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Quote by Adlai Stevenson
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often b

That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. – Adlai Stevenson

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The New Dealers have all left Washington to make way for the car dealers. – Adlai Stevenson

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To me, there is something superbly symbolic in the fact that an astronaut, sent up as assistant to a series of computers, found that he worked more accurately and more intelligently than they. Inside the capsule, man is still in charge. – Adlai Stevenson

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Computers
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[P]atriotism… is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. – Adlai Stevenson

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The dead might as well try to speak to the living as the old to the young. – Willa Cather

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Some men so dislike the dust kicked up by the generation they belong to, that, being unable to pass, they lag behind it. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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My generation is not strong. My grandfather fought in World WarII.I had a panic attack during the series finale of Breaking Bad. – Matt Donaher

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Generations

The longer I live the more keenly I feel that whatever was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for us. – Oscar Wilde

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Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough, Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Listen. Dont explain or justify. – William G. Dyer

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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone. – Martha Beck

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