Gradual Improvement Quotes

Success is achieved in inches, not miles.

Slow but steady wins the race.

For great things do not done just happen by impulse but are a succession of small things linked together.

Take great comfort in knowing that ALL great feats are accomplished one small step at a time.

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

Start by thinking of the smallest possible action you could take; then, take it. Then, choose the next smallest action, and do that.

Ultimately, every great endeavor consists of many little steps.

Think of US slavery in 1850, or the subjection of women. Both of these injustices could have been - and were! - defended by pointing out, quite correctly, that this situation of slaves and women had been improving throughout the preceding century. Slaves, in particular, were worked less hard, beaten and raped less frequently, better fed, and less often ripped apart from their families. So would a celebration of moral progress have been appropriate in 1850? Surely not. Slavery could have been and should have been abolished - then, if not before.

Remember, don't try to build the greatest wall that's ever been built. Focus on laying a single, expertly-placed brick. Then keep doing that, every day.

I didn't make the Pro Bowl until my seventh year I think in the NFL. We continually got better.

We must walk before we run.

The world will be solved by millions of small things.

Slow and steady wins the race. 'The hare and the tortoise

You cannot learn to fly by flying. First you must learn to walk, to run, to climb, to dance.

Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.

One only gets to the top rung on the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly, all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities which you thought never belonged to you - suddenly become within your own possibility and you think, 'Well, I'll have a go, too.'

Progress is not made by pulling off a series of stunts. Each step has to be regulated. A man cannot expect to progress without thinking.

Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the occasional use of great talents.

I'm kind of conservative. I like to build on what I've done in the past and try something new.

Do not dismantle the house, but look at each brick, and replace those which appear to be broken, which no longer support the structure.

Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.

Pas a pas, se va luenh. Step by step, we make our way.

Quality and perfection are achieved with time. You do not create a perfect painting or a perfect poem by hurrying. Time is always coming.