“...evolution is the gradual development and stratification of progressive series of wholes, stretching from the inorganic beginnings to the highest level of spiritual creation.” SpiritualGrowthLevelsCreationDevelopmentEvolutionHighestSeriesProgressiveStretching Author:Jan Smuts
“The progressive growth of the finite consciousness of man towards this Self, towards the universal , the eternal, the infinite, in a word his growth into spiritual consciousness by the development of his ordinary ignorant natural being into an illumined divine nature, this is for Indian thinking the significance of life and the aim of human existance.” ThinkingMenHumansSelfSpiritualGrowthNaturalConsciousnessDivineDevelopmentEternalOrdinaryUniversalInfiniteAimIgnorantIndianSignificanceProgressiveFiniteDivine NatureSignificance Of Life Author:Sri Aurobindo
“I think it's better to have ideas. You can change an idea. Changing a belief is trickier. Life should malleable and progressive; working from idea to idea permits that. Beliefs anchor you to certain points and limit growth; new ideas can't generate. Life becomes stagnant.” ThinkingShouldIdeasCertainBeliefGrowthLimitsProgressivePermitDogmaNew IdeasAnchorsStagnant Author:Kevin Smith
“It was shameful that, after Haiti, Colombia was the second most unequal country in Latin America. But we've achieved some things; the inequality is coming down, and coming down fast. The growing economy has provided us with the funds to finance a very progressive social policy that has reduced extreme poverty. We have the lowest inflation rate of all Latin-America countries and the highest growth rate.” CountryAmericaSocialGrowthPovertyEconomyGrowingPolicyHighestDown AndRateExtremesFinanceInequalityFundLatinProgressiveLowestInflationShamefulLatin AmericaHaitiColombiaExtreme PovertySocial PolicyGrowing Economy Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“What I want to try to do is unify the two wings of the Democratic Party. What's considered the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party - the more centrist wing of the party. I think we can craft an approach that is more American, pro-worker, pro-business, pro-growth.” ThinkingWantTryingTwoGrowthPartyApproachWingsDemocraticWorkersCraftsProgressiveDemocratic Party Author:Barack Obama