Progress Quotes

“The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward.”

“Development is about people, not just infrastructure.”

“Scientific wealth tends to accumulate according to the law of compound interest.”

“It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in five years.”

“At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.”

“Nanotechnology has been moving a little faster than I expected, virtual reality a little slower.”

“We face neither East nor West; we face forward.”

“The U.S. has a long way to go, but we're getting there.”

“We can't be an eternal developing country. We are going to be a developed country.”

“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”

“Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.”

“Atlanta is the city too busy to hate.”

“We have proved that a Southern city can peacefully solve its problems of race.”

“Science progresses not by the accumulation of knowledge but by the replacement of conventional wisdom.”

“The great object is to find a path to a better future, but we are not going to do that if we are always looking at the road signs. We have to look ahead.”

“A city made for speed is made for success.”

“A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much.”

“Restlessness is discontent and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”

“The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.”