Incrementalism Quotes

“It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.”

“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”

“Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one--the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts,...Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.”

“Life is like crossing a river. If you take a huge step-aim for too bigger dreams-then the current will knock you off your feet and carry you away. The way to do it is small steps, you will take hold of life. You will get there in the end.”

“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.”

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

“Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.”

“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”

“And now, I'm just trying to change the world, one sequin at a time.”