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In every new generation, the impulses supposed to have been rooted out by discipline in the child break forth again when the struggle for existence - of the individual in society, of the society in the life of the state - begins. These passions are not transformed by the prevalent education of the day, but only repressed.

~Ellen Key

Topics: Again Been Begins Break Child Day Discipline Education Every Existence Forth Generation Impulses Individual Life New New Generation Only Out Passions Repressed Rooted Society State Struggle Supposed Transformed

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While the women of the older generation were thankful if only they succeeded in obtaining 'a work and a duty,' however monotonous and wearing it might be, the will of the younger generation for a pleasurable labour has fortunately increased.

~Ellen Key

Topics: Duty Fortunately Generation However Increased Labour Might Monotonous Obtaining Older Older Generation Only Pleasurable Succeeded Thankful Wearing Were While Will Women Work Younger Younger Generation

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Morality in its noblest forms remains inexplicable unless one takes into account that power of growth in the human soul which has led generation after generation from lower religious and ethical standards to higher ones which often clash with worldly advantages.

~Ellen Key

Topics: Account Advantages After Clash Ethical Forms Generation Growth Higher Human Human Soul Inexplicable Led Lower Morality Noblest Often Power Religious Remains Soul Standards Takes Unless Which Worldly

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So many people I talk to who work in technology, you ask them, 'What got you interested in science?' and those from my generation say, 'The Apollo landings.'

~Ellen Stofan

Topics: Apollo Ask Generation Got Interested Many My Generation People Say Science So Many People Talk Technology Them Those Who Work You

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With DNA, you have to be able to tell which genes are turned on or off. Current DNA sequencing cannot do that. The next generation of DNA sequencing needs to be able to do this. If somebody invents this, then we can start to very precisely identify cures for diseases.

~Elon Musk

Topics: Able Cannot Cures Current Diseases Generation Genes Identify Needs Next Next Generation Off Precisely Somebody Start Tell Then Turned Very Which You Dna

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'Plan Nine From Outer Space' for a new generation, 'Battlefield Earth' is set in the year 3000, after the beings from the planet Psychlo have conquered our planet in only nine minutes.

~Elvis Mitchell

Topics: After Battlefield Beings Conquered Earth Generation Minutes New New Generation Nine Only Our Our Planet Outer Outer Space Plan Planet Set Space Year

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Each new generation is reared by its predecessor; the latter must therefore improve in order to improve its successor. The movement is circular.

~Emile Durkheim

Topics: Circular Each Generation Improve Latter Movement Must New New Generation Order Successor Therefore

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Progress is the injustice each generation commits with regard to its predecessors.

~Emile M. Cioran

Topics: Each Each Generation Generation Injustice Predecessors Progress Regard

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Feminists of my mother's generation argued that both mom and dad should work a little less and each do some of the household chores. My parents, for example, split everything 50/50. Even though my father is a terrible cook, he still made dinner exactly half the time.

~Emily Oster

Topics: Argued Both Chores Cook Dad Dinner Each Even Everything Exactly Example Father Feminists For Example Generation Half Half The Time He Household Less Little Made Mom Mom And Dad Mother Parents Should Some Split Still Terrible Though Time Work

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I was raised in Arizona, and I went to public school, and the extent of my knowledge of the civil-rights movement was the story of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. I wonder how much my generation knows.

~Emma Stone

Topics: Arizona Extent Generation How How Much King Knowledge Knows Luther Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Movement Much My Generation Parks Public Public School Raised Rosa Rosa Parks School Story Wonder I Was Raised I Wonder

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