“Progress never defines its ultimate objective but thrusts its victims at once into an infinite series,' Mr. [John Crowe] Ransom said' 'Industrialism,' he declared, 'is rightfully a menial, of almost miraculous cunning, but no intelligence; it needs to be strongly governed, or it will destroy the economy of the household. Only a community of tough conservative habit can master it.” NeedsSaidCommunityEconomyProgressMastersHabitToughUltimateInfiniteVictimSeriesConservativeObjectivesHouseholdCunningMiraculousThrustRansom Author:Richard M. Weaver
“The vigorous branching of life's tree, and not the accumulating valor of mythical marches to progress, lies behind the persistence and expansion of organic diversity in our tough and constantly stressful world. And if we do not grasp the fundamental nature of branching as the key to life's passage across the geological stage, we will never understand evolution aright.” IfsWorldLyingBehindsProgressTreeStageKeysEvolutionDiversityToughFundamentalsPersistenceMarchPassagesExpansionStressfulVigorousValor Book:I Have Landed: Splashes and Reflections in Natural History Source: I Have Landed: Splashes and Reflections in Natural History
“Pilgrim's Progress , about a man that left his family, it didn't say why. I read considerable in it now and then. The statements was interesting, but tough.” MenLeftInterestingProgressToughStatementsNow And ThenPilgrim Author:Mark Twain
“Certain management policies-stretching of credit resources, for example-may lead to great progress in good conditions; but, like the Grand Prix car in comparison with the Land Rover, they may not be robust enough to survive when the going gets tough.” MayEnoughCertainProgressLandConditionsCarPolicyExampleToughResourcesManagementCreditComparisonStretchingRobustGoing Gets ToughGrand PrixGreat Progress Author:Anthony Stafford Beer
“As you've progress further in the Playoffs, the ice usually gets a little softer. It's tough to keep it that cold. We could make it hard, but it would be about 4 degrees in the building. I'm sure the fans wouldn't appreciate that very much, wearing parkas in June.” LittlesHardWould BeProgressFansBuildingColdDegreesToughAppreciateIceJunePlayoffs Author:Chris Pronger
“The invention progress is tough sometimes. When I first choreographed the Drunken Master in the past with Jackie Chan, I spent months to create the whole sequence. There were no fight sequences before; it's just a name. I have to choreograph it all by myself.” FirstsSometimesWholePastFightingNamesProgressMastersMonthsToughInventionSequenceJackie Author:Yuen Woo-ping
“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