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My Generation Quotes (page 7)

My dad came from Cuba when he was a teenager not speaking English. And I grew up here speaking Spanglish. That's the world in which I grew up, and that's a world in which a lot of second generation immigrants find themselves. Ted Cruz
Arabella Weir quote: "My parents' generation's benchmark was simple: Fat Equals Bad."
My parents' generation's benchmark was simple: Fat Equals Bad. Arabella Weir
My constituents in Kansas know the death tax is a duplicative tax on small businesses and family farms that, in many cases, families have spent generations building. Todd Tiahrt
My grandmother didn't live to see us begin our lives in public service. But she probably would have thought it extraordinary that just two generations after she arrived in San Antonio, one grandson would be the mayor and the other would be on his way - the good people of San Antonio willing- to the United States Congress. Julian Castro
My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward. Julian Castro
Leverett Saltonstall quote: "My family for several generations have been members of the..."
My family for several generations have been members of the Unitarian Church. Leverett Saltonstall
My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. Sue Kelly
Glenn Beck quote: "My father told me abuse is generational."
My father told me abuse is generational. Glenn Beck
My novels aren't really generated by a single conceptual spark; it's more a process of many different elements that come together unexpectedly over a long period of time. Donna Tartt
My parents were of the generation who thought they were the children of a free Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in central Europe. Madeleine Albright
We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation. John Thune
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. Nik Wallenda
I remember laughing with relief that the same old adolescent boredom goes on from generation to generation. ...the words took me back to my own years of stagnancy, and that terrible waiting for life to begin. [p. 68] Julian Barnes
NOT to my contemporaries, not to my compatriots but to mankind I commit my now completed work in the confidence that it will not be without value for them, even if this should be late recognised, as is commonly the lot of what is good. For it cannot have been for the passing generation, engrossed with the delusion of the moment, that my mind, almost against my will, has uninterruptedly stuck to its work through the course of a long life. preface to the second edition of "the world as will and... Arthur Schopenhauer
Listen to me. I did not wish to be summoned by your Princess. Summoned, I did not wish to come. But having been summoned, and having come, I mean to give a good account of myself. That’s how I was taught by my father, and the men of his age who slew Kings and swept away not merely Governments but whole Systems of Thought, like Khans of the Mind. I would have my son in Boston know of my doings, and be proud of them, and carry my ways forward to another generation on another continent. Any... Neal Stephenson

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