1,930 Quotes About Progress

Be mad - be drunk - be obsessed, not for a guru, messiah, doctrine or ideology, but for an idea - a novel, original idea with the potential for doing good in the world.

The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.

Give me hearts of honey, give me nerves of steel and I will revitalize the whole planet.

That had been the end of Communism. I had a feeling watching the tape that America would be next, but for once I kept my mouth shut. In my silence I felt our common ground: here we were, two men, neither young, neither with money, neither earning a penny or holding down a job or owning a house, both thoroughly confused by the way the world was turning.

Remember the three fundamentals of progress - unity, faith and sacrifice. Be united as humans stepping beyond petty old tribalism - have faith in yourself and in humanity - and sacrifice all you can to design a humane tomorrow.

Ideas and not battles mark the forward progress of mankind.

Raising consciousness involves confronting people with issues and truths that they have not really considered before. Many of these truths are uncomfortable and disturbing, but unless we confront them and look for a remedy, humanity cannot move forward.

Without revolution, civilization comes to halt, because with complacency arrives indifference, and with indifference comes the fall of civilization.

Eccentricity of a creative mind may not be pleasing for the people around it, but it is important for the progress.