born 1974

Source: — Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) 2021 at Twitter https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/1325779100686970882

World , Science , Time , Victory

“Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movements of their time. I am glad and thankful that this was my case.”

Emmeline Pankhurst book My Own Story

My Own Story (1914), Ch 1

Freedom , Personality , Time , Parent

“Islam can never progress in the absence of Khilafat. Islam has always prospered with the help of khulafa and will continue to advance under them in future as well.”

Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad (1889–1965) Caliph of the Messiah

Source: Nizam-e-Khilafat, Barakat aur hamari zimadarian, pp. 35-36

Future , Help

“The real lessons of life are learned by recognizing and coming to terms with being human. It is how we stand up to failure and duress which really marks our progress in life. Sometimes one of the most important lessons is to learn to just let go of the past.”

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher

Learning , Failure , Past , Life

“Here is the root of all romanticism: that man, the individual, is an infinite reservoir of possibilities; and if you can so rearrange society by the destruction of oppressive order then these possibilities will have a chance and you will het Progress. One can define the classical quite clearly as the exact opposite to this. Man is an extraordinary fixed and limited animal whose nature is absolutely constant. It is only by tradition and organization that anything decent can be got out of him.”

T. E. Hulme (1883–1917) English Imagist poet and critic

Source: Speculations (Essays, 1924)

Chance , Nature , Animals

“This is called the World Breath or ‘Seven’ Breath, and was much practised by the ancient Egyptians who were adepts at physical and physiological culture. Seven, as you know, plays an important part in the plan of the Universe which affects tnis Earth, as for instance, the 7 planets, 7 colours of the spectrum, 7 notes of music, 7 days of the week, etc. If we practise the Seven Breath every morning on awakening, we will tune ourselves in to the forces of growth and progress and derive great benefit and strength from so doing, provided we neither strain nor jerk.”

Vera Stanley Alder (1898–1984) British artist

Source: Humanity Comes of Age, A study of Individual and World Fulfillment (1950), Chapter XV The Essential Science of Breathing

Universe , World , Music , Jerk

“The history of scientific ideas shows all too blatantly that there has been no overall linear progression.”

Ernst von Glasersfeld (1917–2010) German philosopher

Source: Glasersfeld (2001, p.32) as cited in: Alexander Riegler, "Constructivism." in: Paradigms in theory construction. Springer, New York, NY, 2012. 235-255.

History , Idea

“The natural law is an instrument for progress, not a weapon of revolution.”

Russell Kirk (1918–1994) American political theorist and writer

The Roots of American Order (1974)

Law , Nature

“We’re proud of our progress, but we can’t take our foot off the gas.”

Brian Kemp (1963) American politician, Governor of Georgia

9:20am on Saturday 4th December 2020 https://twitter.com/GovKemp/status/1334865114458152963

“Fear is a great enemy of man. It is the enemy of his progress. It disturbs his peace and harmony. It sucks or saps his vitality and energy. It drains the nervous system of its reserve of energy. It produces weakness.”

Swami Sivananda (1887–1963) Indian philosopher

Conquest of Fear (c-1960)

Fear , Peace

“Emancipation is always at risk from the usual sources—demagogues, civil and international war, the tenure that superstitions have over the human imagination—so there are no guarantees that progress will continue.”

A. C. Grayling (1949) English philosopher

Source: Life, Sex, and Ideas: The Good Life Without God (2002), Chapter 3, “Emancipation and Ethics” (p. 12)

Imagination , War

“It is by the progress of philosophy and by the spectacle of the happiness of France, that you will extend the empire of our revolution, and not by the force of arms and by the calamities of war.”

Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) French revolutionary lawyer and politician

Speech to the National Convention, 10th April 1793
Misc Quotes

War , Happiness

“America has taken small baby steps of progress towards having more inclusion and diversity in Hollywood. It's optimistic. I'm hopeful, but there is so much more work that needs to be done.”

Fala Chen (1982) Hong Kong actress

"Fala Chen Is Bringing Her Excellence to Hollywood" in Town & Country https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a37223279/fala-chen-jiang-li-shang-chi-marvel-interview/ (1 September 2021)

Baby , Hope

“Despite many problems to be resolved, we continue to progress confidently in developing and defending our beloved country, for the path to socialism is already open before us.”

Kaysone Phomvihane (1920–1992) first General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992)

Revolution in Laos: Practice and Prospects (1981) (excerpts)

Confidence , Country , Problem

“Mobilizing the efforts of the various strata and sectors of our societies could become a powerful driving force for progress in the fight against the AIDS pandemic.”

Leonid Kuchma (1938) Second president of Ukraine

Speech at the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly (excerpts) (2003)

Fight , Effort

“Turn on the news and every conversation is a confrontation. Every disagreement is a crisis. But when you take a step back and look at what’s happening, we’re actually making real progress. Maybe it doesn’t seem fast enough”

Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)

Biden Celebrates Drop in Unemployment Even as Job Growth Weakens (8 October 2021) https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/biden-celebrates-drop-in-unemployment-even-as-job-growth-weakens-1.1663842
2021, October 2021