A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They… — Thomas Friedman Copy Share Image
My mother is Greek and my father is Bulgarian. I am a first-generation American and native Los Angeleno. I was born and… — Rita Wilson Copy Share Image
It is interesting seeing young people these days and watching how unimportant music is in their lives compared with our generation. — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
My generation of director has no illusions that we are going to be fed and cared for by subsidized theater in America. — Diane Paulus Copy Share Image
Millennials are worth less on paper than members of older generations are, and are worth less on paper than members of older… — Annie Lowrey Copy Share Image
The older generation sat looking at the younger, and Kat wondered exactly when and how the baton had been passed. She wanted… — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
The story of dance in the Western world is as much an alternative vision of the events of history as is the… — Jamake Highwater Copy Share Image
I dont believe that anyone can see the Grand Canyon area for themselves and not know that we have to do everything… — Nolan Gould Copy Share Image
Then I celebrated my Wall of Books. I counted the volumes on my twenty-foot-long modernist bookshelf to make sure none had been… — Gary Shteyngart Copy Share Image
The world isn't kept running because it's a paying proposition. (God doesn't make a cent on the deal.) The world goes on… — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
We need to be strong in order to avoid war; and to win. A politician looks forward only to the next election.… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Laws just or unjust may govern men's actions. Tyrannies may restrain or regulate their words. The machinery of propaganda may pack their… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
We can't negotiate the facts. We can't negotiate the truth about the situation. And for those who are too fearful to finish,… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
But here's what I would tell people of my generation. I turn 40 this year. There isn't going to be a Social… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
It's a very special generation, because during our careers the computer entered chess. So we know how to play without computers, which… — Vassily Ivanchuk Copy Share Image
Today's gardens have become far more than things of beauty. And today's generation is fast finding out that backyards can be an… — Jamie Durie Copy Share Image
America is now liberty-conscious. In a single generation it has progressed from being toothbrush-conscious, to being air-minded, to being liberty-conscious. — E. B. White Copy Share Image
I was in that generation where I was torn if you should put it on the web because you're giving it away… — Kalup Linzy Copy Share Image
This is what happens under capitalism - as long as corporations and the super rich own the economy and the politicians, every… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
I live for opening doors for the young generation of creators. If we do nothing else with our success, let's open up… — L.A. Reid Copy Share Image
The history of science has been one long series of violent brainstorms, as successive generations have come to terms with increasing levels… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Yes, I was slightly outside everything when I was growing up. My mother jokes that I was exchanged at birth. She brought… — Janet McTeer Copy Share Image
There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the… — Wynton Marsalis Copy Share Image
If you're from a certain generation, you basically learn to read with 'Peanuts.' It's sort of the template for the modern strip.… — Stephan Pastis Copy Share Image
Most of us are shrinking in the face of psycho-social and physical poisons, of the toxins of our world. But compassion, the… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
Civilization is not a spontaneous generation with any race or nation known to history, but the torch to be handed from race… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Education is the foundation for all we do in life, it shapes who we are and what we aspire to be. Creativity… — Jim Hunt Copy Share Image
It is perfectly possible that a grandfather can have a more scientific mind than his grandchildren! Societies do not always go forward!… — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
Once social media was introduced, it enabled a new way for people, particularly the younger generation, to connect with one another, based… — Raymond Arroyo Copy Share Image
I care about our young people, and I wish them great success, because they are our Hope for the Future, and some… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
I want people to have their own visions for the dance. Some generations will sit back and relate to the music. And… — Judith Jamison Copy Share Image
Politics...You see, it depends on what kind of politics. What we did during my father's generation was a duty. And it was… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
I'm not too embarrassed to say I'm the definition of the target audience. This is my generation, the one of exalting music… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
Her beauty was the talk of the valley.It skipped two generations of women in our family, but it sure didn't bypass you,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place and it works over the generations… — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for everytime someone over 40 told me my generation sucks, then I could afford a house in… — John Vercetti Copy Share Image
In general, everyone wants to work and work more. But in fact, when a young generation has sufficient capability then we should… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I mean, if we're regulating cigarettes and sex and cuss words, because of the effect they have on our younger generation, why… — Jennifer Lawrence Copy Share Image
The guys who won World War II and that whole generation have disappeared, and now we have a bunch of teenage twits. — Clint Eastwood Copy Share Image
I think this generation can play a very important role. If we act now, this could be the first generation to witness… — Shakira Copy Share Image
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