Quotes about Generations

The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. Votes: 4

I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole earth will become One Circle again. Votes: 4

For 50 years, nuclear power stations have produced three products which only a lunatic could want: bomb-explosive plutonium, lethal radioactive waste and electricity so dear it has to be heavily subsidised. They leave to future generations the task, and most of the cost, of making safe sites that have been polluted half-way to eternity. Votes: 4

Generations pass while some tree stands, and old families last not three oaks. Votes: 3

Grave-stones tell truth scarce forty years. Generations pass while families last not three oaks. Votes: 3

Generations do not age. Every youth of any period, any civilization, has the same possibilities as always. Votes: 3

Generations have been working in jobs they hate, just so they can buy what they don't really need. Votes: 3

Generations of readers, bored with their own alienating, repetitious jobs, have been mesmerized by Crusoe's essential, civilization-building chores. Votes: 3

Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work. Votes: 3

Generations to come will find it difficult to believe that a man such as Gandhi ever walked the face of this earth. Votes: 3

When I did the film Generations, in which the character died, I felt like a guest for the first time. That made me very sad. Votes: 3

Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth. (said of Mahatma Gandhi) Votes: 3

Governance has been at the heart of the work of the Oxford Martin Commission for Future Generations and is a clear focus in its report, 'Now for the Long Term.' Votes: 3

Natural selection will not remove ignorance from future generations. Votes: 2

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes. Votes: 2

Things change in different countries as people grow, and as generations change. Votes: 2

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers. Votes: 2

What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity. Votes: 2

A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. Votes: 2

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it. Votes: 2

Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations. Votes: 2

We need to remember across generations that there is as much to learn as there is to teach. Votes: 2

Our Generation has had no Great war, no Great Depression. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives. Votes: 2

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. Votes: 2

The fruits of your labors may be reaped two generations from now. Trust, even when you don't see the results. Votes: 2

The power to mould the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations. Votes: 2

Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation. Votes: 2

Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come. Votes: 2

All of the generations go to what is chic for them, and theater seems to be an older generation's art form. Votes: 2

Peace for us means the destruction of Israel. We are preparing for an all-out war, a war which will last for generations. Votes: 2

We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations. Votes: 2

Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations. Votes: 2

I think with vampires, you can't really go wrong. For generations, vampires have been a hit because they're unobtainable, mysterious, sensual, dangerous, kind of sexy. Votes: 2

My whole family is spiritual. My grandmother, grand aunt, cousins, they're all preachers and pastors. Spirituality is a part of my family, from generations ago. Votes: 2

The New York City Ballet is obviously speaking to a whole new generation and bringing it the same wonder and beauty that it brought previous generations Votes: 2

The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value. Votes: 2

One thing that was passed on from generation to generation in my family, over seven generations in 200 years, was never give up. That's the way we live. Votes: 2

If we care about the children, the grandchildren, the future generations, we need to make sure that they do not become the cannon fodder of the future. Votes: 2

I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today. Votes: 2

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives. Votes: 2

All social workers want is to get everyone involved in a programme. Because a programme provides full employment for three generations of social workers. And they mess up. Votes: 2

A Princess of Mars' may not have exerted the same colossal pull that Tarzan had on the global imagination, but its influence on generations of readers cannot be underestimated. Votes: 2

In times of war, it is often best to look to our history to see how past generations of Americans dealt with the loss of their countrymen in just causes. Votes: 2

Planning ahead is a measure of class. The rich and even the middle class plan for future generations, but the poor can plan ahead only a few weeks or days. Votes: 2

It is up to us to live up to the legacy that was left for us, and to leave a legacy that is worthy of our children and of future generations. Votes: 2

We have a moral responsibility to save wild places like the arctic refuge for future generations, and that is why our country has remained committed to its protection for nearly 50 years. Votes: 2

Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place, and it works over the generations because people go on vacation and they look for it. Votes: 2

Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting. Votes: 2

In the over two centuries since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, millions of Americans have bravely served our nation in uniform so that all generations can continue to enjoy those same liberties. Votes: 2

Can a woman become a genius of the first class? Nobody can know unless women in general shall have equal opportunity with men in education, in vocational choice, and in social welcome of their best intellectual work for a number of generations. Votes: 2

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. Votes: 2

Looking ahead, future generations may learn their social skills from robots in the first place. The cute yellow Keepon robot from Carnegie Mellon University has shown the ability to facilitate social interactions with autistic children. Morphy at the University of Washington happily teaches gestures to children by demonstration. Votes: 2

The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it. Votes: 2

My parents were European immigrants. They came to the States with $1,500, two suitcases, and me, and they managed to build a business, a family, and a future for their family. They didn't have any of the resources of people who have lived here for two or three generations. Votes: 2

We have come to a turning point in the road. If we turn to the right mayhap our children and our children's children will go that way; but if we turn to the left, generations yet unborn will curse our names for having been unfaithful to God and to His Word. Votes: 2

If you are a good person, you will probably be a good father. Try not to worry too much. If you don't feel apprehensive just before your first child arrives, you are abnormal. Though catastrophe doesn't come as often in childbirth as it did a few generations ago, we naturally fear it. Votes: 2

On the environment and climate change, I suspect that future generations will think there was too much timidity, too much fear of upsetting business. Basically, New Labour was very nervous about regulating business, or requiring it to do anything, even when there was a very clear social or environmental case for doing so. Votes: 2

During my travels in Iraq, Israel, Gaza, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Europe and all over the United States, I have seen and heard the voices of people who want change. They want the stabilization of the economy, education and healthcare for all, renewable energy and an environmental vision with an eye on generations to come. Votes: 2

For an economy built to last we must invest in what will fuel us for generations to come. This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure. Votes: 2

Generation X is dead. It has come to mean anyone aged 13 to 55 years old Votes: 1

We're going to raise a lost generation of children unless they are properly disciplined and properly spanked Votes: 1

The generations of living things pass in a short time, and like runners hand on the torch of life Votes: 1

The people who join the mob now are second- and third-generation and don't have the values their predecessors had Votes: 1

The moon of Mahomet Arose, and it shall set; While, blazoned as on heaven's immortal noon, The cross leads generations on Votes: 1

In case you're worried about what's going to become of the younger generation, it's going to grow up and start worrying about the younger generation Votes: 1

Thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations, and thou shalt be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of paths to dwell in Votes: 1

Our strife pertains to ourselves - to the passing generations of men; and it can without convulsion be hushed forever with the passing of one generation Votes: 1

(following 9/11) I grew up believing my generation would be better. We would be kinder, we would be more level-headed. We would be more loving. And so many people are missing Votes: 1

Believe it, future generations. Votes: 0

Whole generations have forgotten history. Votes: 0

Three generations from shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves. Votes: 0

Three generations of imbeciles are enough. Votes: 0

We have multi-generations coming to our show. Votes: 0

When you save a girl, you save generations Votes: 0

There are generations who watch Doctor Who together. Votes: 0

Passion has been in my DNA for generations. Votes: 0

Everyone archetypally is a parent to future generations. Votes: 0

It's hard to compare actors from different generations. Votes: 0

Everyone, archetypally, is a parent to future generations. Votes: 0

I come from a long line of generations! Votes: 0

Music has been in our family for generations. Votes: 0

To save a girl is to save generations! Votes: 0

What have future generations ever done for us? Votes: 0

Education : a debt due from present to future generations. Votes: 0

One act of violence takes four generations to heal. Votes: 0

My family have been around Northumberland for five generations. Votes: 0

[Invading Iraq] would create generations that hated the USA. Votes: 0

Legacy is what a president does that affects later generations. Votes: 0

... several generations of slum environment will produce a slum heredity ... Votes: 0

Women hand sight down through the generations. Mother to daughter. Votes: 0

Next generations will not know what is to have childhood. Votes: 0

I like to see what future generations are thinking about. Votes: 0

Question everything, even if it represents generations of conventional wisdom. Votes: 0

O Lord, you have been our refuge in all generations. Votes: 0

War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations. Votes: 0

You know, I come from six generations of college graduates. Votes: 0

The last generations's worst fears become the next one's B-grade entertainment. Votes: 0

Family dynamics are true over time, across generations and different cultures. Votes: 0

The Earth swirls down through the ominous moons of preconsidered generations. Votes: 0

A tiny apartment might hold three generations of an immigrant family. Votes: 0

Genetics is about how information is stored and transmitted between generations. Votes: 0

There is nothing more sad or glorious than generations changing hands. Votes: 0

He that planteth a tree ...provideth a kindness for many generations. Votes: 0

The nation is a community. Community of individuals, community of generations. Votes: 0

Right, different generations come along, and discover the music, I think. Votes: 0

It's a great pleasure having survived six generations of TV critics. Votes: 0

The training of younger generations is very close to my heart. Votes: 0

I think music influences fashion and has done so for generations. Votes: 0

The older generations have eaten the future of the younger ones. Votes: 0

It takes four generations to recover from every act of violence. Votes: 0

The family I grew up in had three generations of widows. Votes: 0

Conscience defined by the elders,passed on to the next generations. Votes: 0

It's a great pleasure having survived six generations of TV critics Votes: 0

We must protect our most precious resource, our environment, for future generations. Votes: 0

Families don't make projects for five years, they make projects for generations. Votes: 0

Bribes are the glue that's kept teenagers and parents connected for generations Votes: 0

An investment in education pays the best dividends that last for generations. Votes: 0

Never experiencing the life of the mind scars entire families for generations. Votes: 0

No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change. Votes: 0

Thriving leaders are the ones surrounded by diverse people from different generations. Votes: 0

Older generations are living proof that younger generations can survive their lunacy. Votes: 0

Let the generations know that women in uniform also guaranteed their freedom. Votes: 0

Discussions of generations only go downhill. There's no point in having them. Votes: 0

My family's lineage is five generations of artists who never made it. Votes: 0

Love, like a carefully loaded ship, crosses the gulf between the generations. Votes: 0

You words affect generations after you. Speak blessings and favor over them. Votes: 0

Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us. Votes: 0

History had a slow pulse; man counted in years, history in generations Votes: 0

There are generations of people who don't know how to eat properly. Votes: 0

Rich People plan for three generations Poor people plan for Saturday night Votes: 0

To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected. Votes: 0

Mexico has lost an icon whose work has transcended generations and borders Votes: 0

After a greater or lesser number of generations the mutants are eliminated. Votes: 0

My family for several generations have been members of the Unitarian Church. Votes: 0

Poetry is often generations in advance of the thought of its time. Votes: 0

I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations. Votes: 0

The traditions of the dead generations weigh like a nightmare upon the living. Votes: 0

For generations, even many otherwise decent white Southerners learned to despise black people. Votes: 0

In mathematics alone each generations adds a new story to the old structure. Votes: 0

It's a wonderful feeling being a bridge to the past and unite generations. Votes: 0

The affections are immortal! They are the sympathies which unite the ceaseless generations. Votes: 0

When I do my shows, it's really cross-generational. Sometimes there's three generations there. Votes: 0

That's our charge as ancestors of unborn generations: to once again become free. Votes: 0

Bill Proxmire represents almost the last of one of America's most remarkable generations. Votes: 0

Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum. Votes: 0

Over the generations, black leaders have ranged from noble souls to shameless charlatans. Votes: 0

Use your lives wisely, my friends, and conserve these precious freedoms for future generations. Votes: 0

Labour politicians for generations have fought to bring democracy to the House of Lords. Votes: 0

...deficit consumption is, in effect, drawing down on the capital entitlements of future generations Votes: 0

Social Security is a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations. Votes: 0

My grandfather was born in India and three generations of my family served there. Votes: 0

I grew up in Minnesota. Four generations of my father's people are buried there. Votes: 0

A Century of Wisdom is universal and will enrich readers for generations to come. Votes: 0

Each time we plant a seed, we become ancestors for the generations to come. Votes: 0

We have been through four and five generations of technology since the PATRIOT Act. Votes: 0

It doesn't hurt to look 75 to 100 years out, That's a gift to future generations. Votes: 0

Future generations will judge us not by what we say, but what we do. Votes: 0

I agree with President Roosevelt, and generations since, that American seniors deserve better than poverty. Votes: 0

Meditative prayer like that we experienced in the labyrinth resonates with hearts of emerging generations. Votes: 0

Since the Revolution, eight generations of America's veterans have established an unbroken commitment to freedom. Votes: 0

One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations. Votes: 0

I refuse to condemn your generation and future generations to a planet that's beyond fixing. Votes: 0

Later generations will regard Mengenlehre (set theory) as a disease from which one has recovered. Votes: 0

That sense of sacredness, that thinking in generations, must begin with reverence for this earth. Votes: 0

A politician thinks about the next elections - the statesman thinks about the next generations. Votes: 0

The World is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations. Votes: 0

I have lots of friends. I mix with all sorts of people, of all generations. Votes: 0

We can preserve Social Security benefits for generations of Americans without privatizing this important program. Votes: 0

Men have slow reflexes. In general it takes several generations later for them to understand. Votes: 0

The immense profundity of thought in vulgar locutions, like holes dug by generations of ants. Votes: 0

The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice. Votes: 0

Our ancestors did great work for humanity. What will we do for the next generations? Votes: 0

Hopefully, generations after us will continue to protect, preserve, and look after this wonderful land. Votes: 0

Nuclear disarmament is one of the greatest legacies we can pass on to future generations. Votes: 0

Thinking in generations also means enabling our young to have a decent standard of living. Votes: 0

Stop the bullsh*t. Stop drawing lines in the sand like previous generations [have done]. Votes: 0

Education is the bane of life, the foundation of society and the liberation of generations. Votes: 0

I didn't realize there are generations who do not know about the origins of film. Votes: 0

Book:Sharing of life and experiences with other people.This is lifetime notes for all generations. Votes: 0

Messi is the great player of this generation, like there were great players in other generations. Votes: 0

It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry. Votes: 0

The sound man, immune as to a sacrifice of straw dogs, faces the passing human generations. Votes: 0

When different generations of cars are combined into one train, it messes with the loudspeaker system. Votes: 0

It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry. Votes: 0

Future generations, riding on the highways that we built, I hope they have a better understanding. Votes: 0

No race of kings has ever presented above one man of common sense in twenty generations. Votes: 0

Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled. Votes: 0

For previous generations, swimming the English Channel was the feat to accomplish. And that's been done. Votes: 0

Across time and generations, books carry the thoughts and feelings, the essence, of the human spirit. Votes: 0

Paintings, like tombstones, will last a good five hundred years, well into twenty or thirty generations. Votes: 0

My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral Votes: 0

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Votes: 0

There was a big question as to whether or not different generations have grown up differently. Votes: 0

From education by the Church to education by Germanic value is a step of several generations. Votes: 0

I realized then that the generations may change but the strength of our nation remains solid. Votes: 0

The sound man, immune as to a sacrifice of straw dogs, faces the passing human generations. Votes: 0

There was a big question as to whether or not different generations have grown up differently Votes: 0

Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world. Votes: 0

In the Middle East, the conflict today is a matter of generations and not of cultures. Votes: 0

Whoever uplifts civilization is rich though he die penniless, and future generations will erect his monument. Votes: 0

Mathematics is a vast adventure; its history reflects some of the noblest thoughts of countless generations. Votes: 0

This world belongs to our future generations, so we have to take utmost care of it. Votes: 0

Never forget that your role as a leader is to be a steward for future generations. Votes: 0

When three generations are present in a family, one of them is bound to be revolutionary. Votes: 0

All around us are the consequences of the most significant technological, and hence cultural, revolution in generations. Votes: 0

Science is a self-correcting discipline that can, in subsequent generations, show that previous ideas were not correct. Votes: 0

Let us make future generations remember us as proud ancestors just as, today, we remember our forefathers. Votes: 0

The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity. Votes: 0

I never go with something in mind. I like having an array of generations in my outfits! Votes: 0

What we pass on moves forward to future generations. Never let anything important slip through the cracks. Votes: 0

When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. Votes: 0

I'm glad the Cube is reaching new generations, who face it with fresh wonder, curiosity and enthusiasm. Votes: 0

The thing that's been exciting about 'Superman' is to see how the character has developed through generations. Votes: 0

Once the fabric of a just society is undone, it takes generations to weave it back together. Votes: 0

I want to be able to infuse some youthful energy and comedy while appreciating the generations before. Votes: 0

We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war Votes: 0

I joined the Safe Climate Caucus because I believe in leaving a safer planet for future generations. Votes: 0

No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish. Votes: 0

Ours is a lost generation, it may be, but it is more blameless than those earlier generations. Votes: 0

I thought that all generations were lost by something and always had been and always would be Votes: 0

We've been around for almost three decades now - there's about three generations of Bon Jovi fans. Votes: 0

People should make a stand for the things they love and want to see survive infinite generations. Votes: 0

As a Green, my goal is to put a smile on the face of the coming generations. Votes: 0

It's really vital to have rock music because it connects the generations. It's important in that way. Votes: 0

Language is an anonymous, collective and unconscious art; the result of the creativity of thousands of generations. Votes: 0

While information is the oxygen of the modern age, disinformation is the carbon monoxide that can poison generations." Votes: 0

Comics are an international language, they can cross boundaries and generations. Comics are a bridge between all cultures. Votes: 0

A young painter who cannot liberate himself from the influence of past generations is digging his own grave. Votes: 0

[Whole] generations may be swept away by the madness of kings in the space of a single hour. Votes: 0

While information is the oxygen of the modern age, disinformation is the carbon monoxide that can poison generations. Votes: 0

We have to work together to do a better job than we did in the last few generations. Votes: 0

Language is the most massive and inclusive art we know, a mountainous and anonymous work of unconscious generations. Votes: 0

Scholars have long debated whether capital markets lead to appropriate levels of saving and investment for future generations. Votes: 0

We want democracy to survive for all generations to come, not to become the insolvent phantom of tomorrow. Votes: 0

If you make the tough decisions, people will hate you today. But they will thank you for generations. Votes: 0

NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries Votes: 0

For immigrant generations especially, family is the first structure, or shelter, for a people who are in exile. Votes: 0

If we continue to approach problems from the perspective of temporary expediency, future generations will face tremendous difficulties. Votes: 0

The term science means something quite different for our generation than it did not so many generations ago. Votes: 0

Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. Votes: 0

it takes as long as three generations of hard work, three generations of sacrifice to correct the wrong! Votes: 0

It was both Abraham's and the Jews' privilege also that they should have this promise to all generations. Votes: 0

We can still maintain our coasts and oceans for the generations to come, who deserve what we have. Votes: 0

The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born. Votes: 0

The minds of different generations are as impenetrable one by the other as are the monads of Leibniz. Votes: 0

A good library is a place, a palace where the lofty spirits of all nations and generations meet. Votes: 0

We lost so many talented artists and writers from the generations before ours that we're really lacking older figureheads. Votes: 0

Women's bodies have their own wisdom, and a system of birth refined over 100,000 generations is not so easily overpowered. Votes: 0

We're able to influence younger generations on design and art. They might not have realized they were an artist. Votes: 0

A fad lives its life in a few weeks; a philosophy lives through generations and centuries; a principle, forever. Votes: 0

For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realise a world without nuclear weapons. Votes: 0

Corporate tax dodging impacts us across generations and over time. It is corrosive. It is unethical. It is unsustainable. Votes: 0

Protecting the dignity and the security our seniors have earned is a commitment that spans generations and party lines. Votes: 0

I think whatever generation you're in has a nostalgia for the generations past and the generations you weren't in. Votes: 0

I will fight for budget honesty and eliminating the deficit to reduce the transfer of debt to younger generations. Votes: 0

This future is ours to embrace. Whether we, the established generations, choose to accept that is in our court. Votes: 0

We owe at least this much to future generations, from whom we have borrowed a fragile planet called Earth. Votes: 0

Eccentricity, to be socially acceptable, had still to have at least four or five generations of inbreeding behind it. Votes: 0

Future generations should feel proud of our accomplishments in space...We are destined to explore and colonize the universe. Votes: 0

It only takes twenty generations of selective breeding to create large differences or appearance and behavior in other mammals. Votes: 0

Friction and misunderstandings often occur when communicating across generations. It gets even more challenging when working across virtual settings. Votes: 0

I came to this office to solve problems and not pass them on to future presidents and future generations. Votes: 0

Unless we free ourselves from a dependence on these fossil fuels... we are condemning future generations to global catastrophe Votes: 0

Marginal tax rates are the lowest they've been in generations, and all we can talk about is tax cuts. Votes: 0

In a brief space the generations of beings are changed, and, like runners, pass on the torches of life. Votes: 0

The future is in the hands of those who can give tomorrow's generations valid reasons to live and hope. Votes: 0

But there is a need to explore ways we can preserve the promise of Social Security for future generations. Votes: 0

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. Votes: 0

Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point of the universe. Votes: 0

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. Votes: 0

History and the generations to come will judge our leaders by the decisions they make in the coming weeks. Votes: 0

Listen carefully to what country people call mother wit. In those homely sayings are couched the collective wisdom of generations. Votes: 0

The idea that success can happen overnight is crippling the financial future of generations. You have to work for it. Votes: 0

Men die, but the plutocracy is immortal; and it is necessary that fresh generations should be trained to its service. Votes: 0

They say that children become men, and men become children. Many generations have grown up, become men, and gone hence. Votes: 0

Even if Bill McKibben were to become dictator, future generations would suffer because of the carbon we had already emitted. Votes: 0

America was built by immigrants. Almost nobody that I know is any more than three generations, maybe four generations, American. Votes: 0

Every artist joins a conversation that's been going on for generations, even millennia, before he or she joins the scene. Votes: 0

People have been bred to hate for generations -- eons, maybe. Some fundamental urge. Something implicit in the human condition. Votes: 0

I believe the history of American music is just as important as anything political because it's changed generations of people. Votes: 0

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations. Votes: 0

A food truce, the picnic suspension of oedipal feeling that permits the generations to love each other at family reunions. Votes: 0

I recognize the unknowing, involuntary effect that 'Facts of Life' had and continues to have on several generations of people. Votes: 0

...A food truce, the picnic suspension of oedipal feeling that permits the generations to love each other at family reunions." Votes: 0

It's one of nature's way that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us. Votes: 0

Survival, in the cool economics of biology, means simply the persistence of one's own genes in the generations to follow. Votes: 0

I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning. Votes: 0

Future generations will look back on TV as the lead in the water pipes that slowly drove the Romans mad. Votes: 0

Had the employers of past generations all of them dealt fairly with their men there would have been no unions. Votes: 0

If $85 million is not enough to take care of my family and other generations of my family, then you're stupid. Votes: 0

Though your dream may be birth by you, it has eternal potential to impact lives and generations even after you. Votes: 0

A dose of poison can do its work but once. A bad book can go on poisoning minds for generations. Votes: 0

I think some of that hopelessness of my generation got passed on to later generations - the sense of uselessness. Votes: 0

Tell me, before you call us servants, who served whom? And who, I wonder, in your generations, will immortalize you? Votes: 0

Deep under our feet the Earth holds its molten breath, while the bones of countless generations watch us and wait. Votes: 0

I come from an immigrant culture. I'm only a couple of generations away from having been a servant girl myself. Votes: 0

I am not doing any favour, only performing a duty; this victory is a result of struggle of five generations. Votes: 0

My happiness comes from the donation of my life in many ways for the current and for the future generations. Votes: 0

When you touch the life of a man of this generation, that influence is felt through generations yet to come. Votes: 0

What is our vision on this earth - war to the end of all generations and life by the sword? Votes: 0

I have always been able to move on musically. I've always been able to make all generations dance and love. Votes: 0

For so many generations, a woman's only career path was to marry well and to marry up. Those days have changed. Votes: 0

The moon of Mahomet Arose, and it shall set; While, blazoned as on heaven's immortal noon, The cross leads generations on. Votes: 0

The U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations. Votes: 0

The dwelling places of Europe have an air of inheritance, or cumulative possession - a hive occupied by generations of bees. Votes: 0

A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections. Votes: 0

I'm trying to influence the next generation or two generations or three generations behind me. That's a big ambition of mine. Votes: 0

This relationship will help guarantee that, for generations to come, people of all nations will understand my beliefs and my purpose Votes: 0

This country has a proud history of opening its doors to generations of people fleeing personal persecution, civil unrest and war. Votes: 0

It is difficult to imagine a greater imposition than adding genes to future generations that changes the nature of future people. Votes: 0

The right to have our environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations is our most important human right. Votes: 0

In a few generations you can breed a racehorse. The recipe for making a man like Delacroix is less well known. Votes: 0

We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations. Votes: 0

The historian's rightful task is to distil experience as a medicinal warning for the future generations, not to distil a drug. Votes: 0

If we have loved well while we were alive, there is life after death here-our love will go on for generations. Votes: 0

In the ultimate analysis, all of us would have served Pakistan better if history and our future generations judge us positively. Votes: 0

The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy. Votes: 0

Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations. Votes: 0

Even the simplest wicker basket can become priceless when it is loved and cared for through the generations of a family. Votes: 0

We know that the next several generations need a better world to live in, which can only be a post-Obama World. Votes: 0

I'm 100% Norwegian. Three generations removed and all continuous inbreeding of Norwegian of Minnesota and Iowa, so I traveled to Norway before. Votes: 0

Each additional idea is a gift to the future. Each additional idea producer is a source of wealth for future generations. Votes: 0

Come, then, let us go forward together with our united strength - and win a better future for generations to come. Votes: 0

Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember. Votes: 0

The generations of men run on in the tide of time, but leave their destined lineaments permanent for ever and ever. Votes: 0

Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression, and violence, and enjoy it to the full. Votes: 0

Isn't it a shame that future generations can't be here to see all the wonderful things we're doing with their money? Votes: 0

You may complete as many generations as you please during your life; none the less will that everlasting death await you. Votes: 0

The point is it is amazing that the generations have joined in the Beatle madness and love the music. Who knew? Votes: 0

My goal is to share all my learning, all of my knowledge, so that other generations of martial arts will benefit. Votes: 0

The conditions that direct the order of . . . the living world . . . are marked by their persistence in improving the birthright of successive generations. Votes: 0

Even the most wretched individual of our present society could not exist and develop without the cumulative social efforts of countless generations. Votes: 0

Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations. Votes: 0

We're achieving better marbling and better flavor with old world wisdom that's been passed down for generations but we're still using technology. Votes: 0

The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations. Votes: 0

The death tax punishes the American dream - making it virtually impossible for the average American family to build wealth across generations. Votes: 0

I'M ANGRY because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes. Votes: 0

Through its interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court hugely shapes the fabric of our society for us and for future generations. Votes: 0

We therefore must keep the faith, despite the defeat of policies, because men pass with their policies whilst generations follow each other. Votes: 0

Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other. Votes: 0

Torturous advances won over generations can be lost by a single stroke of a myopic president's pen or a vainglorious general's sword. Votes: 0

The Great Work - the work of ensuring a just, healthy, beautiful, and sustainably life-giving world for future generations of all species. Votes: 0

Nature is inexhaustibly sustainable if we care for it. It is our universal responsibility to pass a healthy earth onto future generations. Votes: 0

My work is as an ethnographic rescuer: a conduit between past and future generations. The urgency of this effort cannot be overstated. Votes: 0

Protecting the environment is really important to everyone's welfare - that of our children, as well as that of the future generations. Votes: 0

It is a tragedy indeed that new generations, taking office, attribute failures in governance to insufficient power, and seek more of it. Votes: 0

Imagine the wars we would've avoided if prior generations had a website where they could debate tragedy and politics in terse sentences? Votes: 0

Audie Murphy remains a shining example for anyone who believes in the importance of service, for generations now and into the future. Votes: 0

We can lead this world and make it safer and more secure for our children and our grandchildren, for generations to come. Votes: 0

If you look at the state of our planet, the next generations won't be around if we consider sustainability as a gimmick. Votes: 0

A lot of people in this country right now are living with multiple generations under one roof, struggling to make ends meet. Votes: 0

All generations of teens have it hard, I think. Each society and century has its struggles that the others can't compare to. Votes: 0

A library implies an act of faith which generations, still in darkness hid, sign in their night in witness of the dawn. Votes: 0

When you know even for a moment That it's your time Then you can walk with the power Of a thousand generations Votes: 0

It takes more than a few generations to change a human nation. Those who are intent to bring (change) will do so. Votes: 0

If future generations ask us what we are fighting for [in World War Two], we shall tell them the story of Lidice. Votes: 0

The art of growing old is the art of being regarded by the oncoming generations as a support and not as a stumbling-block. Votes: 0

We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk! Votes: 0

There are generations of women who left the workforce to be moms, and their kids grow up, and they think, "Well, what now?" Votes: 0

I guess there was some Casper guy, like, 10 generations ago who I'm named after. I'm the 11th. My son is Casper the XII. Votes: 0

Every deed has a seed. In other words, the deeds you choose to do in this lifetime create a seed for future generations. Votes: 0

As generations come and go, Their arts, their customs, ebb and flow; Fate, fortune, sweep strong powers away, And feeble, of themselves, decay. Votes: 0

Live your life in such a way that it is going to be the favorite story of your generation and generations to come. Votes: 0

At this place, Jews have prayed throughout the generations, and it is fitting that the message of brotherhood should go out from here. Votes: 0

Great orators who are not also great writers become very indistinct shadows to the generations following them. The spell vanishes with the voice. Votes: 0

It's always great playing with other musicians. It's also a great situation where I'm the older guy, I've influenced generations of guitar players. Votes: 0

The language of music is common to all generations and nations; it is understood by everybody, since it is understood with the heart. Votes: 0

Together, we can make a U.S. Department of Peace into a reality, and leave a gift of peace for generations to come. Votes: 0

Sustainable Development is more than meeting the needs of today and the future generations; to my understanding this definition better fits sex industry. Votes: 0

We can make war so terrible and make them so sick of war that generations pass away before they again appeal to it. Votes: 0

[American Citizenship] captures the enduring idea that this country only works when we accept certain obligations to one another and to future generations Votes: 0

Man's true taproots are nourished in the sequence of generations, and he loses his taproots in disrupted developmental time, not in abandoned localities. Votes: 0

Being a dad is my most important job because it not only affects my children, but their children and many generations to come. Votes: 0

The choices that you make with your family today will determine the quality of life in your family tree for generations to come. Votes: 0

There are generations yet unborn, whose very lives will be shifted and shaped by the moves you make and the actions you take. Votes: 0

Mans true taproots are nourished in the sequence of generations, and he loses his taproots in disrupted developmental time, not in abandoned localities. Votes: 0

I think that when a poem can move readers across generations and across its specific class or race then it becomes truly classic. Votes: 0

Five hundred and fifty generations have lived here. Only the stories we tell each other will create us as a true Canadian people. Votes: 0

Even if we mortgage the next 100 years of generations of human beings, we would not have enough energy to build a Death Star. Votes: 0

Anyaele Sam Chiyson Leadership Law of Legacy: Supreme leaders determine where generations are going and develop outstanding leaders they pass the baton to. Votes: 0

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Votes: 0

A good story, a story resonant and remarkable, can be remade endlessly to tell new sides of itself for new generations of readers. Votes: 0

Your positive impact on the generations to come will be directly related to the ministry you have in that little place called home. Votes: 0

I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family. Votes: 0

I think future generations will say the late 20th century and the early 21st century was a time of great convulsions and upheavals. Votes: 0

We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations Votes: 0

Our strife pertains to ourselves-to the passing generations of men-and it can without convulsion be hushed forever with the passing of one generation. Votes: 0

Aging in women is 'unbeautiful' since women grow more powerful with time, and since the links between generations of women must always be broken. Votes: 0

The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations. Votes: 0

Our connection to nature grounds us, it makes us more spiritually aware. We must keep the legacy of nature materially alive for future generations. Votes: 0

Malcolm X is a person who has inspired - he has been the muse of several generations of black cultural workers, artists, poets, playwrights. Votes: 0

I believe in traditions; I believe in the idea of things being passed between generations and the slow transmission of cultural values through tradition. Votes: 0

What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all the grandparents. Votes: 0

Now we are expected to be as wise as men who have had generations of all the help there is, and we scarcely anything. Votes: 0

Led Zeppelin has been there through three generations of teenage angst. And there's a generation of kids now who won't know it, post-Linkin Park. Votes: 0

I have a magnificent obsession. All I want to do is change the world ...make it a better place for this and future generations. Votes: 0

I think the new generations in America, the America's youth, no longer care about Vietnam. They don't want to hear any more about it. Votes: 0

We need to instill the values that are important for future generations, and above all we have to show boys how to respect women. Votes: 0

...you could be the best team or the best player in different generations and people respect each other. Nobody cares who was the best. Votes: 0

Her beauty was the talk of the valley.It skipped two generations of women in our family, but it sure didn't bypass you, Laila. Votes: 0

The only thing that can save us as a species is seeing how we're not thinking about future generations in the way we live. Votes: 0

I'm really looking forward to a time when generations after us look back and say how ridiculous it was that humans were driving cars. Votes: 0

It is not the length of years but a multitude of generations that makes things obscure. For truth is only perverted when men change. Votes: 0

One way or another, the choice will be made by our generation, but it will affect life on earth for all generations to come Votes: 0

To me, the failure of liberalism - the tradition I come from - was not recognizing there has to be justice across the generations. Votes: 0

Our culture is something that has sustained us for thousands and thousands of years and will continue to do so in generations to come. Votes: 0

How does it secure the blessings of liberty to our posterity, to those generations yet unborn, to kill them, aborting them in the womb? Votes: 0

I don't agree with the whole 'my mother's my friend' approach, because you're their mum and there has to be a difference between the generations. Votes: 0

Eugenics is the study of the agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally. Votes: 0

German people get very uptight if you mention World War II. Germans today feel that what's past is past, new generations don't really remember it. Votes: 0

Why can't we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What's our excuse? Votes: 0

Our generation must fulfill the most noble of duties by ensuring the survival of future generations through the most basic of survival mechanisms - adaptation. Votes: 0

Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

One gets used to success very quickly. The surprise was how deep and enduringly I was touching people, in such different places and throughout generations. Votes: 0

Our veterans connect generations and Canadians. As a country and as individuals, we gain in pride and in purpose from their deeds and their service. Votes: 0

I was one of the first generations to watch television. TV exposes people to news, to information, to knowledge, to entertainment. How is it bad? Votes: 0

I think the American people lose a large part of the joy of life because they do not live for generations in the same place. Votes: 0

The respect of a man of great honor is unshakeable. He stands a big chance of being remembered and honored by many generations to come. Votes: 0

I ran for Congress because I want to make sure others have the same chance at the dream that I had for generations to come. Votes: 0

The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard. Votes: 0

The Bible tells us that the sins of the fathers are passed to succeeding generations. The virtues of the fathers can be passed along, too. Votes: 0

If you know that you are not sure, you have a chance to improve the situation. I want to demand this freedom for future generations. Votes: 0

The only future we count is the time and the moments we can take a breath and leave a word for the future coming generations. Votes: 0

It is time for the next generations to continue our struggle against social injustice and for the rights of humanity. It is in your hands. Votes: 0

We are making choices that will affect whether beings thousands of generations from now will be able to be born sound of mind and body. Votes: 0

We are the sowers - our children are those who reap. We labor so that future generations will be better and nobler than we are. Votes: 0

As the U.S. ambassador to Japan, I see this challenge of our younger generations not knowing each other as well as the prior generations. Votes: 0

A liberal is a man who wants to use his own ideas on things in preference to generations who he knows know more than he does. Votes: 0

I've survived quite a few generations. That's because I never lost my enthusiasm. I wake up every morning like on Christmas Day, waiting for the gifts. Votes: 0

Honestly, in retrospect, I would wish for future generations to have the ability to have a coming out process that was less alcohol-soaked than mine was. Votes: 0

It was a damned good thing men couldn't have children. Gregory took no shame in admitting that the human race would have died out generations earlier. Votes: 0

It's time to respect the treaties our ancestors signed and care for our land, water, and cultures so that they remain healthy for our future generations. Votes: 0

Our campaigns have always been based on what we consider music icons that transcend generations and they're not of the moment - they continue to evolve. Votes: 0

We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations. Votes: 0

I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations. Votes: 0

Not too many people know how life could be best used, it is a millennial dilemma, that has troubled souls of men for many, many generations. Votes: 0

Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations. Votes: 0

The ultimate test of a man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard. Votes: 0

I have to say, this sounds like the worst idea in a thousand generations of bad ideas." "You haven't heard all our ideas." Luke & Bhindi Drayson Votes: 0

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist. Votes: 0

With the continued support of citizens who refuse to accept inaction at the expense of future generations, we will lead the world toward a sustainable future. Votes: 0

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist. Votes: 0

If we intend to provide a better life, and a better world, for future generations, we can't ignore the quality of the environment we leave them. Votes: 0

When you have a natural genetic tan developed over centuries and many generations, the idea of soaking up rays by the pool has never made sense. Votes: 0

The New York City Ballet is obviously speaking to a whole new generation and bringing it the same wonder and beauty that it brought previous generations. Votes: 0

We've flown the president since Eisenhower, and we're going to continue to fly the president for generations to come. This is something we're very proud of. Votes: 0

If you want to do your best for future generations of humanity, for your friends and family, you must begin by taking good care of yourself. Votes: 0

We believe that peace is not just signed papers, but rather a contract between generations for the building of a more promising and less threatening future. Votes: 0

A moment of kindness can produce a mood of harmony between heaven and earth. Purity of heart can leave a fine example for a hundred generations. Votes: 0

I am passionate about my family, adventure, good wine, nature and the outdoors, sharks, the ocean, and working hard to preserve it all for future generations. Votes: 0

In past generations, people would try to play younger than they really are. My trick is, I don't try to play younger than I really am. Votes: 0

Hence, within the space of two generations there has been a complete revolution in the attitude of the trades-unions toward the women working in their trades. Votes: 0

If human life were long enough to find the ultimate theory, everything would have been solved by previous generations. Nothing would be left to be discovered. Votes: 0

In the end ... success or failure will come down to an ethical decision, one on which those now living will be judged for generations to come. Votes: 0

Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people. Votes: 0

Things don't fall apart. Things hold. Lines connect in thin ways that last and last and lives become generations made out of pictures and words just kept. Votes: 0

With reason did the Most Holy Virgin predict that all generations would call her blessed, for all the Elect obtain eternal salvation through the means of Mary. Votes: 0

Many say exploration is part of our destiny, but it's actually our duty to future generations and their quest to ensure the survival of the human species. Votes: 0

There is a tradition in Southern cooking of recipes handed down for generations. And when I make my grandmother's strawberry pie I feel her right with me. Votes: 0

It seemed clear that wars were not made by generations and their special stupidities, but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart Votes: 0

In a few generations more, there will probably be no room at all allowed for animals on the earth: no need of them, no toleration of them. Votes: 0

I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing that will last for generations. Votes: 0

When I get some time off, I like to go back to my roots in the North East. My family have been around Northumberland for five generations. Votes: 0

Every few generations there are people who come along that change the way we look at the world, for musical enthusiasts Monk is one of these individuals. Votes: 0

My sister and my brother, of whom I have not spoken before, were considerably older than I; it seemed almost as if we belonged to different generations. Votes: 0

In a few generations more, there will probably be no room at all allowed for animals on the earth: no need of them, no toleration of them. Votes: 0

It's not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for. Votes: 0

He that planteth a tree is a servant of God, he provideth a kindness for many generations, and faces that he hath not seen shall bless him. Votes: 0

What is the real relation between happiness and goodness? It is only within a few generations that men have found courage to say that there is none. Votes: 0

Hunting is a family thing for me, and it's a Texas thing. We have a lot of land in Texas that's been in our family for 12 generations. Votes: 0

No span of steel will tolerate...neglect. But if service by generations who use it and spared manmade hazards, such as war, it should have life without end. Votes: 0

We like to learn all we need from earlier generations, but we have to find out for ourselves what we need; nobody else can do that for us. Votes: 0

I am not sure that you, the younger generations, will like to go to war that we went through. So, we learn as the mistakes are being committed. Votes: 0

Never trust a duck" - Will Herondale "We are bound, you and I, over the divide of death, down through whatever generations may come. Forever." - Will Herondale Votes: 0

I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences. Votes: 0

There are still generations of people, older people, who were born and bred and marinated in it, in that prejudice and racism, and they just have to die. Votes: 0

I kind of like that romantic image of being in a rocker with my family gathered around, all these generations in one room, listening intently to my stories. Votes: 0

I don't know what you mean when you say 'the whole world' or 'generations before him.'I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now. Votes: 0

As far as I know, we have never before decided to fight a war with borrowed money and ask generations that come after us to pay for it. Votes: 0

Much of the usefulness of any career must lie in the impress that it makes upon, and the lessons that it teaches to, the generations that come after. Votes: 0

There is a possibility that your ability as a player may well be analysed by future generations on your one day statistics. That's the day I dread most. Votes: 0

For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and watched other people die? Votes: 0

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations - such is a pleasure beyond compare. Votes: 0

Silver gray hair Neatly combed in place There were four generations Of love on her face She was so wise No surprise passed her eyes She's seen it all Votes: 0

When I was nine I spent a lot of my time reading books about the history of comedy, or listening to the Goons or Hancock, humour from previous generations. Votes: 0

You are young. No hungry generations tread you down. The past does not mock you with the ruins of a beauty the secret of whose creation you have lost Votes: 0

How can we hope to retain our freedom through the generations if we fail to teach our young that our liberty springs from an abiding faith in our Creator? Votes: 0

It's a wonderful feeling to be a bridge to the past and to unite generations. The sport of baseball does that, and I am just a part of it. Votes: 0

We live in a disposable society. We throw so much away. But it doesn't come from nowhere. It comes from the planet and it comes from future generations' lives. Votes: 0

To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations - such is a pleasure beyond compare. Votes: 0

The story of dance in the Western world is as much an alternative vision of the events of history as is the folk history told for generations by primal people. Votes: 0

The world is no longer closed to us in the way it was in the past - present generations have unparalleled access to pretty much all corners of the globe. Votes: 0

I dont believe that anyone can see the Grand Canyon area for themselves and not know that we have to do everything we can to protect it for future generations. Votes: 0

The Chinese people will be busy with their own affairs for generations to come and there is no need at all for the country to threaten anybody or any nation. Votes: 0

Correcting it, I don't know; just shedding the light of day on it is a first major step, being one of the earliest generations not to just accept the words. Votes: 0

There is no greater gift to future generations than that we do the work God has asked us to do: love one another, that the world might be made right. Votes: 0

When you believe you have a future, you think in terms of generations and years. When you do not, you live not just by the day "” but by the minute. Votes: 0

We don't know what's happened out there since they put us in here, or how many generations have lived and died since they did.We could be the last people left. Votes: 0

I think I take my style from all walks of life, and all generations and decades of life as well. I love mixing '50s with '80s and classic with punk. Votes: 0