The splendid discontent of God With chaos made the world. And from the discontent of man The worlds best progress springs. ~By Ella Wheeler Wilcox ~
Thus in Christianity the alienation had become total, and it was this total alienation that was the biggest obstacle to the progress of self-consciousness. ~By Bruno Bauer ~
The year 1915 was one of meager results, the advantages remaining on the side of the Central Powers, with this understanding, however: The Allies were growing stronger because Great Britain was making rapid progress in marshaling her resources for war. ~By Kelly Miller ~
I'm not ready to give you a clear answer on whether electoral politics holds any particular hope for progressives. It would mean that nothing I did ever mattered. ~By Tom Hayden ~
Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long. ~By Ogden Nash ~
A great gulf, however, has been opened between man's material advance and his social and moral progress, a gulf in which he may one day be lost if it is not closed or narrowed. ~By Lester B. Pearson ~
To progress in life you must give up the things you do not like. Give up doing the things that you do not like to do. You must find the things that you do like. The things that are acceptable to your mind. ~By Agnes Martin ~
Competition is not only the basis of protection to the consumer, but is the incentive to progress. ~By Herbert Hoover ~
There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! The thing is to move! ~By Edgar Cayce ~
Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land. ~By Mao Zedong ~
While we have made great progress in increasing funding for veterans' benefits, we still have a long way to go in fully meeting the promise to our veterans. ~By Sue Kelly ~
I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels. ~By Howard Coble ~
While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together. ~By Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ~
And we owe science to the combined energies of individual men of genius, rather than to any tendency to progress inherent in civilization. ~By Chauncey Wright ~
Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother. ~By Susan B. Anthony ~
Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak. ~By Walter Lippmann ~
Our object in these remarks has been not only to account for the slow progress which has as yet been made by Political Economy, and to suggest means by which its advancement may be accelerated, but also to warn the reader of the nature of the following Treatise. ~By Nassau William Senior ~
Marxism is an interpretation of history which explains the progress of society as a product of the expansion of the forces of production of the material means of life, that is, the development of economy. ~By Earl Browder ~
Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move. ~By Colin Powell ~
One can not impede scientific progress. ~By Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ~
Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. ~By H. L. Mencken ~
Well, one thing that has happened is they have had a presidential election in Egypt which has represented progress. Now, we were not happy with everything that happened with the parliamentary elections, and it was not exactly a perfect presidential election in Egypt. ~By Roger Wicker ~
If you had the opportunity and some talent, there was no way you couldn't progress, because it was an open market. There was the advertising world, and there was the documentary world. ~By Richard Donner ~
I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher. ~By John Philip Sousa ~
The Democrats need to remind people of where were, in terms of our progress, as markers against where we are, and where we've fallen, and how we've declined under Bush. ~By Sidney Blumenthal ~
I support transitioning from the progressive tax to a flat tax system - both individual and corporate/business. ~By Allen West ~
I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow might be embarrassed or shackled by recording or registering as law the prejudices or errors of today. ~By Isambard K. Brunel ~
An organized effort is making to deceive the people. There are two great enemies of thought and progress, the aristocracy of royalty and the aristocracy of gold. ~By Mary Elizabeth Lease ~
As the age of television progresses the Reagans will be the rule, not the exception. To be perfect for television is all a President has to be these days. ~By Gore Vidal ~
The hope that poverty and ignorance may gradually be extinguished, derives indeed much support from the steady progress of the working classes during the nineteenth century. ~By Alfred Marshall ~
Yeah, I am a little bit, and I think it is a natural progression of the sport, of going upwards in technical ability and everything like that. ~By Brian Boitano ~
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community... Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. ~By Cesar Chavez ~
My progress was rendered delightful by the sylvan elegance of the groves, chearful meadows, and high distant forests, which in grand order presented themselves to view. ~By William Bartram ~
The keystone of successful business is cooperation. Friction retards progress. ~By James Cash Penney ~
Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress. ~By John Clapham ~
Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil. ~By Joseph A. Schumpeter ~
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art's audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. ~By Paul Gauguin ~
Progress everywhere today does seem to come so very heavily disguised as Chaos. ~By Joyce Grenfell ~
Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure. ~By Thomas A. Edison ~
Freedom is absolutely necessary for the progress in science and the liberal arts. ~By Baruch Spinoza ~
I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress. ~By Maurice Wilkins ~
The progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world. ~By Rutherford B. Hayes ~
Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism. ~By Earl Warren ~
The public is mad, frustrated, but what the public wants is progress. ~By Michael Bloomberg ~
I feel like my place in this industry is still progressing. ~By Ed Harris ~
Much of what we see in America, what most people feel has been progress and good things, have been brought about by the existence of third parties. ~By Peter Camejo ~
The slogan of progress is changing from the full dinner pail to the full garage. ~By Herbert Hoover ~
The men and women on the front lines of the war on terror continue to risk their lives to save ours - and for that we owe them a debt that we can never truly repay. Thanks to their efforts we have made tremendous progress. Yet, the job is not done. ~By Doc Hastings ~
Judge men less by the labels they wear than by their persistent labour for sure if slow progress. ~By John Burns ~
There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive. ~By Johann Kaspar Lavater ~
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order. ~By Alfred North Whitehead ~
Without deviation progress is not possible. ~By Frank Zappa ~
I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns. ~By Jeff Bingaman ~
Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals. ~By Jim Rohn ~
Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress. ~By Michael N. Castle ~
The world has been gradually reducing its nuclear arsenals. Testing must stop so that progress on the destruction of nuclear weapons may begin. ~By Jenny Shipley ~
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. ~By C. S. Lewis ~
As we continue to make great progress in the war on terror, now more than ever, it is important that members of the international community stand-by and bolster the efforts of the emerging diplomatic leaders in Iraq and Afghanistan. ~By James Inhofe ~
We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it. ~By Mohandas Gandhi ~
The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies. ~By Francis Wright ~
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. ~By Andre Maurois ~
All things can be forgiven if we can progress. ~By Cat Stevens ~
Biology has progressed tremendously due to the model that Darwin put forth. But the black boxes Darwin accepted are now being opened, and our view of the world is again being shaken. ~By Michael Behe ~
Could a government dare to set out with happiness as its goal? Now that there are accepted scientific proofs, it would be easy to audit the progress of national happiness annually, just as we monitor money and GDP. ~By Polly Toynbee ~
When human beings stop progressing at an endeavor, they stop enjoying it and move on to something else. Not golfers. Masochists, all of them. ~By Jay Mohr ~
We can no longer allow multinationals to parade as agents of progress and democracy in the newspapers, even as they subvert it at the workplace. ~By John J. Sweeney ~
We need affordable space travel to inspire our youth, to let them know that they can experience their dreams, can set significant goals and be in a position to lead all of us to future progress in exploration, discovery and fun. Thanks to the X Prize for the inspiration. ~By Burt Rutan ~
Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because that's how it's always felt to me. ~By Christian Slater ~
Yet the evil still increased, and, like the parasite of barnacles on a ship, if it did not destroy the structure, it obstructed its fair, comfortable progress in the path of life. ~By William Banting ~
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. ~By Jenny Shipley ~
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground. ~By Thomas Jefferson ~
Where's the progress that we're going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public support both on the economy and the war or these things will really become troubling. ~By Doris Kearns Goodwin ~
They were the largest semiconductor maker in the world up until about 1980. I'm not sure that that can be re-gained again, but their progress in the last few years has been very impressive. ~By Jack Kilby ~
And if doctor says that you don't have IBS with constipation, you might want to get a second opinion, because I had doctors that were telling me... of course, a lot of this has to do with science - progressing. ~By Cybill Shepherd ~
There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success. ~By Jim Hightower ~
History and experience tell us that moral progress comes not in comfortable and complacent times, but out of trial and confusion. ~By Gerald R. Ford ~
When they kept you out it was because you were black; when they let you in, it is because you are black. That's progress? ~By Marilyn French ~
I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress. ~By Dan Brown ~
I don't like to talk about work in progress, but the novel I'm working on now is definitely not horror. ~By Poppy Z. Brite ~
There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we understood that progress has nothing to do with the chronology of an idea. ~By Barbara Amiel ~
Progress was all right. Only it went on too long. ~By James Thurber ~
We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress. ~By Li Ka Shing ~
The methods that EPA introduced after 1970 to reduce air-pollutant emissions worked for a while, but over time have become progressively less effective. ~By Barry Commoner ~
Van Halen is a work in progress. ~By Alex Van Halen ~
The next thing I am doing is moving back home to Minnesota and getting involved in politics. I'm looking at a run for Senate in 2008, but in the meantime I am focused on knitting together the progressive network in the upper Midwest. ~By Al Franken ~
When I am rehearsing for a play, I try to read nothing that might distract my concentration from the work in progress. ~By Mercedes McCambridge ~
Progress is the attraction that moves humanity. ~By Marcus Garvey ~
I understand the worries of many - not only here in this auditorium -, and some have already written to me to say that technical progress has lowered the threshold that stops people from helping themselves to protected works without the slightest embarrassment. ~By Johannes Rau ~
I actually started as a model builder and quickly progressed into production design, which made sense because I could draw and paint. But I kept watching that guy over there who was moving the actors around and setting up the shots. ~By James Cameron ~
Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress. ~By Maimonides ~
I progressed through so many different styles of music through my teen years, both as a player and a vocalist, particularly the jazz and pop of the early 20th Century. ~By Jeff Healey ~
Perhaps the best definition of progress would be the continuing efforts of men and women to narrow the gap between the convenience of the powers that be and the unwritten charter. ~By Nadine Gordimer ~
However, we all share the firm belief in the triumph of humanist and progressive values that mankind has achieved during its long history of struggle and creativeness. ~By Tran Duc Luong ~
So we are now still dependent on foreign oil, have a problem with global warming, and are losing jobs rapidly to the Japanese in fuel-efficient vehicles as a result of that very shortsighted progress. ~By Jay Inslee ~
You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors. ~By Abbott L. Lowell ~
Progress imposes not only new possibilities for the future but new restrictions. ~By Norbert Wiener ~
We believe that the Federal Reserve has to carry on with a progressive increase in interest rates as a consequence of the American economy. ~By Rodrigo Rato ~
All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position in the labor movement. ~By Rose Schneiderman ~
Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress. ~By Charles Kettering ~
One of the lies that we tell ourselves is that we're making progress; but Huey's chair's empty. ~By H. Rap Brown ~
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