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prog·ress n.
1 a (1) : a royal journey marked by pomp and pageant (2) : a state procession b : a tour or circuit made by an official (as a judge) c : an expedition, journey, or march through a region
2 : a forward or onward movement (as to an objective or to a goal) : ADVANCE
3 : gradual betterment; especially : the progressive development of mankind
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

"Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress." -Thomas A. Edison

"It is not strange ... to mistake change for progress." -Millard Fillmore

"Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." –George Bernard Shaw

"The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress." –George Kettering

"All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem." -Martin Luther King. Jr.

"The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more in detail the world we see and its evolution. What matters in a world-view is to grasp the meaning and purpose of everything, and that we cannot do." -Albert Schweitzer

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