Quotes by Progress I was raised in a family where we were taught that the best thing you could do with your life was to really kind of push the cause of progress and justice and human rights forward. Benjamin Jealous progress rights justice We are like dwarfs [the moderns] sitting on the shoulders of giants [the ancients]. Our glance can thus take in more things and reach farther than theirs. It is not because our sight is sharper nor our height greater than theirs; it is that we are carried and elevated by the high stature of the giants. Bernard of Chartres progress sight science Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations. Berthold Auerbach self-improvement progress inspirational The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing. Bertolt Brecht progress littles appreciation I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy. Bertrand Russell progress addiction philosophy A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known. Bertrand Russell progress men science It is only through imagination that men become aware of what the world might be; without it, ‘progress’ would become mechanical and trivial. Bertrand Russell progress imagination men All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition. Bertrand Russell progress historical important Collective wisdom, alas, is no adequate substitute for the intelligence of individuals. Individuals who opposed received opinions have been the source of all progress, both moral and intellectual. They have been unpopular, as was natural. Bertrand Russell adequate progress intellectual The free intellect is the chief engine of human progress. Bertrand Russell chiefs intellect progress One who believes, as I do, that the free intellect is the chief engine of human progress, cannot but be fundamentally opposed to Bolshevism, as much as to the Church of Rome. Bertrand Russell rome progress believe Moral progress has consisted in the main of protest against cruel customs, and of attempts to enlarge human sympathy. Bertrand Russell protest progress moral Change is one thing, progress is another. Bertrand Russell one-thing progress I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability. Bertrand Russell small-numbers progress age The desire to understand the world and the desire to reform it are the two great engines of progress, without which human society would stand still or retrogress. Bertrand Russell progress justice two Reclaiming the word fat was the most empowering step in my progress. I stopped using it for insult or degradation and instead replaced it with truth, because the truth is that I am fat, and that's ok. So now when someone calls me fat, I agree, whereas before I would get embarrassed and emotional. Beth Ditto empowering progress emotional The UN is committed to the goal of ensuring that all nations share in economic, social, & scientific progress. It delivers humanitarian assistance to the victims of wars and natural disasters. Bill Bradley progress goal war For all the progress, we recognize we're very far from the finish line. Bill Ford finish-line progress lines The pace of progress in biology creates a foundation that naturally gets picked up by the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to solve rich-world diseases. This is attractive science. It's science that people want to work on. Bill Gates foundation progress people Setting clear goals and finding measures that will mark progress toward them can improve the human condition. Bill Gates clear-goals progress mark «678910111213141516»
