The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing.
Each generation of adolescents has at least two historical events that color its responses to whatever happens next.
I'm a first-generation American, so I had friends from several cultures while growing up, including Indian and Iranian friends.
My ultimate goal is for that next generation coming up, who didn't see me play, go, 'Oh, he used to play football?'
A superfluity of wealth, and a train of domestic slaves, naturally banish a sense of general liberty, and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates in aristocracy.
Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general.
I don't know if I officially proofread my father's book, but I read it. I did get some conception of grammar in general from that.
It is only through fiction and the dimension of the imaginary that we can learn something real about individual experience. Any other approach is bound to be general and abstract.
Is Tony Blair of the Labour party? The answer to that is profoundly 'yes', but that is not how, sentimentally, he is regarded in the Labour movement generally.
Be generous with your smile and try not to frown. And you will see my children; your smile will never let you down ☺
Este incredibil cât de completă este iluzia care ne face să credem că frumuseţea este în genere bunătate.
I do not think that there is a reputable scientist on this planet who would advocate using this technology to generate a human child as was just announced.
We shouldn't build a technology to colour, or grey out, what people say. The media in general is balanced, although there are a lot of issues to be addressed that the media rightly pick up on.
Space fascinated me because I'm from the generation that saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon live on TV. I was 7 at the time. Also, 'Lost in Space' was one of my favorite shows on TV back then.
We see new male artists have their first single reach No. 1 on the charts, but it generally takes a female a lot longer to build momentum.
I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity.
It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus enabled to call our ancestors barbarous.
Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
I'm kind of big on performance in general. I like the sort of entertainment where you can go in and be fully immersed in it.
But the general welfare must restrict and regulate the exertions of the individuals, as the individuals must derive a supply of their strength from social power.
From Mozambique to Chad, South Africa and Liberia, Sierra Leone to Burkina Faso, feminism is the buzzword for a generation of women determined to change the course of the future for themselves and their families.
