Shaping Our Generation Life Quotes & Sayings

An English homegrey twilight poured On dewy pasture, dewy trees, Softer than sleepall things in order stored, A haunt of ancient Peace. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Most successful American politicians look well-fed on endorsements, campaign contributions and chicken dinners. — Simon Hoggart

It was always my intention that The Frieze should be housed in a room which would provide a suitable architectural frame for it. — Edvard Munch

And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom. — Anonymous

Movements of people create change - not just any one person or organization, but when lots of people are in motion around a shared vision. — Ai-jen Poo

Only by the shuddering of the bed did Toby realize the girl was sobbing. Molly herself made no sound; it was as though her grief was trapped in a jar, her cries inaudible to anyone but her. — Tess Gerritsen

Pessoa talked about there being no escape," the bear said. "He was right. — Tao Lin

In the Third World, honk your horn only under the following circumstances: 1. When anything blocks the road. 2. When anything doesn't. 3. When anything might. 4. At red lights. 5. At green lights. 6. At all other times. — P. J. O'Rourke

As time went by, it mattered less and less that in 1969 a rocket went from Florida to the moon and men walked there. Good men. People's dads. Those were only events, scattered in time. Draw them close, rub them between thumb and finger till they look like larvae, soften like silk, distend to knot, to weave. It takes a village to kill a child. — Ann-Marie MacDonald

I never forgot, never, that it had been he who, with two words, turned my deadliest flaw to a treasure beyond price. — Jacqueline Carey

Not only is [a mother] entrusted with the guardianship of the intellect and character of the world's statesmen and philosophers, but her gentle presence, as she bends over the cradle, and the silent influence of her daily life are shaping the entire moral character of the coming generation. — C.E. Sargent

It sounds a little extreme, but in this day and age, if your work isn't online, it doesn't exist. — Austin Kleon

It was a chilly morning after the night's rain, and the sun hung in the sky like a pale coin lost by someone high up in the clouds. — Cornelia Funke

Our region is going to be in chaos for a long time, ... The media's not playing it up to make it seem worse than it is. The reality is that it's as bad or worse than what you're seeing on TV. It's going to take a lot of help from a lot of people to get everybody back to living a normal life again. — David Toms

I just love it when I hear a little commotion, someone leaving. When I see those doors in the back ... — George Carlin