“When I worked in the White House for President Carter, we tried to do comprehensive tax reform and we made some progress, and other presidents have as well.” WellsMadeHousePresidentWhiteProgressTaxesReformWhite HouseComprehensiveCarterTax ReformPresident Carter Author:David Rubenstein
“When approved, the SAFE Port Act will make progress toward protecting the physical infrastructure of our seaports as well as our national economy which is so clearly dependent on the commercial shipping business.” WellsEconomyProgressSafeDependentInfrastructurePortApprovedShippingNational Economy Author:Lucille Roybal-Allard
“Well, as you've said, we cannot expect the people of China not to want to progress, so if you have an opportunity to progress, to develop your economy to a world class economy, it's an aspiration that is natural and that, I welcome.” PeopleIfsWorldWantWellsSaidOpportunityNaturalClassEconomyProgressChinaWelcomeAspirationWorld Class Author:S. R. Nathan
“Society is an organism which obeys the immutable law of progress; and change, judicious and cautious change, is necessary for the well being, and indeed the preservation of the social system.” WellsLawSocialChangeProgressWell BeingOrganismsPreservationCautiousSocial SystemsProgress And Change Book:Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India Source: Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India
“Well, the coolest thing I have seen so far, in terms of, like, me being an astronaut and seeing something unusual, was the rendezvous, the docking of a Progress spaceship.” WellsTermProgressSeeingLike MeUnusualAstronautSpaceshipsRendezvous Author:Kevin A. Ford
“Progress changes consciousness, and when people's consciousness changes, then their awareness of what is possible changes as well - a virtuous circle.” PeopleWellsConsciousnessProgressAwarenessCirclesVirtuousPossible Change Author:William J. Clinton
“Human beings were not well served by permanence or stasis. Obviously, if individuals were progressing, they were undergoing a series of presumably desirable alterations, but in a universe where flux is fundamental, it can be argued that even change for the worse is preferable to no change at all. Isn't fixity the hallmark of the living dead?.” IfsHumansWellsUniverseIndividualHuman BeingsProgressEvolutionFundamentalsSeriesDesirablePermanenceHallmarkFluxAlterationsStasis Book:Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates Source: Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
“The presence of a body of well-instructed men, who have not to labor for their daily bread, is important to a degree which cannot be overestimated; as all high intellectual work is carried on by them, and on such work material progress of all kinds mainly depends, not to mention other and higher advantages.” MenWellsKindImportantBodyProgressSocietyMaterialsDependsHigherDegreesIntellectualAdvantageLaborBreadAll KindsDaily Bread Book:The Descent of Man Source: The Descent of Man
“As hope kindles hope, millions more will find it. By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well - a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power, it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world.” MenWorldFeelsMindWellsFightingEffortMillionsFireProgressOne DayCornersBurningOur WorldLitKindlesUntamed Author:George W. Bush
“If a man has lived in a tradition which tells him that nothing can be done about his human condition, to believe that progress is possible may well be the greatest revolution of all.” IfsMenBelieveHumansWellsMayDoneProgressConditionsRevolutionTraditionHuman Condition Author:Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
“Progress in painting, there's no such thing! ...One day I went and changed the yellow on my palette. Well, the result was, I floundered for ten years!” YearsWellsResultsProgressChangedPaintingOne DayTenYellowPalette Author:Pierre-Auguste Renoir
“The affluent society has built well in terms of economic progress, but has neglected the protection of the very water we drink as well as the values of fish and wildlife, scenic, and outdoor recreation resources. Although often measureless in commercial terms, these values must be preserved by a program that will guarantee America some semblance of her great heritage of beautiful rivers.” WellsAmericaBeautifulValuesTermWaterProgressEconomicDrinkResourcesBuiltProgramRiversEnvironmentalFishesProtectionGuaranteesHeritageNeglectedWildlifeRecreationAffluentSemblanceEconomic ProgressScenicBeautiful RiverOutdoor Recreation Author:Frank Church