"An important part of deciding where we want to go, as a society and culture, is knowing where we have come from, and indeed, how far we have come."

Progress, Culture, History, Society

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"An important part of deciding where we want to go, as a society and culture, is knowing where we have come from, and indeed, how far we have come."

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"A process which led from the amoeba to man appeared to the philosophers to be obviously a progress though whether the amoeba would agree with this opinion is not known."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

Progress, Man, Opinion

"There is nothing that can replace self-development."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Progress, Self-Development, Growth, Improvement, Success

"Even a great philosophical idea when mixed with mysticism, turns into a dangerous weapon that becomes an impediment in the path of progress of developing communities."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Progress, Philosophy, Truth, Power, Mysticism

"Adapting to changes represents an important characteristic of human nature, essential for the development of human society."

Eraldo Banovac, Croatian Scientist

Progress, Change, Adaptation, Humanity, Future

"Adaptability enforces creativity, and creativity is adaptability."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Progress, Adaptability, Creativity, Change, Flexibility

"It might be like you are still far from getting there, but remember, you are closer to it than you were yesterday. Every tiny step you take counts a lot!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Progress, Patience, Persistence, Motivation

"Don't say, "the sky is my limit", say, "I progress ad infinitum."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

Progress, Limit, Motivational, Inspirational

"Nothing happens until something moves."

Albert Einstein, German Scientist

Progress, Movement, Change, Initiative, Action

"This is the cusp of an age at least as exciting and as brimful of potential as the early days of the printing press."

Sara Sheridan, Scottish Author

Progress, Future, Innovation, Potential

"They say to never look back.But sometimes I do. It's gratifying to see how far I've come."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Progress, Reflection, Truth, Wisdom, Life

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"Writing the same kind of material is no guarantee you'll be working from the same ethos so that writers from different fields are just as likely to have an understanding of each other's work as someone working in the same genre."

Creativity

"It seemed to me that these months of watching and listening, second-guessing words and phrases, seeking so much that was new, had somehow changed me."

Growth

"I have a very strong sense that we only know where we are by looking clearly at where we've come from."

Reflection

"The mass communications that could enable our politics for good have instead turned it into a bland conglomeration of stinted opinion cloaked in the occasional media frenzy of blame or denial."

Politics

"Researching books gets you into nothing but trouble."

Knowledge

"A chap's impending death has a way of focusing the mind."

Mortality

"I didn't want to give up my job and join the ranks of the Doing Fuck All brigade no matter how much money I had in the bank."

Work

"Edinburgh is a comfortable puddle for a novelist."

Writing

"For a writer it's a genuinely interesting and hopefully profitable era that makes a variety of books available to a variety of readers, extending both what's available and who gets to read it."

Writing

"It's ridiculous " a girl steps out, goes dancing, gets her hair cut, decides to spend the summer in Italy and it's a scandal. A chap does it and no one bats an eyelid."

Gender