Cultural Drift Quotes

People drift from generation to generation, and the morally unthinkable becomes thinkable as the years move on.

One generation after another is drifting away from anything Jewish.

Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?

I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture.

I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always going to drift away from the traditional side, but then find a way to return. There's room for all kinds of influences be it pop, blues, gospel or whatever. But I will always say that I think we need more traditional country music coming down the pike.

Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines.

I'm pretty much out of popular culture altogether.

The average American of today is intellectually so far removed from his forbears that instead of regarding government with apprehension, he is more likely to regard it as a virtual parent, concerned only with protecting and helping him

Oh, America is slipping away from the rest of the consciousness of the planet - slipping away.

The problem with me and others is that we are veering away from the Black gospel that we are supposed to adhere to.