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.
Sometimes when I listen to fellow progressives, I wonder if the only lesson we took away from the '04 elections is that politics is a word game.
My progress on the piano and my motivation to practice increased dramatically when I caught a vision of my potential.
Our business is to be free of anything that separates us from God, who has created us to simply be happy and to progress.
Your minds PERCEPTION of the past will change your future vision, and either prevent or propel forward progress in life.
Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.
When your progress makes you close to embrace others, then you are sure heading towards downfall.
President Obama celebrates diversity, yet instinctively seeks common ground and builds on that common ground to make progress.
Fiscal discipline is a priority in Romania, and we have already proven we are committed and able to make real progress in this area.
But, when Scripture makes a clear distinction between the act of creation and the process of preservation, we cannot accept the idea of a progressive creation process.
Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak.
Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.
My father was a politician, and a very important politician, and one of the leaders of the Iraqi Democratic Party, who believed in progress.
I think I'm a pretty open book. We're all a work in progress, and I'm not ashamed to say that I don't have it all together - I don't really think anyone does.
I'm not satisfied with the progress of the work, but I am happy that the talks are going on. It might have a negative effect if the United States joins.
The most important thing I think we need to remember is that we're a work in progress. Do not be ashamed or afraid to ask for help. That's what I did. I asked for help.
I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.
While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together.
By and large, women in New Zealand are fortunate compared with some other countries, including many in our own region. But there is still progress to be made.
Where's the progress that we're going to see in Afghanistan? You have to keep public support both on the economy and the war or these things will really become troubling.
There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction.
