"My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He had lived in an America of continual social progress."

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"My daddy expected that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He had lived in an America of continual social progress."

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"There comes some special times that you got to keep "impossibility thinkers" behind you and walk with those are prepared to go forward with you because that is the only option to keep you going!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

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"There is progress taking place, growth is better. We're only talking about two years there."

John Prescott, British Politician

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"And we can see the positive impacts right here at Solyndra. Less than a year ago, we were standing on what was an empty lot. But through the Recovery Act, this company received a loan to expand its operations. This new factory is the result of those loans."

Barack Obama, American President

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"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

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"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

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"The messages emphasizing miracles and breakthrough must be replaced if our nation must move forward."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"Fundamentalism of any kind, be it religious, atheistic, political or educational, is the greatest threat to human excellence " it is a threat to progress " it is a threat to greatness."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

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

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"He who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft."

James Russell Lowell, American Poet

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"Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress."

George Eliot, British Author

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