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Progress Quotes - Page 24

Dining is the privilege of civilization. . . . The nation which knows how to dine has learnt the leading lesson of progress.

Isabella Beeton, Nicola Humble (2008). “Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management: Abridged Edition”, p.363, Oxford University Press

There is a tendency in nature to the continued progression of certain classes of varieties further and further from the original type.

Alfred Russel Wallace (2016). “Bad Times and On the Tendency of Varieties to Depart Indefinitely from the Original Type”, p.93, Library of Alexandria

Famously, there's not really anywhere to go after nihilism. It's not progressing toward anything, it's a statement of outrage, however brilliant.

"Alan Moore Takes League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to the ’60s". Interview with Scott Thill, www.wired.com. July 21, 2011.

The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.

Nikola Tesla (2011). “My Inventions and Other Writings”, p.18, Penguin

Don’t confuse progress with winning.

"What I've Learned: Mary Barra" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. April 26, 2016.

Man's upward progress means ever increasing difficulty, which is to be welcomed.

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.30, Courier Corporation