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"Fundamental progress has to do with the reinterpretation of basic ideas."
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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."

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

"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."

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

"Adaptability enforces creativity, and creativity is adaptability."

"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!"

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

"Nothing happens until something moves."

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

"They say to never look back.But sometimes I do. It's gratifying to see how far I've come."
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"Wisdom alone is true ambition's aim, wisdom is the source of virtue and of fame; obtained with labour, for mankind employed, and then, when most you share it, best enjoyed."

"No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not act on some sort of high, idealistic motives, and idealism in our time has been shoved aside, and we are paying the penalty for it."

"True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason."

"Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language."

"The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature."

"No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude."

"Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern."

"The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals."
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