"If the year 2000 can help us move into the future, that's fine, but I am afraid that people see it as a full stop and that one can take a big breath afterwards - you can't"

This quote by Graeme Murphy talks to the suggestion that the year 2000 must not be seen as a period, yet instead as a stepping rock into the future. He hesitates that people are watching the year 2000 as a time to take a break and kick back, when in truth it ought to be seen as a time to remain to move forward. Murphy is suggesting that the year 2000 should be viewed as a time to continue to strive for progress and growth, as opposed to a time to relax and remainder. He is stressing the importance of continuing to progress and not allowing the year 2000 to be seen as a time to pause and show. Murphy is suggesting that the year 2000 ought to be seen as a time to remain to pursue progress and also development, instead of a time to relax as well as remainder. He is highlighting the relevance of continuing to progress and not enabling the year 2000 to be seen as a time to stop and also show.