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Generational Quotes (page 13)

Tom Robbins quote: "O tequila, savage water of sorcery, what confusion and..."
O tequila, savage water of sorcery, what confusion and mischief your sly, rebellious drops do generate Tom Robbins
For it is the fate of every myth to creep by degrees into the narrow limits of some alleged historical reality, and to be treated by some later generation as a unique fact with historical claims...this is the way in which religions are wont to die out: under the stern, intelligent eyes of an orthodox dogmatism, the mythical premises of a religion are systematized as a sum total of historical events; one begins apprehensively to defend the credibility of the myths, while at the same time one... Friedrich Nietzsche
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "In the human heart one generation of passions follows another;..."
In the human heart one generation of passions follows another; from the ashes of one springs the spark of the next. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We agree that it's the same for everyone; not only for us here, but everywhere, for everyone who is of our age; to some more, and to others less. It is the common fate of our generation. Erich Maria Remarque
I trembled to think of a world without stars. No guide for the sailor to trust at see, no jewels to dazzle our sense of beauty [...] But all around the globe, the air is so dirty and the lights from the cities are so bright that for some people few stars can be seen anymore. A generation of children may grow up seeing a blank sky and asking, "Did there used to be stars there? Michael Jackson
Molecular evidense suggests that our common ancestor with the chimpanzees lived, in Africa, between 5 and 7 million years ago, say half a million generations ago. This is not long by evolutionary standards. Richard Dawkins
We need a moral philosophy which can speak significantly of Freud and Marx and out of which aesthetic and political views can be generated. We need a moral philosophy in which the concept of love, so rarely mentioned now, can once again be made central. Iris Murdoch
NEW RULE: 'Kidiots' Leave the children behind. At least until they learn something. A new study has shown that half of American high schools agree that newspapers should only be able to publish government-approved material. Almost one out of five said people should not be allowed to voice unpopular opinions..This is the first generation after September 11th, who discovered news during a 'watch what you say' administration...George W. Bush once asked, 'is our children learning.' No, they... Bill Maher
Vladimir Lenin quote: "Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the..."
Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world. Vladimir Lenin
Acts 16:9 is the meddler's motto, simultaneously selfless and self-serving, generous but stuck-up. Into every generation of Americans is born a new crop of buttinskys sniffing out the latest Macedonia that may or may not want their help. Sarah Vowell
Taylor Swift quote: "Unique and different is the next generation of beautiful."
Unique and different is the next generation of beautiful. Taylor Swift
The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation Hillary Clinton
William James quote: "The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can..."
The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude. William James
Nature has so much to do in this world, and is engaged in generating such a vast variety of co-existent productions, that she must surely be now and then too flurried and confused to distinguish between the different processes that she is carrying on at the same time. Starting from this point of view, it will always remain my private persuasion that Nature was absorbed in making cabbages when Mrs. Vesey was born, and that the good lady suffered the consequences of a vegetable preoccupation in... Wilkie Collins
Arthur Koestler quote: "History had a slow pulse; man counted in years, history in..."
History had a slow pulse; man counted in years, history in generations Arthur Koestler

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