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"Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity."
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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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"We have always been taught that navigation is the result of civilization, but modern archeology has demonstrated very clearly that this is not so."

"In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds."

"A civilized nation can have no enemies, and one cannot draw a line across a map, a line that doesn't even exist in nature and say that the ugly enemy lives on the one side, and good friends live on the other."

"It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch."

"Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials."
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