Generations Quotes

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... when the struggle seems to be drifting definitely towards a world social democracy, there may still be very great delays and disappointments before it… — H.G. Wells
That is the future, and it is probably nearer than we think. But our primary problem as universities is not engineering that future. We must… — Vartan Gregorian
Of Virginia Woolf: The talent of this generation which is most certain of survival. — Rebecca West
There is no nobler profession, nor no greater calling, than to be among those unheralded many who gave and give their lives to the preservation… — Laurence Overmire
You have delivered up our holy German Fatherland to one of the greatest demagogues of all time. I solemnly prophesy that this accursed man will… — Erich Ludendorff
We are dealing with the best-educated generation in history. But they've got a brain dressed up with nowhere to go. Science is all metaphor. In… — Timothy Leary
The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to illustrate its greatness,… — George Sarton
In the course of history, all empires have been created with premeditation, by an effort often sustained over several generations. Every power has been Roman… — Andre Malraux
This generation, raised on "Eyewitness News," conditioned by the instant replay, and spared the illumination that comes from tedious historical study, tends to be even… — Harry S. Truman
True forgiveness deals with the past, all of the past, to make the future possible. We cannot go on nursing grudges even vicariously for those… — Desmond Tutu
Aging in women is 'unbeautiful' since women grow more powerful with time, and since the links between generations of women must always be broken. — Naomi Wolf
Even all the top players going to Europe to play helps soccer in America, as do all the MLS players like Beckham and all that,… — Ian Rush
I recalled how much time i had spent fighting for something i didn't even want. maybe because i had been too lazy to think of… — Paulo Coelho
On the floor, and hanging on to the bar, squatted an old man, immobile as an object. His years had reduced and polished him as… — Jorge Luis Borges
When the history of our times is written, will we be remembered as the generation that turned our backs in a moment of global crisis… — Nelson Mandela
I belong to a generation - assuming that this generation includes others besides me - that lost its faith in the gods of the old… — Fernando Pessoa
The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation. — Al Ries
Societies that exclude the exoskeleton of religion should reflect carefully to what will happen to them over several generations. We donâ€™t really know, because the… — Jonathan Haidt
Each organic being is striving to increase in a geometrical ratio . . . each at some period of its life, during some season of… — Charles Darwin
First of all, in any sport where you can measure distance, height speed and all of that, you see how athletes have changed their sport… — Andre Agassi

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