“All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition.” KnowsHumansHas BeensImportantIndividualProgressMajorityHistoricalDuesOpposition Author:Bertrand Russell
“All progress is due to the unreasonable person.” PersonsProgressDuesUnreasonable Author:George Bernard Shaw
“Israel's economic and cultural progress is due to three things: the pioneering spirit that inspires the best of our immigrant and Israeli youth, who respond to the challenge of our desolute areas and the ingathering of the exiles; the feeling of Diaspora Jewry that they are partners in the enterprise of Israel's resurgence in the ancient homeland of the Jewish people; and the power of science, and technology which Israel unceasingly, and not without success, tries to enhance.” PeopleTryingFeelingsSpiritThreeChallengesTechnologyProgressEconomicYouthInspireAreasAncientIsraelDuesPartnersEnterpriseImmigrantsExileThree ThingsIsraeliHomelandScience And TechnologyDiasporaPioneeringResurgencePioneering Spirit Author:David Ben-Gurion
“A ground frequently taken by Christian theologians is that the progress and civilization of the world are due to Christianity; and the discussion is complicated by the fact that many eminent servants of humanity have been nominal Christians, of one or other of the sects. My allegation will be that the special services rendered to human progress by these exceptional men have not been in consequence of their adhesion to Christianity, but in spite of it, and that the specific points of advantage to human kind have been in ratio of their direct opposition to precise Biblical enactments.” MenWorldHumansKindHas BeensFactsChristianHumanityChristianityTakenProgressAtheismSpecialCivilizationConsequenceAdvantageDirectComplicatedPositive AtheismDuesDiscussionServantSpiteOppositionBiblicalPreciseTheologianExceptionalSectsRatiosHuman ProgressAllegations Book:Has Humanity Gained from Unbelief?: Two Nights Debate Between Marsden Gibson and Charles Bradlaugh at Newcastle-on-Tyne Source: Has Humanity Gained from Unbelief?: Two Nights Debate Between Marsden Gibson and Charles Bradlaugh at Newcastle-on-Tyne
“The progress from infancy to boyhood is imperceptible. In that long dawn of the mind we take but little heed. The years pass by us, one by one, little distinguishable from each other. But when the intellectual sun of our life is risen, we take due note of joy and sorrow.” YearsMindLittlesLongLife IsJoySunOur LivesProgressSorrowIntellectualNotesDuesDawnRisenHeedInfancyBoyhoodJoys And Sorrows Author:Bryan Procter
“Let the progress of the meal be slow, for dinner is the last business of the day; and let the guests conduct themselves like travelers due to reach their destination together.” TogetherLastsProgressDinnerDuesMealsDestinationGuestsTraveler Author:Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
“...everything in psychosocial evolution which can properly be called advance, or progress, or improvement, is due directionaly to the increase or improvement of knowledge.” ProgressEvolutionIncreaseDuesImprovement Author:Julian Huxley