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Generations Quotes - Page 15

The rules of parenting have changed. By the modern definition, we were a generation of neglected children.

"How Richard Linklater Turned a 'Crazy, Wildly Impractical Idea' Into an Oscar Front-Runner". Interview with Michael Mechanic, www.motherjones.com. June 27, 2014.

I have a theory that self-made, first-generation actresses don't feel entitled to success.

"Fabulous Friends". Interview with Chloe Sevigny, www.harpersbazaar.com. May 22, 2014.

Generations of human beings were transformed into machines in the relentless pursuit of material wealth: We lived to work.

Jeremy Rifkin (2011). “The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power Is Transforming Energy, the Economy, and the World”, p.269, Macmillan

I would suggest that the next generation stop looking for happiness outside of themselves but instead turn inward.

"May Cause Miracles | Author Gabrielle Bernstein Interview: Rachel P. Goldstein". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

To this generation I would say: Memorize some bit of verse of truth or beauty.

Edgar Lee Masters (2007). “Spoon River Anthology: Literary Touchstone Classic”, p.66, Prestwick House Inc

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.

"Farewell Wangari Maathai, You Were a Global Inspiration – and My Heroine" by Joseph Kabiru, www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2011.

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war.

"What to Call Tony: Analysts Review Blair Legacy". Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. June 26, 2007.

A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility

Tom Brokaw (1998). “The Greatest Generation”, Random House Large Print Publishing