Advancement Quotes

• There is no greater impediment to the advancement of knowledge than the ambiguity of words.

  Thomas Reid

  Ambiguity, Speech Impediment, Greater

  Thomas Reid, Ronald E. Beanblossom, Keith Lehrer (1983). “Thomas Reid's Inquiry and Essays”, p.129, Hackett Publishing

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• Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.

  Ben Stein

  Life, Motivational, Relationship

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• Your ability to work with others on a complex task is a critical skill for advancement at work.

  Brian Tracy

  Skills, Tasks, Ability

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• Advancement only come with habitually doing more than you are asked

  Gary Ryan

  Kids, Hard Work, Trying

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• The only way you can really evaluate spiritual advancement is to see how someone treats those who are close to them.

  Frederick Lenz

  Spiritual, Yoga, Way

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• Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political participation and advancement of one's own culture and social organisation.

  Atal Bihari Vajpayee

  Education, Money, Powerful

  Atal Bihari Vajpayee, India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division (2004). “Towards a new world: defining moments”

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• Every great advancement was once nothing more than a dream in the mind of a visionary.

  Robin Sharma

  Motivational, Dream, Mind

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• Habit is a powerful means of advancement, and the habit of eternal vigilance and diligence, rarely fails to bring a substantial reward.

  Lewis Howard Latimer

  Powerful, Mean, Science

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• Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

  William Feather

  Hard Work, Quality, Fundamentals

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• Sometimes God makes use of instruments for good to His people, who designed nothing but evil and mischief to them. Thus Joseph's brethren were instrumental to his advancement in that very thing in which they designed his ruin (Gen. 50:20).

  John Flavel

  Christian, People, Evil

  John flavel, Rev Terry Kulakowski (2017). “The Mystery of Providence”, p.140, Lulu.com

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• Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points.

  Percival Lowell

  Learning, Science, Aquariums

  Percival Lowell (1903). “The Solar System: Six Lectures Delivered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in December, 1902”

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• It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Witty, Humorous

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• The goal of education is the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination of truth.

  John F. Kennedy

  Education, Life Lesson, Teaching

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• The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.

  James Madison

  Education, Freedom, Inspirational Life

  James Madison, David B. Mattern (1997). “James Madison's "Advice to My Country"”, p.41, University of Virginia Press

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• Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.

  Peter Drucker

  Education, Wise, Knowledge

  Peter Drucker (2017). “The Age of Discontinuity: Guidelines to Our Changing Society”, p.339, Routledge

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• Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.

  Nathan Deal

  Should, Human Life, Aim

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• Water is a finite resource that is essential in the advancement of agriculture, and is vital to human life.

  Jim Costa

  Agriculture, Water, Essentials

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• The advancement of all sciences, especially where there has been such a radical change, have been attended with persecution.

  Daniel D. Palmer

  Radical Change, Persecution, Palms

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• Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.

  Charles M. Schulz

  Hope, Dog, Yesterday

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• It is a remarkable honor to receive a Nobel Prize, because it not only recognizes discoveries, but also their usefulness to the advancement of fundamental science.

  Peter Agre

  Discovery, Honor, Fundamentals

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• While all of these are important and significant events, it is the United States foreign policy that furthers the advancement of freedoms and rights for women that is the most striking for me.

  Ginny Brown-Waite

  Women, Rights, Important

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• The path of social advancement is, and must be, strewn with broken friendships.

  H. G. Wells

  Friendship, Broken Heart, Work

  H. G. Wells (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of H. G. Wells”, p.1733, Delphi Classics

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• The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Work, Ambition, Men

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• Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture, health care, and life sciences is directly related to scientific advancement.

  Christopher Bond

  Jobs, Technology, Agriculture

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• Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do.

  Clarence Clemons

  Community, Natural, Well Being

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