Catch, then, oh! catch the transient hour, Improve each moment as it flies; Life's a short summer-man a flower; He dies-alas! how soon he dies!
I think I have this old-fashioned idea that when you are asking people to vote for you, it is kind of like a big job interview, and you oughta tell people what you think you can do for them. I think we can create more economic opportunity. I think we can improve education, make college affordable, deal with the myriad of issues that we confront.
Civil Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of Power in Nature for the use and convenience of man; being that practical application of the most important principles of natural Philosophy which has in a considerable degree realized the anticipations of Bacon, and changed the aspect and state of affairs in the whole world. The most important object of Civil Engineering is to improve the means of production and of traffic in states, both for external and internal Trade.
It's a great thing about being a musician; you don't stop until the day you die, you can improve. So it's a wonderful thing to do.
I am of a healthy long lived race, and our minds improve with age.
I knew we could improve our lives even in jail. We could come out as different men, and we could even come out with two degrees. Educating ourselves was a way to give ourselves the most powerful weapon for freedom.
Learn - improve - grow - live. Learn as if you might live forever and you'll live as if you might die tomorrow.
When you are through trying to improve, you are through.
If you don't feel you have something to prove every day, you'll never improve
The dilemma of the eighth-grade dance is that boys and girls use music in different ways. Girls enjoy music they can dance to, music with strong vocals and catchy melodies. Boys, on the other hand, enjoy music they can improve by making up filthy new lyrics.
The most effective way to improve productivity is to eliminate work.
There are some who do not learn, and who do not improve as fast as they might, because their eyes and their hearts are not upon God; they do not reflect neither do they have that knowledge which they might have; they miss a good deal which they might receive. We have got to obtain knowledge before we obtain permanent happiness; we have got to be wide awake in the things of God.
If we. . . capitalize on the very real strengths of older people, then added years of life can dramatically improve quality of life at all ages.
Each time we act to improve the life of another person, we send forth a ripple of hope in what appears to be a hopeless society.
Education is the silver bullet to improve this Nation's standing worldwide. . . and our teachers know that.
The best businesses adopt a similar approach to Google. They are consistently looking for ways to improve what they do.
Trees will improve property values, take pollutants out of the air, help with water runoff.
Suffering doesn't improve human beings, does it?
Never say anything that doesn't improve on silence.
When I was about 17, I had a row with my mother and left home for six months, renting a flat and working as a waitress for a while. I learnt you could double your earnings if you gave good, cheerful service. It taught me that in any job you can improve your lot.