"It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached."

Progress, Eye, May, Perfection

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"It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached."

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"The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you."

Bruce Catton, American Historian

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"The more consciously democratic Americans became, however, the less they were satisfied with a conception of the Promised Land, which went no farther than a pervasive economic prosperity guaranteed by free institutions."

Herbert Croly, American Author

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"Life rewards action. To get from where you are now to where you want to be requires forward movement and momentum. Although you may already know what it takes to bridge the gap, simply knowing what to do is not enough."

Susan C. Young, American Author

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"You see, greatness for a state doesn't require some huge monument for all to see. It is not a journey to a particular destination - but a commitment to follow a course of constant and never-ending improvement."

Sonny Perdue, American Politician

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"I think we're really getting it right the last few months and hopefully we'll get better and better at it."

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