#generation

As for AIDS, it's a plague. We are human, we get plagues. They come along every so often, kill off two thirds of the population; in the next generation it's a quarter; after that it's a childhood disease. ↗

— Larry Niven

#aids #along #childhood #come #disease

Human nature must have come much nearer perfection than it is now, or will be in many generations, to exclude from such a control prejudice, selfishness, ambition, and injustice. ↗

— Elihu Root

#come #control #exclude #generations #human

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself. ↗

— Charles M. Schulz

#each #generation #gift #given #himself

I believe the war on terror is the vital discussion of this decade and of our generation, probably. To win the war on terror, you need a good offense and a good defense. On defense, I regret to say, basically, this administration has not come close to doing what is necessary. ↗

— Charles Schumer

#basically #believe #close #come #decade

More and more good actors are now transmigrating into the videogame space and playing roles there because it's where my generation of kids get stories from. ↗

— Andy Serkis

#generation #get #good #good actors #into

I don't find the technology threatening. A lot of people my age, my generation, find it difficult to immerse themselves. But I would never preclude the idea of using any technology if I thought it suited the end result. ↗

— Robert Smith

#any #difficult #end #end result #find

Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens. ↗

— Ronald Steel

#generation #grown #lens #look #looking

It was both Abraham's and the Jews' privilege also that they should have this promise to all generations. ↗

— Thomas Goodwin

#also #both #generations #jews #privilege

All around us are the consequences of the most significant technological, and hence cultural, revolution in generations. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

#consequences #cultural #generations #hence #most

There is not that much of a generation gap these days. ↗

— Chris Frantz

#gap #generation #generation gap #much #these