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My family came over from Spain about nine generations ago. I was born in San Diego, but by the time I was four days old, I was on a flight back to Spain because that's where my family was living at the time.

~Bitsie Tulloch

Topics: About Back Because Born By The Time Came Days Diego Family Flight Four Generations Living Nine Old Over San San Diego Spain Time Where I Was Born

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For generations, our political life was distorted by the influence of public officials whose foremost goal was to preserve the essence, if not the form, of slavery in a segregated and discriminatory social system.

~Blase J. Cupich

Topics: Distorted Essence Foremost Form Generations Goal Influence Life Officials Our Political Political Life Preserve Public Segregated Slavery Social System Whose

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We have never owned, as a country, the damage done not only to people who were enslaved but to future generations in which they were treated. I think that has damaged the future of many African-American people. Some have risen above it quite nobly, but it has impacted generations, and we have to be able to own that as part of the past.

~Blase J. Cupich

Topics: Able Above African-American Country Damage Damaged Done Enslaved Future Future Generations Generations Impacted Many Never Nobly Only Own Owned Part Past People Quite Risen Some Think Treated Were Which Who I Think

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During the Cold War, workers proudly contributed to national defense, but the carelessness and haste in handling toxic waste created a nightmare of pollution for subsequent generations.

~Bobbie Ann Mason

Topics: Carelessness Cold Cold War Created Defense Generations Handling Haste National National Defense Nightmare Pollution Proudly Subsequent Toxic War Waste Workers

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Harvey Milk gave hope to generations of gay and lesbian Americans by encouraging them to live their lives openly and to speak out against the discrimination and prejudice they faced.

~Bonnie Hammer

Topics: Against American Discrimination Encouraging Faced Gave Gay Generations Harvey Hope Lesbian Live Lives Milk Openly Out Prejudice Speak Them

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Brands mean different things for different generations.

~Bozoma Saint John

Topics: Brands Different Different Things Generations Mean Things

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Millennials, and the generations that follow, are shaping technology. This generation has grown up with computing in the palm of their hands. They are more socially and globally connected through mobile Internet devices than any prior generation. And they don't question; they just learn.

~Brad D. Smith

Topics: Any Computing Connected Devices Follow Generation Generations Globally Grown Hands Internet Just Learn Millennials Mobile More Palm Prior Question Shaping Socially Technology Than This Generation Through Up

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Science is a self-correcting discipline that can, in subsequent generations, show that previous ideas were not correct.

~Brian Greene

Topics: Correct Discipline Generations Ideas Previous Science Show Subsequent Were

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Smart and savvy, the fearless female member of George Washington's Secret Six is a testament to the strong women who have helped to alter the course of history in this great nation, both in terms of large-scale battles and in the new opportunities they have helped create for future generations through their own fearless examples.

~Brian Kilmeade

Topics: Alter Battles Both Course Create Examples Fearless Female Future Future Generations Generations George Great Great Nation Helped History Large-Scale Member Nation New New Opportunities Opportunities Own Savvy Secret Six Smart Strong Strong Women Terms Testament Through Washington Who Women

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I made physical objects because I know how to do something on the computer. That struck a chord with me: Most women of my generation have grown up with technology but lack the handmade creative skills of former generations. This is a big opportunity to fill that gap.

~Brit Morin

Topics: Because Big Chord Computer Creative Fill Former Gap Generation Generations Grown Handmade How Know Lack Made Me Most My Generation Objects Opportunity Physical Skills Something Struck Technology Up Women

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