“I would say that for the sake of human progress, the best thing we could possibly do would be to diminish, to the point of eliminating, religious faiths. But certainly not eliminating the natural yearnings of our species or the asking of these great questions.” HumansWould BeNaturalReligiousProgressAskingSpeciesSakeBest ThingsYearningDiminishReligious FaithEliminatingHuman Progress Author:E. O. Wilson
“In recovering from our creative blocks, it is necessary to go gently and slowly... These are baby steps. Progress, not perfection, is what we should be asking of ourselves.” ShouldStepsCreativeProgressBabyPerfectionAskingBlockNot PerfectRecoveringBaby StepsCreative BlockProgress Not Perfection Book:Inspirations: Meditations from The Artist's Way Source: Inspirations: Meditations from The Artist's Way
“We are all "conservatives" in some sense, because we want to "conserve" some things while changing others. We are all "liberals" because we all want to be "free" in some respects. We are all "progressives" because we want to progress towards something: the question is, towards what? So instead of asking someone, are you conservative or liberal, right-wing or left-wing, why don't I ask what you want to conserve, and what to change, and why? Then we might finally have an intelligent debate about politics.” WantMightAsksLeftProgressIntelligentAskingWingsConservativeWhat You WantDebateRight WingLeft Wing Author:Stratford Caldecott
“In science we see progress. In art there is no progress. In art the questions have always been the same. From the beginning of time till now, we are always asking the same questions. There are very few. We are looking for God, we are asking why we die, we are contemplating sex and the beauty of nature. The only thing that changes is that, in each period of questioning, we speak with the language of our time.” ArtDiesSpeakLanguageSexProgressPeriodsAskingOur TimeQuestioningContemplatingNature BeautyAsking Why Author:Christian Boltanski