Quotes of: Older-generation Keyword

Pride only helps us to be generous; it never makes us so, any more than vanity makes us witty.

Middlemarch

Women are constantly trying to commit suicide for love, but generally they take care not to succeed.

The Moon and Sixpence

What for me is bliss and life and ecstasy and exaltation, the world in general seeks at most in imagination; in life it finds it absurd.

Steppenwolf

That's your opportunity--to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing.

Poke the Box

In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is wanting.

The Pleasures of Life

But I was not in the band, because I suffer from the kind of tone deafness that is generally associated with actual deafness

Paper Towns

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Profound Vers-A-Tales

Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of our generation you shall find.

The Tempest

Whenever I schedule an appointment, my general rule of thumb is, tomorrow is better than yesterday.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Clearly the secret of happiness...is a variation on the general principle of banging your head against a wall, and then stopping.

The Tenderness of Wolves

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

Venus in Arms

I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.

Andrew Cuomo

We really need to put the best we have to offer within reach of our children. If we don't do that, we're going to get the generation we deserve.

Brewster Kahle

The NBA and NHL have different agendas: The NBA is much more protective of its players and its brand; the NHL has less to lose, and it's in their best interest to generate buzz any way they can.

Bill Simmons

The tricky thing about songwriting is that, more often than not, what you consider to be your best work generates a collective shrug, and something you've simply tossed off bowls people over.

Dan Hill

What N.Y.C. does attract, year in and year out, is the very best general talent from around the world. The absolute smartest, neurons-just-fire-faster, can-bend-spoons-with-their-mind talent.

Jose Ferreira

I want a desirable place to work to attract and keep them here. So you try to create an environment for people to do their best work, and be generous on the benefit side.

Joe Mansueto

But it was also the best mistake I've ever made, because what it did was hopefully allow a whole new generation to make up their own minds about Scientology and for that I make no apology.

John Sweeney

It was then, I think, that I discovered that the best way of bringing a medieval subject home to my generation was not to be medieval in its treatment.

Laurence Housman

A message to women in general is be happy with yourself first. Be sure that you take care of yourself and find yourself. Be comfortable! And you will be way more appealing. Do what's best for you, and everything will fall into place.

Raven Goodwin

I believe that as a nation we must have a bipartisan discussion about how to best preserve and protect Social Security for our seniors and for future generations of Americans.

Steve Israel