“All the stuff that makes life worth living is produced privately, and all that the government does is slow down the progress of civilization and bring destruction and disaster wherever it goes.” DoeGovernmentStuffProgressCivilizationDestructionDisasterSlow DownWorth LivingLife Worth Living Author:Llewellyn Rockwell
“It's weird because there is progress somehow. But there's so much that just feels the same. How important is that rank? How important is it that I am allowed to make these decisions? What does that really mean? What is progress? Is it progress that a black guy gets to push a button for the nuclear bomb? Is that progress? Maybe, I don't know.” KnowsFeelsMeanDoeImportantGuyBlackDecisionProgressNuclearBombsButtonsReally MeanNuclear BombBlack Guys Author:Paul Beatty
“Western progress (from one damned thing to another) seems to be essentially the MO of nowhere fast. But, on the other hand, the don't-set-foot-outside-your-own-village/cave ideal or injunction that you find in Buddhism and even in the Daoism of which I'm fonder, seems . . . defeatist. And more than that, it is in contradiction to what nature actually does. Somewhere, somehow, I feel as if these two opposing principles have to be reconciled.” IfsFeelsDoeTwoHandsSeemsPrinciplesProgressFeetBuddhismIdealsWesternContradictionVillageCavesOpposing Author:Quentin S. Crisp
“In fact, when you try to use [Hans Rosling] data to predict the future, all sorts of problems arise. But what it does do is say, hey, just catch your breath a minute and see what's really been going on. We do have reason to feel good about the fact we've made progress.” FeelsTryingDoeMadeReasonFactsUseProblemProgressMinutesBreathsAriseFeel GoodHeyData Author:Keith Devlin
“Although God loves us unconditionally, He does get angry at sin, wickedness and evil. But He is not an angry God. God hates sin, but He loves sinners! He will never approve of sin in your life, but He always loves you and wants to work with you to make progress in living a holy life in Christ.” WantDoeHateEvilChristSinProgressLove YouHolyAngryGod LoveSinnerWickednessGod Loves UsAlways Love YouHoly Life Author:Joyce Meyer