Generation Quotes

2595 quotes by 1960 authors

We are Scotland's independence generation. And our time is now — Alex Salmond
A successful society is characterized by a rising living standard for its population, increasing investment in factories and basic infrastructure, and the generation of additional… — Robert Trout
Never before has a civilization reached such a degree of a contempt for life; never before has a generation, drowned in mortification, felt such a… — Raoul Vaneigem
The Irishman frees himself from slavery when he realizes the truth that the capitalist system is the most foreign thing in Ireland. The Irish question… — James Connolly
Learning the lessons of the past allows you to walk boldly in the light without running the risk of stumbling in the darkness. This is… — M. Russell Ballard
Itâ€™s our generation that is witnessing the end of Western predominance. The average American used to be more than 20 times richer than the average… — Niall Ferguson
Evolution, thus, is merely contingent on certain processes articulated by Darwin: variation and selection. No longer is a fixed object transformed, as in transformational evolution,… — Ernst Mayr
New gene pools are generated in every generation, and evolution takes place because the successful individuals produced by these gene pools give rise to the… — Ernst Mayr
Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts. — Paul Simon
I'm in my 10th generation of TV critic now. — Geraldo Rivera
Niels Bohr brainwashed a whole generation of theorists into thinking that the job (interpreting quantum theory) was done 50 years ago. — Murray Gell-Mann
No ancient story, not even Homer's Iliad or Odyssey, has remained as popular through the course of time. The story of Rama appears as old… — David Frawley
The generation that has the greatest access to knowledge in the history of mankind is the one that cares the least about it. — James St. James
How can I be a part of the 1960s generation when I don't even remember any of it? — Douglas Coupland
Every successive generation becomes a living memorial of our public schools, and a living example of their excellence. — Joseph Story
I think we've all had enough of Coltrane saxophonists. There's a case of someone ruining a generation of saxophonists, as Louis Armstrong may have ruined… — Paul Bley
It seems to me that the conquest of the air is the only major task for our generation. — T.E. Lawrence
Doesn't every generation feel like the one that's coming up behind them doesn't know how to grow up? I'm not sure if we're progressively getting… — Jason Reitman
Mr. David Stockman has said that supply-side economics was merely a cover for the trickle-down approach to economic policyâ€”what an older and less elegant generation… — John Kenneth Galbraith
A next-generation innovation writer and thought leader worth watching. — Scott D. Anthony

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