Generations Quotes

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Securing freedom has been a singular commitment of American presidents and patriots in and out of government for generations. But its perpetual continuation is not… — George Nethercutt
Formation of a new race takes place when, over several generations, individuals in one group reproduce more frequently among themselves than they do with individuals… — J. Philippe Rushton
The historical sense compels a man to write not merely with his own generation in his bones, but with a feeling that the whole of… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The world is no longer closed to us in the way it was in the past - present generations have unparalleled access to pretty much… — Edgar Guest
Generation after generation of women have pledged to raise their daughters differently, only to find that their daughters grow up and fervently pledge the same… — Elizabeth Debold
Just think, you're here not by chance, but by God's choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are. He compares you… — Roy Lessin
The next generation of women will enter a world in which they are perceived to have more opportunities for creating fulfilling lives than women have… — Elizabeth Debold
Every generation enjoys the use of a vast hoard bequeathed to it by antiquity, and transmits that hoard, augmented by fresh acquisitions, to future ages. — Thomas B. Macaulay
Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy and comfort to… — Sigurd F. Olson
So many sins against the poor cry out to high heaven! One of the most deadly sins is to deprive the laborer of his hire.… — Dorothy Day
It would be hard to imagine Heaven without children. It wouldn't be Heaven! It would be a pretty boring place without children. What are we… — David Berg
...our societies appear to be intent on immediate consumption rather than on investment for the future. We are piling up enormous debts and exploiting the… — Lesslie Newbigin
The environmental crisis is somber evidence of an insidious fraud hidden in the vaunted productivity and wealth of modern, technology-based society. This wealth has been… — Barry Commoner
[I predict] the electricity generated by water power is the only thing that is going to keep future generations from freezing. Now we use coal… — Charles Proteus Steinmetz
What wakes me up at night is this next generation and what's happening to them. And they're invariably excited about the science that they're doing,… — Francis Collins
Meeting Raven Wilkinson and having her as a mentor, it was that kind of support from the generations that came before me that helped to… — Misty Copeland
Shakespeare is the Joss Whedon of his generation. — Alexis Denisof
In the same way that Shakespeare was writing very much for his time, he was also unearthing observations that would last for generations beyond him. — Alexis Denisof
I'm Jewish, but my mom's Catholic, so the guilt area is covered. I have the highest expectations, along with the lowest. I tried to put… — Ben Stiller
We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads. — Christopher Bollen

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