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Most Famous Progress Quotes of All Time!

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Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.

Quotes by Josiah Gilbert Holland

The making of an Atheist implies a mental stimulation and training which brings into play the primary factors of social progress.

Quotes by Joseph McCabe

If you're going to worry about what people say, you're never going to make any progress.

Quotes by Joseph Murray

When a man has emerged from slavery, there must be some stage in the progress of his elevation when he takes the rank of mere citizen and ceases to be the special favorite of the laws.

Quotes by Joseph P. Bradley

The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.

Quotes by Joseph Joubert

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Quotes by Joseph Joubert

Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil.

Quotes by Joseph A. Schumpeter

I think the word 'progressive' is a very devious term. It was created as a substitute for 'communist.' What they propose is the reverse of progress.

Quotes by Jon Voight

The greatest enemy of progress is the illusion of knowledge.

Quotes by John Young

Evolution, cell biology, biochemistry, and developmental biology have made extraordinary progress in the last hundred years - much of it since I was weaned on schoolboy biology in the 1930s. Most striking of all is the sudden eruption of molecular...

Quotes by John Tyler Bonner

Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another day's progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper.

Quotes by John Updike

I wouldn't call it radical; I would call it enthusiasm for progress.

Quotes by John Templeton

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.

Quotes by John Stuart Mill

We can no longer allow multinationals to parade as agents of progress and democracy in the newspapers, even as they subvert it at the workplace.

Quotes by John Sweeney

At every meeting, I mention that if I am doing something personally that gets in the way of progress for the company - or something needs to change - please come and tell me.

Quotes by John Rampton

Life with a scientist who is often changing jobs and is frequently away at meetings and on lecture tours is not easy. Without a secure home base, I could not have made much progress.

Quotes by John Pople

There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there.

Quotes by John Prescott

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

Quotes by John Philip Sousa

Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.

Quotes by John Moody

The history of the Erie Railroad ever since 1901 has been a record of progress.

Quotes by John Moody

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the "progress" quotes on this page focus on?
These quotes look at progress from several different angles - from a historical, high-cost view ("Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake") to political ambition and personal belief. It's not one narrow theme; it spans history, national politics, and personal conviction.
Does the page include quotes about political progress?
Yes. One quote is a politician's personal reflection on their father, "one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress." Another sample post shares a speaker's own critical assessment of how much progress was being made in Iraq at the time - that assessment is presented in the quote as the speaker's opinion, not as an established fact.
Is there a quote about bringing "progressive" issues to a national stage?
Yes, one sample quote comes from a speaker discussing progress and progressive issues they were tackling locally, in Miramar, with the stated ambition of taking those issues nationally - presented as that speaker's own political goal, not a neutral fact.
What's a well-known standalone line about progress from this collection?
One of the most quotable lines here is "Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake" - a stark way of framing how much progress has often cost throughout history.
Where can I find more quotes related to progress and change?
If you enjoyed these, you may also like our Change and New quotes pages, which explore related ideas about moving forward and starting fresh.

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