“The question about progress has become the question whether we can discover any way of submitting to the worldwide paternalism of a technocracy without losing all personal privacy and independence. Is there any possibility of getting the super Welfare State's honey and avoiding the sting?” WayStatesProgressPossibilityLosingIndependenceWelfarePrivacyHoneyAvoidingWelfare StatePaternalismPersonal Privacy Author:C. S. Lewis
“Human progress had so often been checked by those who were afraid of losing what they had.” HumansFearChangeProgressLosingResistanceHuman Progress Author:Marya Mannes
“I think that we've made great moral progress in the second half of the 20th century in many respects, and particularly in relation to human rights but I think that we are losing sight of some of the values of concern for others, and self-respect and respect for others.” ThinkingHumansMadeSelfValuesHalfMoralRightsProgressCenturyLosingConcernSightRelationHuman RightsSelf Respect20th CenturyRespecting OthersConcern For Others Author:Alexander McCall Smith
“The illusion that mechanical progress means human improvement ... alienates us from our own being and our own reality. It is precisely because we are convinced that our life, as such, is better if we have a better car, a better TV set, better toothpaste, etc., that we condemn and destroy our own reality and the reality of our natural resources. Technology was made for man, not man for technology. In losing touch with being and thus with God, we have fallen into a senseless idolatry of production and consumption for their own sakes.” IfsMenHumansMeanMadeRealityNaturalTechnologyOur LivesProgressCarTvsLosingIllusionResourcesSakeProductionsConvincedImprovementFallenEtcConsumptionConsumerismIdolatryNatural ResourcesOverconsumptionToothpaste Book:Seeds Source: Seeds
“Progress is always an exchange. We gain something, we give something else up. I'm interested in looking at some of what we are losing.” GivingProgressLosingGains Author:Zoe Leonard
“I would see my hometown, Los Angeles, change. Green space and orange groves gave way to cement, freeways flooded with traffic, and air pollution, all in the name of "progress." I felt like I was losing my home. It had a profound effect on me, and I realized just how important nature was to my spirit, my soul, my point of view.” WayImportantSoulHomeSpiritNamesFeltSpaceViewsProgressAirEffectsLosingGreenProfoundPoint Of ViewI RealizedMy SoulLos AngelesPollutionTrafficOrangeHometownCementGroveFreewaysAir Pollution Author:Robert Redford
“You don't need to stick to tough rules or overnight changes; you need not rely on hardcore discipline that makes you hate your life. You need only focus on progress, not perfection. Lean in to the process of losing weight, and it will happen easily.” NeedsHappensHateProcessFocusProgressDisciplineLosingToughPerfectionWeightSticksRelyHate YouNot PerfectHardcoreProgress Not Perfection Author:Kathy Freston
“We've seen tremendous progress in many ways under President [Barack] Obama. I mean, if we think about where the economy was when he got in - you know, we were losing more than 700,000 jobs a month. The unemployment rate was skyrocketing. And now it's at under 5 percent, so there is a lot of progress that has happened.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayMeanJobsPresidentEconomyProgressHappenedMonthsLosingPercentRateBarackUnemploymentPresident Barack ObamaUnemployment Rate Author:Julian Castro
“I like to consider myself a student of hip hop. There's a certain level of certification and wit and craftsmanship that comes with rapping. As rap progresses - it's a young genre - it's becoming way more mainstream, crossing over to different lanes. I feel like it's losing its essence in a way, because it's getting commercialised. I want to keep it fresh and keep it progressive, but I also want to respect the foundation of what rap is about.” DifferentProgressStudentsLosingHip HopRapWitProgressiveCraftsmanship Author:Cakes da killa