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title: "12 Come Generation Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Come Generation quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Come Generation sayings and thoughts."
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> [I come from a generation where I did not have any knowledge about racism, trolling or degrading someone because we hardly used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jwala-gutta/i-come-from-a-generation-where-i-did-not-have-any-knowledge-about/)

[Jwala Gutta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jwala-gutta/)

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> [I come from a generation that was surrounded by popular music, but I don't know if anybody's ever going to move the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-soderbergh/i-come-from-a-generation-that-was-surrounded-by-popular-music-but-i/)

[Steven Soderbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-soderbergh/)

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> [ We come from a generation that wanted to make electronic music accepted, at a time \[when\] it was not. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-bangalter/we-come-from-a-generation-that-wanted-to-make-electronic-music/)

[Thomas Bangalter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-bangalter/)

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> [We come from a generation of people who need their TV or stereo playing all the time. These people so scared of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/we-come-from-a-generation-of-people-who-need-their-tv-or-stereo/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

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> [I come from a generation in England that considered making money or trying to promote yourself to be morally suspect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-donwood/i-come-from-a-generation-in-england-that-considered-making-money-or/)

[Stanley Donwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-donwood/)

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> [Venerable men! you have come down to us from a former generation. Heaven has bounteously lengthened out your lives, that you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-webster/venerable-men-you-have-come-down-to-us-from-a-former-generation/)

[Daniel Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-webster/)

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> [“We have come to a generation which seeks advance without ideals - discovery without stars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-have-come-to-a-generation-which-seeks-advance-without-ideals/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I come from a generation which definitely treated anyone older and more successful with reverence. But it's much more democratic nowadays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-rigg/i-come-from-a-generation-which-definitely-treated-anyone-older-and/)

[Diana Rigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-rigg/)

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> [The nation is burdened with the heavy curse on those who come afterwards. The generation before us was inspired by an activism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-weber/the-nation-is-burdened-with-the-heavy-curse-on-those-who-come/)

[Max Weber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-weber/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/390/max-weber-8418_activism_the-nation-is-burdened-with-the-heavy-cu_86383.jpg)

> [I come from a generation where you put the art out and had the luxury to sit back and watch the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-i-a/i-come-from-a-generation-where-you-put-the-art-out-and-had-the-luxury/)

[M.I.A](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-i-a/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ba/m-i-a-3418_art_i-come-from-a-generation-where-you-put-t_1440155.jpg)

> [Literary generations come and go, and each generation passeth away and is heard of no more. In the end, simply the making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dirda/literary-generations-come-and-go-and-each-generation-passeth-away-and/)

[Michael Dirda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dirda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1a/michael-dirda-3414_end_literary-generations-come-and-go-and-eac_471778.png)

> [“And in time"-his voice rose-"there will come a generation that had got beyond facts, beyond impressions, a generation absolutely colourless, a generation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/and-in-time-his-voice-rose-there-will-come-a-generation-that-had-got/)

[Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/)

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