“There are a lot of things that fit on a bumper sticker in terms of either liberty or equality or progress that when made more concrete just don't pan out.” MadeTermLibertyProgressFitConcreteBumperStickerBumper Sticker Author:Laurence Tribe
“Being satisfied to drink the dregs from the cup of human progress will not demonstrate our fitness as a people to exist alongside of others, but when of our own initiative we strike out to build industries, governments, and ultimately empires, then and only then will we as a race prove to our creator and to man in general that we are fit to survive and capable of shaping our own destiny.” PeopleMenHumansGovernmentRaceDestinyProgressIndustryFitDrinkProveCapableCreatorStrikesSatisfiedCupsEmpiresInitiativeHuman ProgressDregs Book:Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey Source: Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey
“Is it not our duty to find the symphonic formula which fits our time, one which progress, daring and modern victory demand? The century of airplanes has a right to its own music.” ProgressModernCenturyDutyVictoryFitDemandOur TimeFormulasDaringAirplane Author:Claude Debussy
“There may or may not be a Supreme Ruler of the universe-but we are certain that man exists, and we believe that freedom is the condition of progress; that it is the sunshine of the mental and moral world, and that without it man will go back to the den of savagery, and wll become the fit associate of wild and ferocious beasts.” MenWorldBelieveMayCertainUniverseMoralProgressConditionsFitIndependenceSupremeBeastSunshineRulersAssociatesSavageryDens Book:Miscellany Source: Miscellany
“We are creating a one size fits all system that needlessly brands many young people as failures, when they might thrive if offered a different education whose progress was measured differently. Paradoxically we're embracing standardized tests just when the economy is eliminating standardized jobs.” PeopleIfsDifferentMightJobsYoungEconomyProgressFitCreatingTestsSizeBrandsThriveEliminatingOne Size Fits All Author:Robert Reich
“Historically - when you look at how America has evolved, typically we make progress on race relations in fits and starts. We make some progress, and then there's maybe some slippage.” LooksAmericaRaceProgressFitRelationRace Relations Author:Barack Obama