- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
Generic Quotes
On cliches, copies, and advice that fits nobody in particular.
These generic quotes weigh the value of one-size-fits-all advice against options built for a specific person or situation, from affordable drug alternatives to overused career tips. More reflections on identity sit in our Character quotes.
- Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026
- Effective
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- Nov 07, 2020
Cipla has already developed a generic version, oseltamivir, which would be much cheaper than Tamiflu, the only available drug effective in treating avian flu.
- Portrait
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very particular who I work with. I'm not interested in portraying women with a cliched, generic look. I'm interested in a model who I can take a portrait of.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
From the outside, Rick Rubin's house above Zuma Beach is a generic millionaire beach home. There's a rarely used tennis court and a circular drive.
- Dumb
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just want to creatively grow and be inspired. I don't want to do anything generic or dumb.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandmother taught me that accomplishments meant less than what you left behind. I started to ask myself what impact my comedy would have on people's lives. And that changed my act. I got cleaner. I stopped talking about generic stuff like airplane peanuts and started speaking the truth about my gift.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a really generic upbringing, I think, when it comes to viewing movies as a kid. I didn't really know what was out there or what was being tried. I was, like, 'E.T.' and 'Indiana Jones.' Those were the only things I knew existed.
- Francisco
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the D.C. suburbs, and what I like about that place is that there's not a strong regional affect in the cultural imagination like there is in Dallas or San Francisco or New York City. You have a little more freedom as a novelist this way. The suburbs become a generic idea, and the place doesn't intrude into the narrative.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Traditionally, there's been a desire to make shows relatable so the maximum number of people would think of those characters as being recognizably like them. The risk there is you can push everything in a somewhat generic direction.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases.
- Boredom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Years later, when I was working as a trolley wally in a supermarket, I tackled the boredom by talking to the customers in as many different accents as I could manage. I started with one that I didn't think would alert any suspicion - generic Asian - then moved on to Irish, Welsh, Australian and American.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you have too many people and you're trying to satisfy everybody's input, you usually end up with something so incredibly generic that it has no point of view.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting the holiday season for every buck it can make.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third act, there's a generic language that comes out of the more commercial system.
- Pet
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think there's something great and generic about goldfish. They're everybody's first pet.
- Brand
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- Nov 07, 2020