#advance

What it values most of all is the sum total of events and the advance of civilization, which carries individuals along with it; but, indifferent to details, it cares less to have them real than noble or, rather, grand and complete. ↗

— Alfred de Vigny

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The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent. ↗

— Dick Cheney

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I look forward to working with our leadership team to advance the causes of smaller government, lower taxes, eliminating terrorism, and providing affordable health care, among other issues. ↗

— Howard Coble

#affordable #affordable health care #among #care #causes

Oh yes, technique has definitely advanced. But you never advance without losing something en passant, and you lose it because you're paying so much attention to the new thing. ↗

— Ninette de Valois

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May the days be aimless. Do not advance action according to a plan. ↗

— Don DeLillo

#action #advance #aimless #days #may

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. ↗

— John Dewey

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Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement. ↗

— Peter Drucker

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Nearly all of the advances in structural and aesthetic innovation is coming from abroad. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#advances #aesthetic #coming #innovation #nearly

The existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement, explain American development. ↗

— Frederick Jackson Turner

#american #area #continuous #development #existence

We had been working. We had a bunch of songs written and it came time to make the record, so we had our lawyer make the call to Elektra and ask for our advance. Then, we got dropped. It was actually exciting. ↗

— Gene Ween

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