“If there were an almost textbook progression in the academic community, that's Ben Allen. I think that is a real tribute to him that he has held these many different positions and he has been highly respected in everything he does.”

“Homeland security continues to evolve to meet a host of natural and man-made challenges. This year's survey showed that states continue to progress, maintaining efforts from previous years while recognizing that new threats also must be addressed.”

“The effective use of project management tools and techniques is critical to the success of large projects. By reviewing progress, setting timelines and goals, and managing the budget, we can more effectively utilize limited resources and still meet anticipated goals.”

“We made some real significant progress here today. The drivers and teams gave us some positive feedback on what they liked and what they didn't like and that's what this is about; to refine and improve what we have.”

“I'm optimistic about where we're headed. Even though we ended up on the wrong end of it last week, we have made great progress and I expect to work hard to compete in both matches on Saturday.”

“This seems to be the law of progress in everything we do; it moves along a spiral rather than a perpendicular; we seem to be actually going out of the way, and yet it turns out that we were really moving upward all the time.”

“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.”

“The federal government has sponsored research that has produced a tomato that is perfect in every respect, except that you can't eat it. We should make every effort to make sure this disease, often referred to as 'progress', doesn't spread.”

“The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. It is the man who carefully advances step by step, with his mind becoming wider and wider - and progressively better able to grasp any theme or situation -”

“I really believe engagement is a way to solve international problems, through dialogue and discussion. Working together, I think we can we're making good progress, both in Iran and in the U.S., to bring about that change in policy.”