Gerontocracy Quotes & Sayings

From pitch perspective, the more you wear your idea, the more it fits you and your comfortable with it, the easier it is for somebody like me to say tell me more. — Brad Feld

A more important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. — John Kenneth Galbraith

Well, the whole history of Star Trek is the market demand. — George Takei

I carry lots of guilt. — Rod Stewart

I know I'm late, but I've finally joined Facebook! — Chelsea Clinton

Christmas split history. Foretastes of the future abound. Drink deeply on what he achieved for us. And be filled with hope for all that is coming. — John Piper

I am cursed with a terminal case of curiosity," he said. "I am jealous, selfish, acquisitive, territorial and possessive. I have a terrible temper, and I know I can be a cruel son of a bitch." He cocked his head. "I used to eat people, you know. — Thea Harrison

Because of our Congressional committee system, our government is closer to a gerontocracy than a democracy. — Charles Frankel

You work at a job, and you reach a certain level, and you're a little satisfied, and you keep going at it a little more, and you finally finish it. You go, 'Ah,' all your dopamine receptor sites are full. You're satiated. — Nick Nolte

The age of global market capitalism, hopes and grievances were narrowly conceived, which blunted a sense of common predicament. Poor people didn't unite; they competed ferociously amongst themselves for gains as slender as they were provisional. — Katherine Boo

, and if one has only one good memory left in one's heart, even that may sometimes be the means of saving us. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky