Ludwig von Mises Quotes

The footsteps of a pioneer become ultimately the highway of a nation.

It's the risk takers that move the human race forward.

I'm very pro-science and pro-technology; I believe that these have been key drivers of progress in the world in the last centuries.

I meant exactly what I said: that we are saddled with a culture that hasn't advanced as far as science.

Virtually every advancement made by our species since civilization first peeked out of its nest of stone has been initiated by lone individuals, mavericks who more often than not were ignored, mocked, or viciously persecuted by society and its institutions.

Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.

That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.

Throughout history, people with new ideas—who think differently and try to change things—have always been called troublemakers.

Since the Renaissance, a concept called 'progress' has been baked into our society. Progress - founded on an accumulation of knowledge through experience (and in the case of science, through experiment). To build on the past rather than endlessly relive it. That's what separates us from the beasts.

The history of mankind is the history of ideas.

If mankind were to continue in other than the present barbarism, a new path must be found, a new civilization based on some other method than technology.

Human progress has always been driven by a sense of adventure and unconventional thinking.

To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport.

The spirit of the age is the very thing a great man changes.

History shows us that the youth are usually a step ahead of their elders when change is required.

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature

… all change in history, all advance, comes from the nonconformists. If there had been no trouble-makers, no Dissenters, we should still be living in caves.

History has proven that each generation of Howard graduates will forge the way forward for our country and our world.

With a tree, all the growth takes place at the growing tips. Humanity is exactly the same. All the growth takes place in the growing tip: among that one percent of the population. It's made up of pioneers, the beginners. That's where the action is.

What is now commonplace was once not, and I think that's a testament to what it means to really break the mold and push the limits.

Originals are nonconformists, people who not only have new ideas but take action to champion them. They are people who stand out and speak up. Originals drive creativity and change in the world. They're the people you want to bet on.

Pioneering is the work of individuals.

Life gets boring, someone invents another necessity, and once again we turn the crank on the screwjack of progress hoping that nobody gets screwed.

The history of mankind is the history of ideas.

... the United States was not built by those who waited and rested and wished to look behind them. This country was conquered by those who moved forward, and so will space.