#Generations Quotes
“Truth is so great a perfection, that if God would render himself visible to men, he would choose light for his body and truth for his soul”
“In our western civilization we have the glorious example, the great standard of perfection and the teachings of the Christ to guide us. He acts for us as Mediator between our personality and our Soul.”
“To achieve style, begin by affecting none.”
“In the New Testament, myth stands over against the truth of the history of Jesus Christ ... the decisive die has ... been already cast in the New Testament opposition to myth.”
“Politics is not a science...but an art.”
“Famines are easy to prevent if there is a serious effort to do so, and a democratic government, facing elections and criticisms from opposition parties and independent newspapers, cannot help but make such an effort. Not surprisingly, while India continued to have famines under British rule right up to independence … they disappeared suddenly with the establishment of a multiparty democracy and a free press. … a free press and an active political opposition constitute the best early-warning system a country threaten by famines can have”
“You see, all that I ever held dear has been taken from me," she said in a matter-of-fact tone. "And when you've lost everything-" Her facade began to crumble, and her voice broke, but she made herself carry on. "When you've lost everything, you've got nothing to lose.”
“I pity people who do not care for Society. They are poorer for the oblation they do not make.”
Alan Vega Vocalist
Brian Aldiss Film writer
Charles Peguy Poet
Doug Larson
Fran Lebowitz Author
Francois de La Rochefoucauld Author
Pamela Hansford Johnson Novelist
Richard Ben-Veniste Lawyer
Sam Levenson Humorist