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    With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three
    thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation
    Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist
    that there is no such thing as progress.

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Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

Be an opener of doors for such as come after thee.

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New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep read more

New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth;
They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of
truth.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Progress Quotes,
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We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to read more

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 Found in: Progress Quotes,
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Westward the star of empire takes its way.

Westward the star of empire takes its way.

by John Quincy Adams Found in: Progress Quotes,
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Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.

Speak softly, and carry a big stick; you will go far.

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Progress Quotes,
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Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train.
Are you going sixty miles an read more

Going to work for a large company is like getting on a train.
Are you going sixty miles an hour or is the train going sixty
miles an hour and you're just sitting still?

by Henry George Found in: Progress Quotes,
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all read more

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, but the unreasonable man tries to adapt the world to him--therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Progress Quotes,
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And striving to be Man, the worm
Mounts through all the spires of form.

And striving to be Man, the worm
Mounts through all the spires of form.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Progress Quotes,
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The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

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