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All composers who came after were influenced by Beethoven, even during his lifetime, both by his personality and by his music. He was a father figure for generations.

~Andris Nelsons

Topics: After Beethoven Both Came Composers Even Father Father Figure Figure Generations He His Influenced Lifetime Music Personality Were Who

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I wrote 'Bamboozled' to expose and uncover the lies liberals have used for generations to exploit minorities for the vote.

~Angela Mcglowan

Topics: Exploit Expose Generations Liberals Lies Minorities Uncover Used Vote Wrote

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I can say that we are very clear in our mind about the responsibility of the national soldiers for the break with civilisation that was the Shoah. We are firmly convinced that this is something that will have to be handed over to generations to come... so we don't see any reason to change our view of history.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: About Any Break Change Civilisation Clear Come Convinced Firmly Generations Handed History Mind National Our Over Reason Responsibility Say See Soldiers Something Very View Will I Can

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If you know what you do well and stick to that, I think you can appeal to the different generations. You can strike a chord with them. I've got the brain of a teenager anyway.

~Angus Young

Topics: Anyway Appeal Brain Chord Different Generations Got Know Stick Strike Teenager Them Think Well You I Think

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The aim of militants such as Boko Haram, whose very name means 'Western education is a sin,' is to sow hatred and enmity between Muslim and Christian communities, which have co-existed largely peacefully for generations. Education, in particular the education of women, is a threat to Boko Haram's goals.

~Ann Cotton

Topics: Aim Between Christian Communities Education Enmity Generations Goals Hatred Largely Means Muslim Name Particular Peacefully Sin Sow Threat Very Western Which Whose Women

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At Camfed, we have focused on transforming the vicious cycle of poverty in many rural African communities into a cycle of opportunity. Alumnae of Camfed's programs go on to become role models and mentors for future generations of young students. We call this the 'virtuous circle,' and we know this is a model that works.

~Ann Cotton

Topics: African Become Call Circle Communities Cycle Focused Future Future Generations Generations Go Know Many Mentors Model Models Opportunity Poverty Programs Role Role Models Rural Students Transforming Vicious Virtuous Works Young

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Can a woman become a genius of the first class? Nobody can know unless women in general shall have equal opportunity with men in education, in vocational choice, and in social welcome of their best intellectual work for a number of generations.

~Anna Garlin Spencer

Topics: Become Best Choice Class Education Equal Equal Opportunity First First Class General Generations Genius Intellectual Know Men Nobody Number Opportunity Shall Social Unless Vocational Welcome Woman Women Work

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In the 1920s and 30s, when Radio Shack was young, a much earlier generation of nerds swarmed into these tiny shops to talk excitedly about building radios and other transmission devices. You might say that Radio Shack helped define gadget culture for four generations, from radio whizzes up to smartphone dorks.

~Annalee Newitz

Topics: About Building Culture Define Devices Earlier Four Gadget Generation Generations Helped Might Much Nerds Other Radio Say Shack Shops Talk Tiny Transmission Up You Young 1920S

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Unlike economics, whose sole preoccupation in our finance-obsessed era is the near-term profit motive, history offers a way to place our tiny lifespans in a narrative that spans dozens of generations - perhaps even reaching into a future where capitalism is no longer our dominant form of economic organization.

~Annalee Newitz

Topics: Capitalism Dominant Dozens Economic Economics Era Even Form Future Generations History Longer Motive Narrative Offers Organization Our Perhaps Place Preoccupation Profit Reaching Sole Spans Tiny Unlike Way Where Whose

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There can be problems with extended families, and it can get a little close for comfort. But for the younger generations, it's clear that this option is becoming almost as appealing as living alone.

~Annalee Newitz

Topics: Almost Alone Appealing Becoming Clear Close Comfort Extended Families Generations Get Little Living Living Alone Option Problems Younger

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