#generation

I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty. ↗

— William Ralph Inge

#best #best time #conscience #degeneration #escape

The only way to create a foundational document that could stand the test of time was to build in enough flexibility that later generations would be able to adapt it to their own needs and uses. ↗

— Diane Wood

#adapt #build #could #create #document

Each new generation is a fresh invasion of savages. ↗

— Hervey Allen

#fresh #generation #invasion #new #new generation

I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today. ↗

— Penelope Keith

#am #believer #culture #future #future generations

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring. ↗

— William Alexander

#courage #die #earth #fall #forget

Our theme for this year's festivities, Dreams and Challenges of Asian Pacific Americans, speaks to the many generations of Asian Pacific Americans who worked hard to overcome economic hardship, racism and other barriers in their pursuit of the American dream. ↗

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

#american dream #asian #barriers #challenges #dream

I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations. ↗

— Tom Allen

#continue #die #ensure #estate #estate tax

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

#elect #everywhere #exists #generation #rest

Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it won't have anything to complain about. ↗

— Tori Amos

#amount #anything #because #change #complain

The White House isn't the place to learn how to deal with international crisis, the balance of power, war and peace, and the economic future of the next generation. ↗

— Joe Biden

#balance of power #crisis #deal #economic #economic future