"Every generation is equidistant from God."

-- Leopold von Ranke

#Generations Quotes

“As I became more mature I realized that failure is part of success.”

Source : Robert G. Allen (2006). “Creating Wealth: Retire in Ten Years Using Allen's Seven Principles of Wealth”, p.7, Simon and Schuster
“If I said I was madly in love with you you'd know I was lying.”
“The most precious gift that marriage gave me was the constant impact of something very close and intimate, yet all the time unmistakably other, resistant - in a word, real.”
“When I was nine, I asked my Dad, â€˜Can I have your movie camera? That old, wind-up 8-millimeter movie camera thatâ€™s in your drawer?â€™ And he goes, â€˜Sure, take it.â€™ And I took it, and I started making movies with it, and I started being as creative as I could, and never once in my life did my parents ever say, â€™ What youâ€™re doing is a waste of time.â€™ Neverâ€¦.. I know there are kids out there that donâ€™t have that support system. So, if youâ€™re out there and youâ€™re listening, listen to me: If you wanna be creative, get out there and do it. Itâ€™s not a waste of time.”
“I donâ€™t. I donâ€™t want anybody else to touch you. Iâ€™m silly. I get furious if they touch you.”
“Well, I was born and raised in the Midwest, in Indiana specifically, and my childhood was full of weekend movies, you know, the Saturday and Sunday popcorn movies.”
“I am appalled by the notion of cultural wars.”
“I love what I do. I'm appreciative and I'm still competitive. I still love baseball, but it doesn't consume me. If I can't do it anymore, then I go home and do something else. It's not the end of the world. It's just the end of your career.”

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