“Land Grant College Act is the jewel of Republican reform. It had not occurred to any other country to educate their farmers and workers. When the British studied the reasons for American success in 1851, the consensus was that Americans workers were well educated. So they didn't oppose progress the way British workers did.” WayWellsCountryReasonProgressLandCollegeRepublicanWorkersBritishEducatedReformGrantsFarmersEducateOther CountriesJewelsConsensusWell EducatedAmerican Success Author:Charles R. Morris
“I don't suspect that in many instances the artists who are dedicated in that fashion to the progress of that community are as well protected by the community as might be necessary.” WellsMightArtistCommunityProgressFashionInstanceSuspectsDedicatedProtected Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“[Donald] Trump is speaking in Philadelphia on military matters. He's doing quite well. I want to join a little bit of this in progress just to give you a flavor for how Trump is sounding.” WantGivingWellsLittlesMatterBitsProgressMilitaryTrumpLittle BitFlavorPhiladelphia Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Thus, true long-term change is brought about not by destructive passion of the moment but by well-reasoned constructive action. Violent shock of Armageddon that leaves nothing in its wake but a blank slate is not a solution, only a postponement of progress.” WellsLongMomentsActionPassionTermProgressSolutionsViolentLong TermShockDestructiveBlankConstructiveSlateArmageddonBlank SlatesPostponement Author:Vera Nazarian
“I think that as a society as well, we need to be smart about what technologies we take up and how construe progress.” ThinkingNeedsWellsTechnologyProgressSmartBeing Smart Author:Jonathon Keats
“In the beginning of the book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Edward is more enamored of himself than he is of anybody else. He's a very fine rabbit; he's been constructed incredibly well, and he has a wardrobe of amazing clothing. He's arrogant, and he doesn't care whether Abilene loves him or not. As the journey progresses, as he gets passed from hand to hand, he learns what it means to love. He gets more and more bedraggled, and his clothing is lost; yet he becomes finer in soul and heart than he was at the beginning of the journey.” WellsHeartMeanBookSoulHandsCareLostProgressJourneyFineClothingsArrogantMiraculousRabbitsWardrobeEnamoredHe Doesn't CareEdward TulaneMiraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane Author:Kate DiCamillo
“Progress in Iraq has always been about teams of people and teams of teams - and ultimately about young men and women, Iraqi as well as people from the coalition.” PeopleMenWellsYoungProgressTeamMen And WomenIraqYoung ManCoalitions Author:David Petraeus
“Afghanistan has other enormous challenges as well, including a political system that is still very much developing, although there has been some progress in the past several years.” YearsWellsHas BeensStillsPastPoliticalChallengesProgressIncludingEnormousDevelopingAfghanistanPolitical Systems Author:David Petraeus
“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
“We have been underserved, underprivileged and unfortunate for far too long. There are no more excuses. It's not enough to have limited progress and allow our expectations and sense of purpose to evaporate. So, if that means we must sacrifice some nights at the club and give up buying the latest designer handbags and sneakers... well then damn, so be it.” IfsGivingWellsMeanLongHas BeensEnoughPurposeNightProgressSacrificeGiving UpExpectationsClubsExcuseDamnDesignerBuyingUnfortunateSneakersHandbagsUnderprivileged Author:T.I.
“Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether we provide enough to those who have too little. This reconciliation package fails that test as well.” WellsLittlesSaidEnoughProgressFailingTestsAddAbundanceReconciliationPackagesFranklin Author:Patrick J. Kennedy
“We live in a time when people are increasingly skittish about evangelism - Christians and non-Christians alike. People are suspicious of evangelism, and misunderstand it, which contributes to our reluctance to share the gospel. When you add our fear of others' reactions as well as our natural laziness to the equation, it's not hard to see why we make such little progress in sharing our faith.” PeopleWellsLittlesHardChristianNaturalProgressShareAddReactionsLazinessEquationsSuspiciousEvangelismReluctance Author:Mark Dever
“War contains so much folly, as well as wickedness, that much is to be hoped from the progress of reason.” WellsWarReasonLibertyProgressFollyAfterlifeWickedness Book:Selected Writings of James Madison Source: Selected Writings of James Madison