I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.
Writing about the 1950s has given me tremendous respect for my mother's generation.
Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.
In general, the apparel industry isn't about continual process improvement or making the perfect piece of denim; it's about chasing trends.
Murderers, in general, are people who are consistent, people who are obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
I fear the day technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.
Stress is the trash of modern life-we all generate it but if you don't dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.
If you grew up in my generation, you're going to be influenced by Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and also listen to Metallica - it wasn't segregated anymore.
We need to address our Nation's mounting garbage problem by generating less garbage, particularly paper waste.
Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.
Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we wish them to do.
The pleasure of living and the pleasure of the orgasm are identical. Extreme orgasm anxiety forms the basis of the general fear of life.
Sometimes I really have a spiritual need to say something more general about the world, and sometimes something personal.
Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common man.
It's fine to work on any problem, so long as it generates interesting mathematics along the way - even if you don't solve it at the end of the day.
It is comparatively easy to become a writer; staying a writer, resisting formulaic work, generating one's own creativity - that's a much tougher matter.
I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in that.
The promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-generational compact that rewards hard work and provides retirement security.
I've learned one general thing in filmmaking: to work with one strong idea. One strong concept that pushes you to work in a certain way artistically.
The other day, someone called me this generation's Bruce Dern - I'd never thought of that, and frankly, I don't know enough of Bruce Dern's work to comment on it, though he is an incredible actor.
What I generally tell a class is that if you're not interested in anybody else's work but your own, take another class.