Quotes About Generations

Mr Phipps seemed to think criminality was passed down through the generations like a stutter, or a squint, or in my case red hair.

Hugh had led men into battle with success and was on reasonably good terms with the king, though they would never be intimates; in any case, his father had been so close to his king that this would probably have to suffice for whole generations of Dipensers.

I've never been able to understand this generation's infatuation with using last names a first names.

Young lady! That's no way to speak to your grandmother!

I think this is the danger we face whenever time passes and those who have suffered recover from what flattened them. The generation coming up behind might underestimate or miss completely all that the older generation survived. Q.

Many people who collect orchids designate an orchid heir in their wills, because they know the plants will outlast them.

Fewer and fewer Americans possess objects that have a patina, old furniture, grandparents' pots and pans, the used things, warm with generations of human touch, essential to a human landscape. Instead, we have our paper phantoms, transistorized landscapes. A featherweight portable museum.

We are the result of the love of thousands.

Childbirth is an experience in a woman's life that holds the power to transform her forever. Passing through these powerful gates - in her own way - remembering all the generations of women who walk with her.... She is never alone.

Forget about writing to Penthouse. This one was going to be a story for their grandkids.

My rage is a kind of domestic rage. I learned it from my mother Who learned it from her mother before her And so on. Surely the Greeks had a word for this.

A grandmother is a safe haven.

We are enmeshed in a lineage that came from somewhere and is going to make way for the next generation.

I never saw my dad cry. My son saw me cry. My dad never told me he loved me, and consequently I told Scott I loved him every other minute. The point is, I'll make less mistakes than my dad, my sons hopefully will make less mistakes than me, and their sons will make less mistakes than their dads.

It's always a dream come true to do music with your pops. And your son.

My grandfather is a musician, my son is a musician and a singer. My mother played the piano too.

My last son is leaving to go to college; my grandchildren are being born. My mother is living with me.

My son Cary's generation likely won't know who my father was, but it's something nice for him that his grandfather was an icon. I had one chance to pass along that name.

Although I never married, my brother fortunately did, and I have had the pleasure of watching his three sons and daughter grow up. Several of them now have children of their own. We have been a close-knit family, although often separated by distance, and have shared each other's happiness, sorrows, and aspirations.

I met my grandfather just before he died, and it was the first time that I had seen Dad with a relative of his. It was interesting to see my own father as a son and the body language and alteration in attitude that comes with that, and it sort of changed our relationship for the better.

My dad has been playing guitar basically all his life. He's sort of who got me into rock music.

My grandparents bowed to the Americans and sought to learn from them. My parents sought to be them.

My grandfather pioneered exploration of what he called 'our water planet,' then my father sought to understand the human connection, and now, as part of the third generation, I'm dedicated to not only raising awareness but also to empowering people to take action.

The most ironic thing is my grandfather has his masters in music composition; he was a jazz composer. My dad was a musician, too. He played more, like, soul music.