“Do a little bit more than average and from that point on our progress multiplies itself out of all proportion to the effort put in.” LittlesBitsEffortProgressLittle BitExcellenceAverageProportionProgression Author:Paul J. Meyer
“There is a strong conservative instinct in the average man or woman, born of the hereditary fear of life, that prompts them to cling to old standards, or, if too intelligent to look inhospitably upon progress, to move very slowly. Both types are the brakes and wheelhorses necessary to a stable civilization, but history, even current history in the newspapers, would be dull reading if there were no adventurous spirits willing to do battle for new ideas.” IfsMenLooksIdeasWould BeMovingSpiritReadingStrongBornProgressWillingTypeCivilizationBattleStandardsIntelligentInstinctAverageConservativeCurrentsNewspapersResistanceDullStableNew IdeasStatus QuoAdventurousPromptsAverage ManBrakeHereditaryFears Of LifeAdventurous Spirit Author:Gertrude Atherton
“Capital punishment has probably been responsible for a good deal of human progress. The overwhelming majority of those executed were of the sort whose departures for bliss eternal improved the average intelligence and decency of the race.” HumansDealsRaceProgressCrimeEternalResponsibleMajorityAveragePunishmentBlissOverwhelmingDecencyDepartureCapital PunishmentHuman Progress Author:H. L. Mencken
“As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.” KnownProgressModernCarAverageSpeedTrafficModern LifeAutomobileCongestionHorsepower Author:Sydney J. Harris
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. Thich Nhat Hanh If you gathered up all the fearful thoughts that exist in the mind of the average person, looked at them objectively, and tried to decide just how much good they provided that person, you would see that not some but all fearful thoughts are useless. They do no good. Zero. They interfere with dreams, hopes, desire and progress.” PeopleIfsMindPersonsHardDreamDesireSufferingProgressLetting GoAnxietyAverageFamiliarUselessHard TimesZeroFearfulInterfereAverage PersonFear Of The UnknownThich Nhat Hanh Author:Richard Carlson
“The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.” PersonsFactsHandsGovernmentSocialProgressFellowsAverageCollaborationReconcileSocial Progress Book:Crisis of democratization Source: Crisis of democratization
“The characteristic feature of modern capitalism is mass production of goods destined for consumption by the masses. The result is a tendency towards a continuous improvement in the average standard of living, a progressing enrichment of the many.” ResultsProgressModernMassStandardsCapitalismAverageProductionsImprovementTendenciesFeaturesCharacteristicsGoodsConsumptionDestinedStandards Of LivingContinuous ImprovementEnrichmentMass Production Author:Ludwig von Mises
“Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.” AmericaPayLibertyProgressTaxesHumorousProfoundAverageInsaneWagesTaxationIncome TaxIrsTax DayPaying TaxesTaxes FunnyProperty Taxes Author:H. L. Mencken