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Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of...

Quotes by Noam Chomsky

Hardly any generation wants to take the whole of the last generation, it just wants to take its best bits.

Quotes by Ninette de Valois

I wanted to make some of the really important things of my generation and some of the biggest.

Quotes by Niki de St. Phalle

My mother and stepfather were documentary filmmakers and, of course, had a very healthy Scandinavian mentality. When it came to cinema, my mother was very obsessed with the French New Wave. That was her generation.

Quotes by Nicolas Winding Refn

Traits acquired during one's lifetime - muscles built up in the gym, for example - cannot be passed on to the next generation. Now with technology, as it happens, we might indeed be able to transfer some of our acquired...

Quotes by Nick Bostrom

I remember really bonding with the first generation kids, the Chinese Canadian kids, and in high school bonding with the Latin kids and the East Indian kids. It was very interesting because it made me open to lots of musical...

Quotes by Nelly Furtado

The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by a generation to bind them together.

Quotes by Neil Young

I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in those years, but because it was the event of my generation and I started out covering it so I stayed with it.

Quotes by Neil Sheehan

Like some kind of particularly tenacious vampire the short story refuses to die, and seems at this point in time to be a wonderful length for our generation.

Neil Gaiman

All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures...

Quotes by Neil Armstrong

The George H. W. Bush Volunteer Generation Fund will further expand the scope and effectiveness of volunteerism.

Quotes by Neil Bush

One of the biggest motivation for me and my co-founder was to learn and see what is happening in the market, see what next generation of entrepreneurs are doing. This has been the biggest motivation to investing in start-ups.

Quotes by Naveen Tewari

Kids have always play-fought, but I think my generation had a particularly privileged cultural fantasy surrounding military violence.

Quotes by Nate Powell

This scepticism is the same scepticism I heard a generation ago in the USSR when few thought that a democratic transformation behind the iron curtain was possible.

Quotes by Natan Sharansky

Among my generation, there was a purist position that any contact with electoral politics was an unforgiveable compromise.

Quotes by Naomi Klein

I'm sure it's why I'm such an odd duck in my feminist generation, because I've always been equally fair to men.

Quotes by Nancy Friday

Instead of passing on choppy waters to the next generation, we should endeavor to leave them a calmer sea.

Quotes by Najib Razak

We are a generation of settlers, and without the steel helmet and gun barrel, we shall not be able to plant a tree or build a house.

Quotes by Moshe Dayan

We cannot shirk responsibility from concerns for the welfare of the next generation.

Quotes by Moshe Vardi

For the baby boomer generation, a home is now seen not as the cornerstone of advancement but a ball and chain, restricting their ability and their mobility to move and seek out a job at another location.

Quotes by Mortimer Zuckerman

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about protecting the environment for future generations?
Yes - one is clear about that responsibility: "We owe it to ourselves and to the next generation to conserve the environment so that we can bequeath our children a sustainable world that benefits all."
Is there a quote comparing generations to recycling?
Yes, it's a clever comparison: "Waste paper is like a forest - paper recycles itself, generation after generation." Our New quotes have more on renewal and fresh starts.
Is there a quote about a TV series called 'My Generation'?
Yes - one recalls a short-lived show: "My last series was on A.B.C., a one-hour called 'My Generation'. Critics liked it. I was on for two weeks, and that was a tough one."
Is there a quote about cultural influences across a generation?
Yes - one reflects on Brazilian cinema: "And my generation in Brazil was influenced by Cinema Novo. So we're echoing what's been done way in the past." Our Like quotes explore more on creative influence.
Where can I find more personal reflections like these?
Take a look at our Me quotes for more first-person perspectives, or our More quotes for related themes.

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