There is a certain generation who have grown up being able to mash up, to tinker with, every system they've ever encountered.
Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing.
Generally, if you preface an interview request with, 'I'm an author writing a book,' for some reason, that seems to open a lot of doors.
Out of every 10 scripts I get sent, seven are fairly generic about an American guy who gets the girl and is involved in underground espionage activity.
Corporate planning cycles are a classic example of generals fighting the last war over again instead of preparing for what might lie ahead.
The dwelling places of Europe have an air of inheritance, or cumulative possession - a hive occupied by generations of bees.
The girls show more skin these days, but I think, generally, they behave the same way as when I was growing up.
My parents always went to rallies and demonstrated against certain things; my generation, we often have a political conscience, but we're not that involved.
I know it's surprising, but there is a generation of people who haven't seen a Bond movie. They have no idea what it is. I want to entertain them as much as anyone else.
The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.
But go on, valiant champion; you die not as a fool, though the apostate, unfaithful, and lukewarm ministers and professors of this generation think and say so.
My first generation of young readers now have not only children, but some of them have grandchildren to whom they're introducing their old passion.
I get little kids who recognize me from 'Mary Poppins,' and it just delights me because it's our third generation.
I always like the idea of doing interviews with somebody but completely seriously not ever mentioning what that person is generally known for.
But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it.
I don't want to live in a bubble, in my craft or in the world... I can't, I would be cheating myself out of my generation and the world we live in.
For many Native Americans across the land, the name of the Washington football team is a deeply personal reminder of a legacy of racism and generations of pain.
A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
What I prefer is an audience who listen. And are intelligent. Which I try and assume every audience is. And that if something goes wrong, it's generally my fault and not theirs.
I think the biggest problem in the world is that we have a generation of young people, and maybe two, who don't think it's going to get any better.
The holy scriptures as well as the local and General Authorities of the Church provide a safety net of counsel and guidance for the people of the Church.
