Quotes about "Change & Growth"

Let no one refer to the sword of Napoleon I as the instrument of progress and civilization! ”

War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the progress of civilization through its successive stages. ”

The biggest barrier we've seen to student progress is this: School policies and practices often prevent good teachers from doing great work and even dissuade some talented Americans from entering the profession. This needs to change. ”

I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me. ”

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. ”

You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' ”

My relationship with 'Pollyanna' is a very personal one, because Pollyanna got me through my childhood. ”

You get elected, often, if you're a woman, on the strength of the women's vote; then you get into office, and you have to adapt to an overwhelmingly male environment. ”

It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do. ”

The reason men oppose progress is not that they hate progress, but that they love inertia. ”