#gene

Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing. ↗

— Joseph Priestley

#case #doctrine #general #ideas #mechanical

Chinese culture has a lot of virtues that are tremendously valuable to not only us as Asian-Americans, but also the world in general. ↗

— Martin Yan

#chinese #chinese culture #culture #general #lot

Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating. ↗

— John Yoo

#benefits #cannot #convention #cooperating #example

Women in general want to be loved for what they are and men for what they accomplish. ↗

— Theodor Reik

#general #loved #men #want #women

I think we do want a front-runner from the Republican Party who can win the general election. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#general #general election #i #i think #party

General theories are everywhere condemned; the doctrine of the Rights of Man is dismissed with the doctrine of the Fall of Man. Atheism itself is too theological for us to-day. Revolution itself is too much of a system; liberty itself is too much of a restraint. We will have no generalizations. Mr. Bernard Shaw has put the view in a perfect epigram: 'The golden rule is that there is no golden rule.' We are more and more to discuss details in art, politics, literature. A man's opinion on tramcars matters; his opinion on Botticelli matters; his opinion on all things does not matter. He may turn over and explore a million objects, but he must not find that strange object, the universe; for if he does he will have a religion, and be lost. Everything matters--except everything. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#generalization #modernism #postmodernity #art

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. ↗

— Diane Duane

#first #generation #grandchildren #introducing #now

I can't think of anything specific growing up that pointed me toward NASA at all. I was interested in the Moon landings just about the same as everyone else of my generation. But I never really thought about being an astronaut or working in space myself. ↗

— Laurel Clark

#anything #astronaut #being #else #everyone

Every generation is obsessed with the decade before they were born. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#born #decade #every #generation #obsessed

I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind? Generous? Do they work hard? ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#caring #character #generous #give #hard