Generation Quotes

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Take a look around, then, and see that none of the uninitiated are listening. Now by the uninitiated I mean the people who believe in… — Plato
Wherever you are, design your life. Live the values of your generation. — Don Tapscott
Genuine peace must be the product of many nations, the sum of many acts. It must be dynamic, not static, changing to meet the challenge… — John F. Kennedy
I have never feared that the revolution would be engendered by the universities; but that at them a whole generation of revolutionaries must be formed,… — Klemens von Metternich
When you kill somebody's little sister with a missile, he's going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more. — Tom Petty
Discovering the beauty and joy of faith is a path that every new generation must take on its own. — Pope Benedict XVI
History can't tell us. Each generation must define itself. — Geoffrey Ward
George Orwell said, "Whoever controls the past controls the future," by which he meant that history is incredibly important in shaping the world view of… — Howard Zinn
As a teacher, as a propagandist, Mr. Shaw is no good at all, even in his own generation. But as a personality, he is immortal. — Max Beerbohm
Parents who wonder where the younger generation is going should remember where it came from. — Sam Ewing
You want to take some responsibility for you choices so that it sets the groundwork for that next generation of actresses. — Nicole Kidman
One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation. — Fred Rogers
With few exceptions, every major pop singer in the US during her generation has been touched in some way by her genius. It is Billie… — Frank Sinatra
Can we somehow muster the courage and steadfastness of purpose that characterized the pioneers of a former generation? Can you and I, in actual fact,… — Thomas S. Monson
Even in challenging economic times, making sure that study abroad is part of our college students' education is a vital investment. If we want a… — Rick Steves
In my eyes Marlantes has become the pre-eminent literary voice on war of our generation. He is a natural storyteller and a deeply profound thinker… — Sebastian Junger
Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom. Of course the task will not be… — Nelson Mandela
Tell me what are the prevailing sentiments that occupy the minds of your young peoples, and I will tell you what is to be the… — Edmund Burke
I have a responsibility to pass on to the next generation what I learned from my teachers, ... It keeps me young and reminds me… — Isaac Stern
No matter how much knowledge and wisdom you acquire during your life, not one jot will be passed on to your children by genetic means.… — Richard Dawkins

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