60 Powerful Quotes about Progress and Moving Forward

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Here are some of the most powerful quotes about progress that will inspire you to keep making progress in the direction of your dreams.

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60 Quotes about Progress and Moving Forward

1. “The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” – Charles Kettering

2. “Life is a work in progress.” – Jeff Rich

3. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” – Frederick Douglass

4. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Edward Everett Hale

5. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” – George Bernard Shaw

6. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” – Benjamin Franklin

7. “Discontent is the first necessity of progress.” – Thomas A. Edison

8. “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” – Shirley Chisholm

9. “The important thing is that we must be constantly moving forward – yes, the progress realization of a predetermined goal. And our growth should never end.” – Og Mandino

10. “Success is steady progress toward one’s personal goals.” – Jim Rohn

11. “Without deviation progress is not possible.” – Frank Zappa

12. “Progress comes with practice, and practice comes with purpose. Know your “why.”” – Melissa Steginus

13. “Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” – Khalil Gibran

14. “Comfort is the enemy of progress.” – P. T. Barnum

15. “Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert

16. “All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.” – Michael John Bobak

17. “There are only two options: Make progress or make excuses.” – Anonymous

18. “If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.” – Barack Obama

19. “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

20. “We must always set the bar high, otherwise we do not progress.” – Kylian Mbappe

21. “The moment a man ceases to progress, to grow higher, wider and deeper, then his life becomes stagnant.” – Orison S. Marden

22. “Make measurable progress in reasonable time.” – Jim Rohn

23. “Failure is success in progress.” – Albert Einstein

24. “Slow, steady progress is better than daily excuses.” – Robin Sharma

25. “Courage means to keep making forward progress while you still feel afraid.” – Joyce Meyer

26. “Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” – Chinese Proverb

27. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein

28. “Progress and growth are impossible if you always do things the way you’ve always done things.” – Wayne Dyer

29. “Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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30. “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” – Earl Nightingale

31. “Always be a work in progress.” – Emily Lillian

32. “A little progress each day adds up to big results.” – Anonymous

33. “Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.” – Plato

34. “Delay is the enemy of progress.” – Eliot Spitzer

35. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

36. “A person with a clear purpose will make progress on even the roughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress on even the smoothest road.” – Thomas Carlyle

37. “There can be no progress nor achievement without sacrifice.” – James Allen

38. “I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” – Abraham Lincoln

39. “Changes and progress very rarely are gifts from above. They come out of struggles from below.” – Noam Chomsky

40. “Strive for progress, not perfection.” – Unknown

41. “Don’t compare your progress to that of others. We need our own time to travel our own distance.” – Unknown

42. “Run your own race. Who cares what others are doing? The only question that matters is ‘Am I progressing?’” – Robin Sharma

43. “If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it’s moving you away from your goals.” – Brian Tracy

44. “It’s not about success, it’s about progress.” – Anthony Robbins

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45. “Life is a progress and not a station.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

46. “Progress is impossible without change.” – Walt Disney

47. “It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.” – Roy T. Bennett

48. “Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.” – Marcus Garvey

49. “Some quit due to slow progress. Never grasping the fact that slow progress is progress.” – Jeff Olson

50. “The best road to progress is freedom’s road.” – John F. Kennedy

51. “Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Andy Rooney

52. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell

53. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou

54. “Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change.” – Henry Steele Commager

55. “Celebrate what you’ve accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.” – Mia Hamm

56. “Determine a single measure that you can use to grade your progress and success in each area of your life. Refer to it daily.” – Brian Tracy

57. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain

58. “I’m a big believer in growth. Life is not about achievement, it’s about learning and growth, and developing qualities like compassion, patience, perseverance, love, and joy, and so forth.” – Jack Canfield

59. “We can’t become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Oprah Winfrey

60. “If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse.” – Joe Paterno

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