Top Progress Quotes

In history, truth should be held sacred, at whatever cost . . . especially against the narrow and futile patriotism, which, instead of pressing forward in pursuit of truth, takes pride in walking back...

Action is traction.

Progress Definition

(n.) A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

(n.) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.

(n.) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.

(n.) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.

(n.) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.

(n.) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.

(n.) A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.

(v. i.) To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.

(v. i.) To make improvement; to advance.

(v. t.) To make progress in; to pass through.

I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes...

We should not allow it to be believed that all scientific progress can be reduced to mechanisms, machines, gearings, even though such machinery also has its beauty. Neither do I believe that the spiri...

By and large, women in New Zealand are fortunate compared with some other countries, including many in our own region. But there is still progress to be made.

The progress of science has always been the result of a close interplay between our concepts of the universe and our observations on nature. The former can only evolve out of the latter and yet the la...

There’s the claim that the only progress made is in posing problems that scientists can answer. That philosophy never has the means to answer problems—it’s just biding its time till the scientists arr...

It is about time to see within us a real change and let it happen as we have made before we start.

Does progress mean that we dissolve our ancient myths? If we forget our legends, I fear that we shall close an important door to the imagination

Commitment mixed with drive and sprinkled with imagination creates sustained results. Stay focused and you will make your mark!

Don't let proud get to your head, always humble yourself.

You can't reign in obscurity you can't shine in your comfort zone.

Two-thirds of all preachers, doctors and lawyers are hanging on to the coat tails of progress, shouting, whoa! while a good many of the rest are busy strewing banana peels along the line of march.

What is the American fetish about highways?They want to get somewhere, LaBas offers.Because something is after them, Black Herman adds.

Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.

Regardless of the difficulties we may face individually, in our families, in our communities and in our nation, the old adage is still true - you can make excuses or you can make progress, but you can...

It's your duty to build your brand daily not in a day

Look at a cloud and it may seem very still. Look at it a few minutes later and it could have transformed into a totally different shape without you even noticing. When it may seem that you are standin...

These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves -- they're good to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em.

Ambition can creep as well as soar.