"I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter."

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"I was in New York. Hitchcock was in California. He rang me to make a report on his progress and said, I'm having trouble. I've just sacked my second screenwriter."

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"Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

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"Is it not time to cry that the blind shall see, the deaf hear, the lame walk? But that which fanaticism formerly promised to its elect, science now accomplishes for all men."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

Progress, Science, Hope, Faith

"I don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, even as regards the literary scene."

Harold Bloom, American Critic

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"When you don't come closer to the goal and don't make everyday steps for achieving it, we will not get the results we inwardly set out to attain."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Progress, Darkness, Exploration, Life

"The progress of the world can certainly never come at all save by the modified action of the individual beings who compose the world."

George Eliot, British Author

Progress, World, Individual, Change

"How do we change the world is the wrong question to ask or try to answer. We are never stagnant just and neither is the world. It's changing every moment of every day. The real question is how do we develop it."

Matthew Donnelly, American Author

Progress, Development, Change, Responsibility

"Crawl in faith, and you will end up walking. Walk in faith, and you will end up jogging. Jog in faith, and you will end up running. Run in faith, and you will end up sprinting. Sprint in faith, and you will end up soaring."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

Progress, Faith, Growth, Persistence, Journey

"Start deep within yourself and slowly build outward toward your goal."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility."

Swami Sivananda, Indian Philosopher

Progress, Spiritual, Tranquility

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"I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties."

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"I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone."

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"Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother."

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"Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages."

"Is it not time to cry that the blind shall see, the deaf hear, the lame walk? But that which fanaticism formerly promised to its elect, science now accomplishes for all men."

"I don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, even as regards the literary scene."

"When you don't come closer to the goal and don't make everyday steps for achieving it, we will not get the results we inwardly set out to attain."

"Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that drove us to exploration. And it took a depression to teach us the real value of a job."

"The progress of the world can certainly never come at all save by the modified action of the individual beings who compose the world."

"How do we change the world is the wrong question to ask or try to answer. We are never stagnant just and neither is the world. It's changing every moment of every day. The real question is how do we develop it."

"Crawl in faith, and you will end up walking. Walk in faith, and you will end up jogging. Jog in faith, and you will end up running. Run in faith, and you will end up sprinting. Sprint in faith, and you will end up soaring."

"Start deep within yourself and slowly build outward toward your goal."

"The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility."

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"For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not."

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"I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes."

"I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties."

"I have Graham Greene's telephone number, but I wouldn't dream of using it. I don't seek out writers because we all want to be alone."

"Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother."

"I have no television - I hate it."

"Ripley is married. And he's not lost. He has his feet on the ground."