#improvement

In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

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Political chaos is connected with the decay of language... one can probably bring about some improvement by starting at the verbal end. ↗

— George Orwell

#bring #chaos #connected #decay #end

To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport. ↗

— Fred Perry

#been #bringing #change #credit #great

For many years, I have lived uncomfortably with the belief that most planning and architectural design suffers for lack of real and basic purpose. The ultimate purpose, it seems to me, must be the improvement of mankind. ↗

— James Rouse

#architectural #basic #belief #design #i

No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. ↗

— Florida Scott-Maxwell

#her #how #improvement #matter #middle-aged

Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research. ↗

— Ike Skelton

#decades #healthier #helped #improvements #investment

Temporarily in 1934 I became a department head in the German Labor Front and dealt with the improvement of labor conditions in German factories. Then I was in charge of public works on the staff of Hess. I gave up both these activities in 1941. ↗

— Albert Speer

#became #both #charge #conditions #dealt

And I think that we in America need to understand that many schools need improvement, and particularly with respect to how they're serving minority children. ↗

— Margaret Spellings

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The investigations which have seemingly been the most purely abstract have often formed the foundation of the most important changes or improvements in the conditions of human life. ↗

— Theodor Svedberg

#been #changes #conditions #formed #foundation

The Cube is an imitation of life itself - or even an improvement on life. ↗

— Erno Rubik

#even #imitation #improvement #itself #life