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“The Don Quixote of one generation may live to hear himself called the savior of society by the next.”

May Next Generations Society Savior

Book:Books and Libraries: And Other Papers

Source: Books and Libraries: And Other Papers

“If you really want to define civilization it should be a culture that doesn't destroy its environment. If you burn down the kitchen one day and expect to eat the next, it is not even intelligent, let alone civilized.”

Ifs Want Should Culture Next Environment Society Civilization One Day Intelligent Environmental Kitchen Civilized

Author:Sting

“If you haven't got anything nice to say about anybody, come sit next to me.”

Ifs Humor Funny Next Nice Society Havens Humorous Sitting Drinking Witty Gossip Slander Socialites

Author:Alice Roosevelt Longworth

“Once again a new world view is arising ... This idea is the culmination of all human history. It holds the promise of fulfilling the great aspirations of the past and heralds the advent of the next phase of our evolution. It is the idea of conscious evolution.”

Source: Conscious Evolution: Awakening the Power of Our Social Potential

“There is no level playing field. Any time our society says that a powerful chemical company has the same right as a low income family that's living next door, that playing field is not level, is not fair.”

“Whoever marries the spirit of this age will find himself a widower in the next.”

Age Spirit Next Society Widowers

Author:William Ralph Inge

“35 million people in the U.S. are hungry or don't know where their next meal is coming from, and 13 million of them are children. If another country were doing this to our children, we'd be at war.”

People Ifs Knows Children War Country Next Poor Millions Society Our Children Hunger Hungry Usa Meals World Hunger Ending Hunger Hunger For Food Food Banks Hunger Awareness

Author:Jeff Bridges

“Why are you so petrified of silence, here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines or when you think you're gonna die? Or did you long for the next distraction.”

Thinking Long Dies Next Fear Silence Society Bills Handle Distraction Exes Deadline Your Ex

Author:Alanis Morissette

“Tell me what are the prevailing sentiments that occupy the minds of your young peoples, and I will tell you what is to be the character of the next generation.”

Mind Character Young Next Generations Society Civilization Sentiments Next Generation Prevailing

Author:Edmund Burke

“Everything is for the eye these days - TV, Life, Look, the movies. Nothing is just for the mind. The next generation will have eyeballs as big as cantaloupes and no brain at all.”

Mind Looks Bigs Eye Next Brain Generations Society Television Tvs These Days Next Generation Eyeballs

Author:Fred Allen