Quotes with advances

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  • Sun Tzu The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
    Sun Tzu
    Chinese general and strategist (544 - 496)
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  • Jean de la Bruyère There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.
    Jean de la Bruyère
    French writer (1645 - 1696)
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  • Bill Clinton Advances in computer technology and the Internet have changed the way America works, learns, and communicates. The Internet has become an integral part of America's economic, political, and social life.
    Bill Clinton
    President of the US (1946 - )
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  • Carl Sagan Advances in medicine and agriculture have saved vastly more lives than have been lost in all the wars in history.
    Source: The Demon-Haunted World : Science as a Candle in the Dark (1995) Ch. 1 : The Most Precious Thing
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Thomas B. Macaulay As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
    Thomas B. Macaulay
    American essayist and historian (1800 - 1859)
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  • Theodore Parker As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
    Theodore Parker
    American minister (1810 - 1860)
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  • Don DeLillo As technology advances in complexity and scope, fear becomes more primitive.
    Don DeLillo
    American Author (1936 - )
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  • Buzz Aldrin By venturing into space, we improve life for everyone here on Earth - scientific advances and innovations that come from this kind of research create products we use in our daily lives.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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  • Bill Mauldin Certainly none of the advances made in civilization has been due to counterrevolutionaries and advocates of the status quo.
    Source: Back Home
    Bill Mauldin
    American cartoonist (1921 - 2003)
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  • Alfred N. Whitehead Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking.
    Alfred N. Whitehead
    English philosopher and mathematician (1861 - 1947)
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  • Samuel Johnson If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone; one should keep his friendships in constant repair.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Henry David Thoreau If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • A. N. Wilson It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.
    A. N. Wilson
    English writer and columnist (1950 - )
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  • William Somerset Maugham It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humor.
    William Somerset Maugham
    English writer (1874 - 1965)
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  • Ben Gibbard It wasn't quite what is seemed: a lack of pleasantries
    (My able body isn't what it used to be)
    I must admit I was charmed by your advances
    Your advantage left me helplessly into you
    Source: We Have the Facts and Were Voting Yes Title Track
    Ben Gibbard
    American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1976 - )
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  • Abbe Pierre It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges.
    Abbe Pierre
    French Catholic priest (born Henri Grous) (1912 - 2007)
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  • Benjamin Cardozo Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. Substitute statute for decision, and you shift the center of authority, but add no quota of inspired wisdom.
    Source: Lecture at Yale University Law School (1923)
    Benjamin Cardozo
    American lawyer and jurist (1870 - 1938)
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  • Walter Bagehot Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them.
    Walter Bagehot
    English economist (1826 - 1877)
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  • Richard Buckminster Fuller Most of my advances were by mistake. You uncover what is when you get rid of what isn't.
    Richard Buckminster Fuller
    American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor (1895 - 1983)
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  • Arthur Erickson Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad.
    Arthur Erickson
    Canadian architect and urban (1924 - 2009)
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