Welcome to Progressive Quotes, a source of inspiration and motivation for those seeking to make a positive impact on the world. In today’s rapidly evolving society, progress is not merely a concept; it is a driving force that propels us forward, shaping the course of our lives and the world around us. This collection of progressive quotes is designed to ignite your passion for change, empower your ideas, and fuel your journey towards a better tomorrow.
Within these pages, you will find a wealth of wisdom, insight, and encouragement from visionary leaders, thinkers, and activists who have left their mark on history. These quotes are not just words; they are powerful reminders of the possibilities that lie ahead. Whether you’re looking to share these messages on social media, create inspirational posters, or simply draw inspiration from them in your daily life, you’ll find a treasure trove of progressive quotes below to help you on your path of growth and transformation. Let these quotes be your guiding light as you embark on your journey towards a brighter future. Now, without further ado, let’s delve into the world of progressive thinking and action.
Conventional wisdom on government’s role in inequality often has it backwards. Tax reforms have resulted in a more progressive federal income tax; government transfer payments have become less progressive. Paul Ryan
The whole order of nature evinces a progressive march towards a higher life. Helena Blavatsky
My father was a progressive farmer, and was always ready to lay aside an old plough if he could replace it with one better constructed for its work. All through life, I have ever been ready to buy a better plough. Andrew Taylor Still
Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics. Carlos Fuentes
The strategy we need to pursue is one of recovering our time – to push back on our hours of work. We need to form a new alliance between feminist groups, labor unions, child advocates, progressive corporations, and the federal government insofar as it’s willing to pursue a family-friendly agenda. Arlie Russell Hochschild
Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes. Henry George
Journalism is what maintains democracy. It’s the force for progressive social change. Andrew Vachss
The SNP are far from radical, but they do have a knack for producing the odd simple, progressive policy that’s hard to argue against. Frankie Boyle
There are three classes of men; the retrograde, the stationary and the progressive. Johann Kaspar Lavater
Reggae has a philosophy, you know? It’s not just entertainment. There’s an idea behind it, a way of life behind the music, which is a positive way of life, which is a progressive way of life for better people. Ziggy Marley
In other fitness pursuits, you may have learned to go through the motions first and perfect your form second. In Pilates, it’s the other way around. You learn to control your abs first and then proceed through a series of more progressive movements. At all times, you should feel in control of your body. Denise Austin
The history of modern art is also the history of the progressive loss of art’s audience. Art has increasingly become the concern of the artist and the bafflement of the public. Paul Gauguin
Success is the progressive realization of predetermined, worthwhile, personal goals. Paul J. Meyer
I’m surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men. Christie Hefner
Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment. Mahatma Gandhi
Trump is a populist in the same mold as the nineteenth-century Populists who gave their name to American grassroots political movements. Historians and pundits argued themselves blue in the face over whether Populists were reactionary or progressive, but they were both. Heather Cox Richardson
Yeah, I am in favor of migration. But I am also in favor of education. But at the same time, I am in favor of progressive taxation. I think we need all of this. I think we don’t have to choose one. Thomas Piketty
The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead. Theodore Roosevelt
I’m not interested in making all-black films – I come from a very diverse culture; I want to work with every type of person. I work a lot with women executives because they seem to be a lot more open minded about that and a lot more progressive in that way. Idris Elba
When people do marriage right, they don’t complain so much, and so their voices are silenced by the rabble of promiscuous charlatans peddling their pathetic world view as ‘progressive.’ Steven Crowder
What has truly impeded ESPN from overcoming its financial mistakes and inability to adapt to technological advances? The decadelong culture war ESPN lost to Deadspin, a snarky, politically progressive sports blog launched by Gawker’s Nick Denton in 2005. Jason Whitlock
I was in an organization called Progressive Labor Party and International Committee Against Racism. And I was – I started out helping to organize a farm workers’ union in Central California. Boots Riley
I am not just a liberal movement. I come from the progressive Left. I am trying to refresh and counter the system. Emmanuel Macron
Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation. Salvador Dali
Ultimately, Communism must be defeated by progressive political programs which wipe out the poverty, misery, and discontent on which it thrives. Robert Kennedy
The modern progressive movement believes that dissenting language is objectionable, which then removes the brakes between anger and violence. Greg Gutfeld
As a Westerner, the child of civil rights and anti-war activists, I embraced Islam not in abandonment of my core values, drawn almost entirely from the progressive tradition, but as an affirmation of them. Hamza Yusuf
I’m a sci-fi girl. If I can have anything in life, I’d want tons of great science-fiction movies and stories. It’s so progressive, beautiful, and imaginative. Zoe Saldana
There is something uncannily adaptive about anti-Semitism: the way it can hide, unsuspected, in the most progressive minds. James Lasdun
There’s nothing on this green earth that a liberal progressive fears more than a black American who wants a better life and a smaller government. Allen West
In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable. Benjamin Disraeli
I think that prog rock is the science fiction of music. Science fiction speculates on what the future might be and look like and how we’ll get there, and yet there’s always a central theme of humanity, or there should be. Progressive rock has the same concept of exploration into the parts of the music world that hasn’t been explored. William Shatner
I think on-stage nudity is disgusting, shameful and damaging to all things American. But if I were 22 with a great body, it would be artistic, tasteful, patriotic and a progressive religious experience. Shelley Winters
For reasons historic, aesthetic, and political, we Jews are most attuned to the anti-Semitism of the far Right – and we find the most sympathy among our progressive allies when these are our attackers. Bari Weiss
Business can be a source of progressive change. Jerry Greenfield
As a progressive, I stand against anti-Semitism; I stand against ageism; I stand against racism; I stand against inequality. I think we can do all of these things. Neera Tanden
The real reason President Trump was elected, I think, to the extent I know anything about politics at all – and I know very, very little – is that a lot of people really were relieved to see someone stand up to the thought police of the progressive left wing. Amy Wax
Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive. Noel Gallagher
Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant
I was always impressed by some of the progressive styles of guys like Neil Peart. Tommy Lee
If you look back today over the last 25 years, it is a fact that we have had a progressive degeneration of our intelligence community in general; in particular in the field of human intelligence. Paul Bremer
I am proud to be a progressive. Gretchen Whitmer
As long as you’re having fun and being positive and progressive, I’m going to say you’re living a Zumbao lifestyle. Taboo
What’s it like to envision the ten-thousand-year environmental impact of tossing a plastic bottle into the trash bin, all in the single second it takes to actually toss it? Or the ten-thousand-year history of the fossil fuel being burned to drive to work or iron a shirt? It may be environmentally progressive, but it’s not altogether pleasant. Douglas Rushkoff
I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns. Jeff Bingaman
A certain number of Americans are already in Peking and most of us here feel that it would be very useful for the United States and especially for the Left-wing progressive movement in the United States if groups of students such as you mention could make a tour of China. Anna Louise Strong
It’s not a matter of if economies around the world becoming low-carbon, but when and how: through struggle and strife or through advancement and progressive leadership. Larry Elliot described it today as the ‘Green New Deal.’ It’s a leadership we in Britain can provide, and from which our economy can benefit. Lucy Powell
A man is a method, a progressive arrangement; a selecting principle, gathering his like to him; wherever he goes. Ralph Waldo Emerson
I grew up in a progressive household with a family that believed in equality for all, and that leaves its mark on you. In the past, I planned to go into politics and never considered Wall Street as an option. Dan Schulman
Progressive, radical, or even revolutionary change has always come from below. Tom Morello
I’m involved in everything from highly progressive lighting systems to airline interiors. In the field of transportation I can go from the micro to the macro: architecture, transportation, industrial product design, right across the board. It’s Russian dollism, because they all interrelate: one goes into the other. Ross Lovegrove
There are people out there who are into traditional country music and for those people you have artists like Brad Paisley and Josh Turner and Alan Jackson. Then you have artists with a progressive style of country music, like myself and Eric Church and Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert. Jason Aldean
Progressive activists are angry that a Medicare-for-all single-payer approach was totally ignored during the health care debate. Bernie Sanders
Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal. Earl Nightingale
Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they’re being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I’m black. I tell them, ‘Don’t stop now. If I shot somebody you’d mention it.’ Colin Powell
Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests. Louis Farrakhan
Music is progressive, you get out, you experiment with new people and you grow. Denny Laine
I’m drawn to almost any piece of writing with the words ‘divine love’ and ‘impeachment’ in the first sentence. But I know the word ‘divine’ makes many progressive people run screaming for their cute little lives, and so one hesitates to use it. Anne Lamott
Even the alternative weekly newspapers, traditionally a bastion of progressive thought and analysis, have been bought by a monopoly franchise and made a predictable shift to the right in their coverage of local news. Bernie Sanders
We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being equal to us. Lionel Trilling
Democracy is about institutions: it’s about having things like schools and judiciary and the Ford Foundation, or ‘The Nation’ magazine – you need progressive institutions, you know what I mean? Those are important institutions to make sure that the government functions. Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. Will Durant
Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation. Jane Addams
Artists are, I think in general, compassionate people, and part of what makes us artists is that we’re open-minded people, and I think we’re almost, by definition, progressive in a lot of ways. John Legend
If you’re a progressive, you believe every American deserves safe, decent, and affordable housing, and there’s no institution in American life more dedicated to that proposition than the New York City Housing Authority. Ritchie Torres
I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman’s right to choose. I believe in marriage equality. Andrew Cuomo
Journalism is about results. It’s about affecting your community or your society in the most progressive way. Anas Aremeyaw Anas
I’m trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured. Rick James
When disco came around the first time, there was this real core of progressive thinking and a positive lyrical content – about freedom, the possibilities of love, change and expression. Jimmy Somerville
I began writing with Mike Pinder and eventually we went on to form a new band called The M&B, which later became The Moody Blues, what I would call a progressive blues band. Denny Laine
Understanding Hamas/Hezbollah as social movements that are progressive, that are on the left, that are part of a global left, is extremely important. That does not stop us from being critical of certain dimensions of both movements. Judith Butler
In the child, consciousness rises out of the depths of unconscious psychic life, at first like separate islands, which gradually unite to form a ‘continent,’ a continuous landmass of consciousness. Progressive mental development means, in effect, extension of consciousness. Carl Jung
We have to start grounding our policies in facts and recognize that a strong economy is critical for funding progressive priorities. John Delaney
Never before has a major professional sports team partnered in this way with a female-driven brand like Bumble. It’s an honor to partner with an organization as progressive and compassionate as the Clippers. Like us, they know generating awareness for diversity and gender equality is critical to business success. Whitney Wolfe Herd
I think President Obama is not progressive. And I know a lot of people hate to hear that; it breaks their heart. But that’s the reality. It’s not in his nature. His nature is pro-establishment. If he had a wrestling nickname, it would be The Establishment. Cenk Uygur
We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive. C. S. Lewis
Our message to leaders from every continent was simple: California has succeeded on climate and clean energy because we’ve emphasized local, human values and built a coalition that includes community and environmental leaders, working families, and communities of color – as well as unions and progressive business. Tom Steyer
I just happen to believe that people are not stupid. And the way I will come at it is to educate people, help people to actually understand that it is that progressive movement that is causing them the problems. Ben Carson
There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics. Paul Wellstone
Notwithstanding the fact that the most innovative and progressive space we’ve seen – the Internet – has been the place where intellectual property has been least respected. You know, facts don’t get in the way of this ideology. Lawrence Lessig
If the world ran the way a crew runs a set, we’d have a better, more progressive world. Steven Spielberg
They decided to establish a museum of modern art where works by contemporary artists would be shown. Mother was viewed as a very progressive person, and not everybody liked the paintings she bought. David Rockefeller
Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, meaningful and caring relationships. Deepak Chopra
Viking women were able to rule kingdoms, divorce husbands, own land; and Vikings were very progressive in terms of the rights of women. Gabriel Byrne
The tax code is becoming steadily more progressive, which shouldn’t surprise anyone who understands power politics. It’s always easier to force sacrifice on an unpopular minority than it is to ask the majority to pony up. Tucker Carlson
The combination of Federalism and Republicanism which formed the substance of the system, did not constitute a progressive and formative political principle, but it pointed in the direction of a constructive formula. Herbert Croly
There’s a song called ‘Slip To The Void,’ which is fairly long and has more of an epic approach. And I guess for lack of a better term some people might throw the progressive tag on it. I don’t know if it necessarily falls into that – a few people have brought that up who have heard it. Myles Kennedy
If you’re a progressive, you really should be a feminist because it’s about equality, it’s about respect, it’s about making the best of the world that we have. Justin Trudeau
The establishment of free trade agreements can be a critical and progressive step towards greater economic integration, and continues to become more valuable in an increasingly global world. Dan Kildee
I couldn’t be more proud of my work as a progressive. Christine Quinn
There was a time when ‘science’ meant the systematic pursuit of knowledge through experimentation and observation. But it’s rapidly becoming a synonym for progressive politics and materialist philosophy. Eric Metaxas
Law is stable; the societies we are speaking of are progressive. The greater or less happiness of a people depends on the degree of promptitude with which the gulf is narrowed. Henry James Sumner Maine
Progressive rock was happening. Tony Orlando
In truth, the ‘populist anger’ fueling Trump’s coalition is fundamentally different from Sanders’ ‘progressive populism.’ The superficial similarities between the two end when they talk about solutions. Tom Tancredo
Amongst Western intelligentsia, to criticize if not loathe American values is viewed as progressive and liberal, whilst to support brutal and intolerant religious and political ideologies is a hallmark of being enlightened. Gad Saad
On the contrary a film can promote the idea of change without any political message whatsoever but in its form and language can tell people that they can change their lives and contribute to progressive changes in the world. Wim Wenders
This liberal progressive agenda… is the antithesis of who we are as a constitutional republic. Allen West
If someone is going to permit me to make a publication that is politically and culturally progressive and not tell me to put their favorite movie stars on the cover, if I get to do what I want in an honest way – as I did in the beginning at ‘Colors’ – then I’m going to do it. Tibor Kalman
Prohibiting any words not approved of as ‘politically correct’ – that’s not progressive. Putting ‘trigger warnings’ on books, movies, music, anything that might offend people – that’s not progressive, either. Dave Rubin
Addiction is a crazy disease. It’s a progressive disease when it’s not dealt with; it don’t care who it takes, and it takes it all. You wind up losing your house, your home, your reputation. Marty Stuart
