You never reach the promised land. You can march towards it.

James Callaghan

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Topic

Political progress Progress

Speaker

James Callaghan

Medium

Interview

Language

English

Time

1976 1970s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Callaghan, James. Speech at a Labour Party Conference. Labour Party Conference. 28 Sept. 1976, Blackpool, England, UK.

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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Elizabeth Appell

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Topic
Facing one's fears Personal growth

Author

Elizabeth Appell
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1979 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Appell, Elizabeth. “Risk.” John F Kennedy University Newsletter, Jan. 1979.

Another quote about Progress

The world owes all its onward impulses to men ill at ease. The happy man inevitably confines himself within ancient limits.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The House of the Seven Gables

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Topic
Theory of progress Progress

Author

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Source
The House of the Seven Gables
Medium
Novel
Language
English
Time
1851 1850s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The House of the Seven Gables: A Romance. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1851, ch. 20.

Current Citation

Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The House of the Seven Gables, edited by Robert S. Levine. W. W. Norton & Company, 2020, ch. 20.