Progress Quotes – 42 Sayings About Development And Innovation

Looking for inspirational progress quotes and sayings about development? Then you've come to the right place! Even though we humans may be creatures of habit, we all strive together for progress, personal development and new innovations. We encounter problems and want to solve them, we make mistakes and learn from them for the future.

And this is precisely how progress is made, which is much more than just a forward movement. It is an expression of our relentless pursuit of improvement.

In this article, I would now like to give you a collection of the best short wisdoms, aphorisms and quotes about the power of progress, innovation and development. Let's go!

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Best 42 Quotes About Progress, Evolution And Innovation

Now we can take inspiration from the wise words of some of the most creative and influential figures in human history. They have created the social, personal or even technical progress experienced themselves at various moments in their lives or even actively participated in shaping them.

Use the following sayings and quotations to get the Importance of moving forward steadilyWe want to make you aware of the ongoing development and useful innovation for your life and our society.

Progress Quotes 1 - 10

1. "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." (Mahatma Gandhi)
2. "The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress." (Joseph Joubert)
3. "We have the complainers to thank for our progress. Satisfied people don't want change." (Herbert George Wells)
4. "Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?" (Stanislaw Jerzy Lec)
5. "Even a disappointment, if it is thorough and final, means a step forward." (Max Planck)
6. "Innovation is taking two things that exist and putting them together in a new way." (Tom Freston)
7. "What we do today will determine what the world looks like tomorrow." (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach)
8. "Only one principle will give you courage, that is the principle that no evil lasts forever nor indeed for very long." (Epicurus)
9. "There is no great discoveries and advances, as long as there is an unhappy child on earth." (Albert Einstein)
10. "Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family." (Kofi Annan)

Progress Quotes 11 - 20

11. "The value of an idea lies in the using of it." (Thomas Alva Edison)
12. "Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat." (Steve Jobs)
13. "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." (George Bernard Shaw)
14. "There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns." (Edward de Bono)
15. "Coming together is a beginning. Staying together is progress. Working together is success." (Henry Ford)
16. "The only constant in life is change." (Heraclitus)
17. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." (Neil Armstrong)
18. "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." (Thomas Alva Edison)
19. "I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage that we should cease to kill our fellow creatures for the satisfaction of our bodily wants." (Mahatma Gandhi)
20. "The world changes by your example, not by your opinion." (Paulo Coelho)

Tip: I alone can not change anything anyway - Have you ever heard this saying, or even said it yourself, in order to leave everything as it is? In the linked article, I explain why this assumption is usually wrong and why every single one of us can actually change something in the world.

Progress Quotes 21 - 30

21. "The secret of making progress is to get started." (Mark Twain)
22. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." (Socrates)
23. "Impatience either drives away the desired or at least delays its coming." (Prentice Mulford)
24. "Society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
25. "He who stops making mistakes, stops learning." (Theodor Fontane)
26. "Tradition is a Lantern. The foolish hold on to it, the clever allow it to lead the way." (George Bernard Shaw)
27. "All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income." (Samuel Butler)
28. "We can't change the wind, but we can set the sails differently." (Aristotle)
29. "Be the change you wish to see in the world." (Mahatma Gandhi)
30. "The progress of scientific development is, in the final analysis, a continuous escape from amazement." (Albert Einstein)

Tip: I have also given you each a collection of the best Quotes About Imagination, Patience and Change compiled. They too can surely inspire you to move forward in life.

Progress Quotes 31 - 42

31. "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got." (Henry Ford)
32. "The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization." (Sigmund Freud)
33. "Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction." (Francis Picabia)
34. "The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
35. "Everything great in the world happens only because someone does more than he has to." (Albert Einstein)
36. "As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it." (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)
37. "The greater part of progress is the desire to progress." (Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
38. "Mankind has gone too far to go back, and is moving too fast to stop." (Winston Churchill)
39. "Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." (Aldous Huxley)
40. "A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds." (Mark Twain)
41. "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." (Albert Einstein)
42. "Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing towards what will be." (Khalil Gibran)

Can you think of any other sayings about progress and development that are not yet to be found here? Then I look forward to your suggestions in the comments column!

Frequently asked questions about progress and development

Using the best quotes about progress, innovation and advancement as a source of inspiration

As we learn and evolve every day, the journey of progress never ends. Every step we take towards improvement, advancement and development, opens new doors to previously unimagined and unrecognized potentials. However, it is important to always be open to the new, even if "new" does not automatically mean "better" in all cases, of course.

Each of the progress quotes from this collection reflects a particular facet of the constant striving to move forward - be it individually, socially or globally. We can all always contribute to improving our lives, our togetherness and not least our Making the world a little better.

At this point I would like to show you the Book Factfulness by Hans Gosling to recommend. It gives you countless examples and facts to help you see the world as it really is - progressive. If you like, get it here*.

In conclusion, I give you here some further articles which can also help you to promote your personal and social progress:

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• Vegan for human rights - Why veganism also helps people
• Sustainable investment - How to invest your money with an eye to the future

I hope this collection inspires you to follow your own path of progress, always staying curious and open to new things. After all, every day is a new opportunity to learn, grow and be a good role model for others.

Stay progressive,

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