“Civilization could not exist until there was written language, because without written language no generation could bequeath to succeeding generations anything but its simpler findings.” LanguageWrittenGenerationsCivilizationSucceedFindingsWritten Language Author:Charlton Laird
“This middle age thing is a little weird. Some friends and mentors are gone, and there's a very forward-looking new generation coming up behind me. So it's very much finding my own place.” LittlesAgeMy OwnBehindsGoneGenerationsMiddleFindingsMentorMiddle AgesNew Generation Author:Yo-Yo Ma
“The business of finding a nation's soul is a long and slow one at the best and a great many prophets must be slain in the course of it. Perhaps when we have slain enough prophets future generations will begin to build their tombs.” LongSoulEnoughCoursesNationsGenerationsFindingsProphetGreat MenFuture GenerationTombs Book:National Music: And Other Essays Source: National Music: And Other Essays
“I wanted to reexamine the idea of the album for generations of people who are not my age, who love music or learning about music or are finding this band called R.E.M. or have just previously heard "Losing My Religion" and "Everybody Hurts" as their elevator music. I wanted to present an idea of what an album could be in the age of YouTube and the Internet.” PeopleIdeasAgeWantedHurtGenerationsHeardInternetBandFindingsLosingAlbumsYoutubeMusic LoveElevators Author:Christopher Bollen
“Every generation has underestimated the potential for finding new ideas . . . Possibilities do not add up. They multiply.” IdeasGenerationsPossibilityFindingsAddNew IdeasUnderestimated Author:Paul Romer
“Finding balance in life is perhaps the greatest challenge of this generation, especially for women. I've decided that I need to compartmentalize my life better. From the time my kids get home until after dinner, I put my phone away. If I pick it up, my kids call me on it, and I have to put money in the "phone jar." When the phone jar gets full, the kids can spend the money on fun family outings, like going to a movie or going to their favorite restaurant. This unplugged time has helped me to be more mindful and give them my full attention.” IfsNeedsGivingHomeKidsLife IsFunChallengesAttentionGenerationsBalanceFindingsPicksDecidedPhonesDinnerRestaurantsCall MeJarsThis GenerationLife BalanceFun Family Author:Dayna Devon
“I think that the next two generations of Americans will be grappling with the very real specter of finding themselves living in a new and bizarre kind of digital totalitarian state - one that looks and feels democratic on the surface, but has a fierce undercurrent of fear and technologically enforced fascism any time you step out of line. I really hope this isn't the case, but it looks really bad right now, doesn't it?” ThinkingFeelsLooksKindTwoRealStatesNextLinesStepsCasesGenerationsRight NowFindingsDemocraticSurfaceDigitalFascismFierceBizarreGrapplingTotalitarian State Author:Chelsea Manning
“We must keep ourselves busy with finding ways to generate wealth for generations to come and work to pass down things to our children for them to pass down to their children.” WayChildrenWealthGenerationsFindingsOur ChildrenBusy Author:T.I.
“Democracy takes work. That's the thing we're really finding out, that, you know, in many ways, you know, the past two decades we've taken for granted all of the extraordinary achievements of the post-war generation. You know, building this global alliance structure that has kept the peace across the North Atlantic since World War II. Building all of these institutions, building all this remarkable technology. And people have privatized. You know, you can now, you don't have to go outdoors much, the whole world comes to you.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayTwoWarWholePastTechnologyDemocracyTakenGenerationsBuildingAchievementFindingsInstitutionsStructureExtraordinaryDecadesWhole WorldGrantedPostsWar Of The WorldsRemarkableWorld War IiWorld War IAlliancesTaken For GrantedPost WarExtraordinary Achievement Author:David Frum
“It is hard to compare over generations. I think a lot of the top talent is choosing other fields. We look pretty hard - we put a lot of time and effort into finding talent.” ThinkingLooksHardEffortGenerationsTalentFieldsFindingsCompare Author:Ken Moelis