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Sermon Quotations Archive

Quotations regarding 'Improvement'

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Ethical religion can be real only to those who are engaged in ceaseless efforts at moral improvement. By moving upward we acquire faith in an upward movement, without limit.
Felix Adler, German Educator (1851-1933)
He who asks of life nothing but the improvement of his own nature... is less liable than anyone else to miss and waste life.
Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss Philosopher (1821-  )
Spend some time this weekend on home improvement; improve your attitude toward your family.
Bo Bennett, American Businessman (1972-  )
Exercise is the chief source of improvement in our faculties.
Hugh Blair, Scottish Theologian (1718-1800)
We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.
Arthur Blank, -
Again, Be careful to make a good improvement of precious time.
David Brainerd, American Clergyman
There is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order-of-magnitude improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity.
Frederick P. Brooks, Jr., -
I am opposed to the laying down of rules or conditions to be observed in the construction of bridges lest the progress of improvement tomorrow might be embarrassed or shackled by recording or registering as law the prejudices or errors of today.
Isambard K. Brunel, British Inventor (1806-1859)
And, of course, method is very important as is a high-quality specialist (trainer) working with you to keep you going in the right direction for your improvement and to help create results.
Sergei Bubka, Athlete (1963-  )
I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement.
John Byrne, American Author (1950-  )
By adopting the other trade, we place ourselves by the side of those whose measures tend not only to the improvement of their own subjects, but to the emancipation of the slave everywhere.
Henry Charles Carey, American Economist (1793-1879)
Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement.
Winston Churchill, English Statesman (1874-1965)
Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.
Frank Moore Colby, American Educator
Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.
Kim Collins, St. Kittsian Athlete (1976-  )
Now I say that if you run more than 15 miles a week, it's for something other than aerobic fitness. Once you pass 15 miles, you do not see much further improvement.
Kenneth H. Cooper, American Soldier
I was glad to hear of that determination as I detest the practice of cousins marrying or any marriage between persons in which there can be traced the most distant relationship. I go for the improvement instead of the deterioration of our race.
Ezra Cornell, American Businessman (1807-1874)
In celebration of this Earth Day, I encourage all Members of the House to support legislation aimed at investing in the improvement of water quality in our Nation's lakes, rivers, streams and estuaries.
Jerry Costello, American Politician (1949-  )
For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.
Pierre de Coubertin, French Leader (1863-1937)
Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea.
Guy Debord, French Writer (1931-1994)
I have something to prove, as long as I know there's something that needs improvement, and you know that everytime I move, I make a woman's movement.
Ani DiFranco, American Musician (1970-  )
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