The triumph of the industrial arts will advance the cause of civilization more rapidly than its warmest advocates could have hoped, and contribute to the permanent prosperity and strength of the country far more than the most splendid victories of successful war. Charles Babbage
Cultural anthropology is more and more rapidly getting to realize itself as a strictly historical science. Edward Sapir
The more rapidly a civilization progresses, the sooner it dies for another to rise in its place. Havelock Ellis
The rural and urban populations does not necessarily drift downward in the process of economic growth: indeed, there is some evidence to suggest that it is stable at best, and tends to widen because per capita productivity in urban pursuits increases more rapidly than in agriculture. Simon Kuznets
Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster. Niklaus Wirth
Unless the trade deficit shrinks, the combination of the trade deficit and the interest and dividend payments to foreigners will grow ever more rapidly. Martin Feldstein