Theodore Parker Quotes

Progress grows out of motion.

We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.

Progress, therefore, is not an accident, but a necessity…It is a part of nature.

Progress is the life-style of man.

Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.

The possible is constantly being redefined, and I care deeply about helping humanity move forward.

Change is inevitable. Change for the better is a full-time job.

Reform is not a period of retreat.

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

The consideration of change over the century is about loss, though I think that social change is gain rather than loss.

There is no such thing as standing still.

Human development thus far has been fueled and guided by the feeling that things could be, and are probably going to be, better.

My fear is that in general terms the evolution of the political process proceeds at the same pace as the evolution of the species and I do not myself believe that that is quite fast enough

That which lies before the human race is a constant struggle to maintain and improve

Everything has to keep moving forward in 'Endeavour.' Otherwise, it will stagnate.

The most important thing is not stagnating, to keep improving.

It is the natural order of things that successive generations will achieve more than their predecessors.

We have come a long way and we have a little further to go.

Improvement is nature.

Each generation must go further than the last or what's the use in it?

You have to keep evolving.

Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion.

Progress does not occur without change.

This union may never be perfect, but generation after generation has shown that it can always be perfected.

Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change.