“A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result.” LooksStillsSchoolResultsNovelProgressHeardChangedHigh SchoolHollywoodElectionProducersLife ChangingScreenwritersDrawersWishbones Author:Tom Perrotta
“Free and just political institutions are absolutely essential to the progress and development both of the individual and of the race.” PoliticalIndividualRaceProgressDevelopmentEssentialsElectionInstitutionsElection DayPolitical InstitutionsProgress And Development Author:Hugh Price Hughes
“In just three years, Iraq has achieved immense progress. It has had three successful elections in which 80% of their citizens voted, even while being threatened with death.” YearsThreeSuccessfulProgressCitizensElectionIraqThree YearsImmenseThreatened Author:John Linder
“My goal is to help elect not only the first but second woman president. That will be real progress. I believe our next presidential election will see women at the top of the ticket for both parties.” FirstsBelieveRealHelpingNextI BelieveGoalPresidentPartyProgressElectionPresidentialBeing RealTicketsPresidential Election Author:Barbara Lee
“With the world in turmoil and doubt, the American people, faithful to the values that have always defined America's identity, have expressed with force their faith in progress and the future. At a time when we must face huge challenges together, your election has raised enormous hope in France, in Europe and beyond.” PeopleWorldTogetherAmericaFacesValuesForceChallengesDoubtProgressIdentityHugeEuropeElectionRaisedEnormousDefinedFranceFaithfulTurmoil Author:Nicolas Sarkozy
“The fact that's why the prisons and stock in private prisons rose the very day after the election results [for Donald Trump] were announced. The fact that progress that was made for people of color, for women, for LGBTQ people, are all at risk.” PeopleMadeFactsResultsProgressRiskColorTrumpElectionPrisonRoseElection ResultsPrivate Prisons Author:Ava DuVernay
“I think that our politics everywhere are gonna be going through this bumpy phase. But as long as we stay true to our Democratic principles, as long as elections have integrity, as long as we respect freedom of speech, freedom of religion, as long as there are checks and balances in our governments so that the people have the ability to not just make judgments about how well government is serving them but also change governments if they're not serving them well, then I have confidence that over the long term, progress will continue.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsLongGovernmentTermAbilityPrinciplesProgressBalanceIntegritySpeechJudgmentElectionDemocraticChecksLong TermServingPhasesFreedom Of SpeechHave ConfidenceStay TrueFreedom Of Religion Author:Barack Obama
“I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect but a lot of members of Congress, including now the Speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader, have said that their principal agenda was to undo a lot of this progress. But as I've been talking about over the last several days when it comes to health care, the gains that we've made are there. Twenty million people have health insurance that didn't have it before. The uninsured rate is the lowest it's ever been.” PeopleThinkingMadeSaidCareLastsHousePresidentTalkingLeaderMillionsProgressRiskMembersGainsTwentiesElectionMajorityRateIncludingCongressHealth CareAgendasStakesSenateSpeakersPrincipalLowestMajority Leader Author:Barack Obama