Compassion is nothing one feels with the intellect alone. Compassion is particular; it is never general.
Every war, every revolution, demands the sacrifice of a generation, of a collectivity, by those who undertake it.
A general cry of "What book? What book? Let us see this famous book!
Dreams seem to generate a special kind of passion and willpower, both of which help people navigate the seas of life.
Could it be that simple? Tell one story to one generation and repeat it until it was accepted as fact?
Generally, crises were Mom's domain. Dad's job was to listen, nod, act curmudgeonly, and offer to pay for things.
We too often forget that not only is there 'a soul of goodness in things evil,' but very generally also, a soul of truth in things erroneous.
Civilians who volunteer generally wish to escape, not to share, privatizations worse than their own.
Like icebergs, people normally expose only a small part of themselves, and generally just the part they wish to show.
Let's stop pretending that we have all the answers, because when it comes to gender, none of us is fucking omniscient.
We're like America's little pit bull. They beat it, starve it, mistreat it, and once in a while they let it out to attack somebody.
Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence--but more generally takes the form of apathy
A general air of surprise and genuine satisfaction fell upon everyone as they saw the pianist enter.
Ishmael had the posture of a classic general; the intellect of a cab driver.
Locking eyes with a shape-shifter was aggressive. Very aggressive. One generally didn't do that unless one wanted to fight. .
Which isn’t, like, as bad as it sounds, because the general public kind of sucks ass.
...Leggett feels that to be excitingly right in general is better than to be dully accurate in particular. That is why he is such an effective journalist.
She did what girls generally do when they don't feel the part: she dressed it instead.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.
I created Punk for this day and age. Do you see Britney walking around wearing ties and singing punk? Hell no. That's what I do. I'm like a Sid Vicious for a new generation.
Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
