The secret is in absolutely refusing to let the river beat you down. If I had to, I'd measure my progress in inches. One more inch I've swum—one less inch to swim. Once you know the secret, then nobody's river can bring you down.

People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society.

“I am very pleased to welcome Farmers Mutual of Nebraska to our growing customer list and we are excited about the opportunity to bring our mobile claims estimating solutions into the mid-west United States insurance market. Farmers Mutual of Nebraska demonstrates they are a progressive company by embracing our wireless, pen-based application and their policyholders have witnessed the benefits of on-site settlement through the pilot process. We are confident that many more of our U.S. pilot programs will also conclude successfully following Farmers Mutual of Nebraska's leadership just as we saw in the Canadian market with Allstate, Economical and Gore Mutual.”

There are times in our lives when we labor so hard, for so long, that it may feel that we have nothing to show for it. That we have failed. We get discouraged, because we don’t achieve what we yearned for or anticipated.But a lack of desired results doesn’t mean we failed…it means we have locked our sights on the end result, instead of focusing on the process itself.No one can guarantee your success.What you can do, however, is consistently act—progressing towards your goals, so that your chances of success grows exponentially with each step you take.

The Nevernever is dying, human. It grows smaller and smaller every decade. Too much progress, too much technology. Mortals are losing their faith in anything but science. Even the children of man are consumed by progress. They sneer at the old stories and are drawn to the newest gadgets, computers, or video games. They no longer believe in monsters of magic. As cities grown and technology takes over the world, belief and imagination fade away, and so do we.""What can we do to stop it?" I whispered."Nothing." Grimalkin raised a hind leg and scratched an ear. "Maybe the Nevenever will hold out till the end of the world. Maybe it will disappear in a few centuries. Everything dies eventually, human.

Jerusalem was capital of southern Israel, known then as Judah. Isn't it true that there's always a rivalry between north and south? North and South Korea, North and South Vietnam, Northern and Southern Ireland, Yankees and Rebels, uptown and downtown. Somebody please tell me why that is? Maybe southerners get too much sun, like Mr. Sock over there, frying his threads, and northerners don't get enough (although I hardly think northern Israel a cool spot in the shade), but southern peoples--tropical and downtown types--always seem to lean toward decadence, whereas uptown, in the north, progress is favored. Decadence and progress obviously are at odds.

“They brought two good companies together and two good CEOs, so he took the position [as vice chairman and president] while they integrated them and brought them together. They've made good progress on that so now it's probably time for him to move on and look for the next opportunity.”

“Some of the schools we're playing have some kids who have never played for the school before, but we've got kids who truly have never played football at any level. We've made a lot of progress, and are ahead of where I thought we'd be at this point in the season.”

“I saw the tapes [from last year], and I saw a guy that was uncomfortable and not attacking the ball. But we met and everything went well. We made a lot of progress. I think he's very hungry. I think you're going to see a very different Jeremy Reed.”

“I'm really happy with the progress they have made. I think we are a lot faster team now than we were last year. As a coach, I want them to be able to swim different events. That brings more value to the team and it will help them after high school.”