“I don't know anything more piggish - I don't know anything more un-American than saying, 'Oh, I'm worried about my own little handout or my own little program or my own little economy and we'll kick this can down the road and let some future generation deal with it.” KnowsLittlesMy OwnDealsEconomyGenerationsProgramWorriedKicksFuture GenerationDown The RoadHandouts Author:Todd Rokita
“The real wealth of the Nation lies in the resources of the earth soil, water, forests, minerals, and wildlife. To utilize them for present needs while insuring their preservation for future generations requires a delicately balanced and continuing program, based on the most extensive research. Their administration is not properly, and cannot be, a matter of politics.” NeedsRealMatterEarthLyingNationsWaterWealthGenerationsResearchResourcesProgramEnvironmentalForestsAdministrationSoilSustainabilityBalancedContinuingPreservationFuture GenerationWildlifeMineralsReal Wealth Book:Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson Source: Lost Woods: The Discovered Writing of Rachel Carson
“Unfortunately, the current generation of mail programs do not have checkers to see if the sender knows what he is talking about.” IfsKnowsTalkingGenerationsProgramCurrentsMailCheckersCurrent Generation Author:Andrew S. Tanenbaum
“We must oppose programs that would take food from the mouths of younger generations to buy prescription drugs for old people, and we must do it... for the children.” PeopleChildrenGenerationsDrugMouthsProgramOld PeoplePrescriptionsYounger GenerationPrescription Drugs Author:L. Neil Smith
“The Conservation Buck Challenge was designed to engage and mobilize the hunting community to preserve the outdoor experience for future generations. Our members will be ambassadors for ethical hunting, respect for private property rights, support for conservation funding and programs that give our children the chance to learn the valuable lessons of nature.” GivingChildrenCommunityChallengesChanceSupportRightsGenerationsLessonsMembersProgramOur ChildrenPropertyValuablePreservesEthicalHuntingConservationFuture GenerationFundingBucksPrivate PropertyProperty RightsAmbassadorsValuable Lessons Author:Gary Morris
“A program whose basic thesis is, not that the system of free enterprise for profit has failed in this generation, but that it has not yet been tried!” WisdomPoliticsEconomyGenerationsProgramProfitLiberalismEnterpriseThis GenerationThesisFree Enterprise Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great American middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like Medicare.” WorldWayWarHomeClassEnvironmentRightsGenerationsMiddleMovementVictoryDadMembersBuiltProgramMy DadSavedCivil RightsWar Of The WorldsMiddle ClassFascismWorld War IiWorld War IProtectedOur EnvironmentCivil Rights MovementMedicareGreat AmericanGreatest Generation Author:John F. Kerry
“What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all the grandparents.” AbleGenerationsProgramDemocratCurrentsReformGrandparentFuture GenerationEntitlementEntitlement Programs Author:Jeb Hensarling
“Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.” GovernmentSocialGenerationsSecurityPromiseProgramSpendingSocial SecurityGovernment Spending Author:Hank Johnson
“Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in Chief, I will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict.” TryingBelieveRealWisdomRealityTodayOpportunityPoliticsI BelievePresidentCommunityChallengesLeadershipDifferencesJusticeResponsibilityHistoryTechnologyViolenceGenerationsAchievePolicyConflictWeaponsSpringSolutionsEthicsProgramTestsStrategyUnityProfoundHuman RightsNuclearPeacefulIdeologyChiefsIranResolveForeign PolicyNuclear WeaponsDiplomacyCivilityCommandersComprehensiveSettlementObtainingCommander In ChiefArab Spring Author:Barack Obama
“I feel education is more important even now for the younger generation than when I was younger. The kids really need to buckle down and get a good education. That's why it's so important to have computer programs and good tutoring programs, so they can have fun in school. It also keeps them out of trouble.” NeedsFeelsImportantKidsSchoolFunGenerationsTroubleComputerProgramDown AndHaving FunYounger GenerationGood EducationBuckles Author:Albert Belle
“The program of the ruling elite in Orwell's 1984 was: "A foot stamping on a human face forever!" This is naive and optimistic. No species could survive for even a generation under such program. This is not a program of eternal, or even long-range dominance. It is clearly an extermination program.” HumansLongFacesForeverGenerationsFeetEternalProgramSpeciesOptimisticRangeElitesNaiveRulingDominanceHuman FacesExtermination Book:Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader Source: Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader
“My generation knew pretty well what happened 50 years before our birth. Now I follow all the quiz programs because they are a paramount example of the span of memory of the young generation - they are able to remember everything that happened in their life but not before.” YearsWellsAbleRememberYoungMemoriesGenerationsHappenedExampleBirthProgramMy GenerationParamountRemembers EverythingYoung GenerationQuiz Author:Umberto Eco
“Through the art of personal development, we see an opportunity for these animals to inspire compassion, essentially creating a path to deep personal growth. This program [Animal sanctuary] will deploy ISF's youth development program, U Factor. The program helps youth identify their passion, cultivate their talent, amplify their purpose, and connect the younger generation to diminishing species and biodiversity.” ArtHelpingPurposePassionOpportunityGrowthAnimalCompassionPathGenerationsTalentYouthInspireDevelopmentCreatingProgramPersonal GrowthSpeciesPersonal DevelopmentFactorsSanctuaryBiodiversityYounger GenerationAmplify Author:Ian Somerhalder
“I really believe that you can. Not only do I think it is a part of public service to help young people find their way, just as professors had helped me find mine, but I've been very involved in K-12 education issues. I started a program back in 1992 called the Center for a New Generation, an afterschool enrichment program.” PeopleThinkingWayBelieveHelpingYoungIssuesGenerationsMinesInvolvedProgramProfessorsCan NotPublic ServiceNew GenerationEnrichment Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Through our government's updated science, technology and innovation strategy, we are making the record investments necessary to push the boundaries of knowledge, create jobs and opportunities, and improve the quality of life of Canadians. Our government's Canada Research Chairs Program develops, attracts and retains top talent researchers in Canada whose research, in turn, creates long-term social and economic benefits while training the next generation of students and researchers in Canada.” LongGovernmentJobsTurnsNextOpportunitySocialTermQualityTechnologyRecordsGenerationsEconomicTalentStudentsBenefitsTrainingResearchProgramInnovationStrategyInvestmentBoundariesLong TermCanadaChairsNext GenerationQuality Of LifeResearchersScience TechnologyTechnology And Innovation Author:Ed Holder
“We need to preserve programs like Social Security and Medicare for our seniors of today and tomorrow. But we need to strengthen both Social Security and Medicare to make sure these programs are still available for future generations.” NeedsStillsTodaySocialGenerationsSecurityTomorrowProgramAvailablePreservesSeniorSocial SecurityFuture GenerationMedicareToday And Tomorrow Author:Joni Ernst
“A generation ago [the Democratic Party] stood for progressive change. Now they defend every federal program as if each were sacred. They have become the most conservative force in American politics.” IfsForcePartyGenerationsProgramSacredDemocraticConservativeProgressiveAmerican PoliticsDemocratic PartyProgressive Change Author:Thomas Friedman
“The neoliberal programs of the last generation have in fact been, and were intended to be, a pretty serious attack on democracy, but also they've led to stagnation or decline for large parts of the population - the working class, the lower middle class, these people have essentially been cast aside.” PeopleFactsLastsClassDemocracyGenerationsMiddleSeriousProgramCastsPopulationMiddle ClassDeclineWorking ClassStagnation Author:Noam Chomsky
“I launched The Emeril Lagasse Foundation to provide culinary training, and developmental and educational programs to children in the cities where my restaurants operate. I think everyone has a responsibility to give back to the community if they can, and to help future generations learn new skills.” IfsThinkingGivingChildrenHelpingCommunityCitiesResponsibilityGenerationsSkillsTrainingProgramFoundationEducationalRestaurantsCulinaryGiving BackFuture GenerationDevelopmentalNew SkillsEducational Programs Author:Emeril Lagasse
“The steady expansion of welfare programs can be taken as a measure of the steady disintegration of the Negro family structure over the past generation in the United States.” StatesAmericaPastUnitedUnited StatesTakenGenerationsProgramStructureWelfareSteadyExpansionOver The PastDisintegrationWelfare ProgramsPast Generations Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“But here's what I would tell people of my generation. I turn 40 this year. There isn't going to be a Social Security. There isn't going to be a Medicare when you retire. Forget about what your benefit is going to look like. There isn't going to be one if we don't make some reforms to save that program now.” PeopleIfsYearsLooksTurnsSocialForgetGenerationsSecurityBenefitsProgramReformRetiringSocial SecurityMy GenerationMedicare Author:Marco Rubio
“We're saying no changes for Medicare for people above the age of 55. And in order to keep the promise to current seniors who've already retired and organized their lives around this program, you have to reform it for the next generation.” PeopleAgeOrderNextGenerationsPromiseProgramAgingCurrentsReformOrganizedBirthdaySeniorRetiredNext GenerationSaying NoMedicare50th Birthday Author:Paul Ryan
“If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.” IfsCountryYoungLanguageGenerationsMediaCreationProgramOur CountryMarginalizedNew MediaGeneration GapYoung Generation Author:Jacques Chirac
“The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars... A whole generation is growing up which has been attracted to the hard disciplines of science and engineering by the romance of space.” Has BeensHardWholeInspirationRomanceScienceValuesSpaceEducationGrowing UpGreaterGrowingGenerationsDisciplineProgramAccountsImportanceDollarsEngineeringInputSpace Program Author:Arthur C. Clarke
“We must pay attention to the millions of children of this generation who are caught up in armed conflicts. How can we protect them from the worst consequences of war? And when hostilities cease, how can we take the war out of them? By eliminating landmines, controlling the sale of small arms, raising the age of recruitment ... are all essential measures. By reuniting children with their families and providing programs of physical and psychological rehabilitation.” ChildrenWarAgePayAttentionMillionsGenerationsWorstArmsProtectConflictEssentialsConsequenceProgramCaughtCeasePsychologicalPay AttentionProvidingCaught UpHostilityThis GenerationEliminatingRehabilitationRecruitmentLandminesArmed ConflictReuniting Author:Landon Pearson