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  • The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.

    "Tom Brokaw signs on for two more books". www.today.com. January 31, 2005.
  • Whatever comes next for this generation, that's going to be the greatest voice.

    "Clancy Brown Returns to Lex Luthor in 'Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'". Interview, www.cbr.com. September 2, 2009.
  • My parents, like others of "The Greatest Generation" who lived through the Great Depression and World War II, wanted to provide the best possible life for their children. My mother and father both attended college but dropped out to earn a living during the Depression, working the rest of their lives at blue-collar work.

  • What we need now is the greatest generation of young adults in the history of the Church. We need your whole heart and soul. In other words, it's time to raise the bar not only for missionaries but also for returned missionaries and for your entire generation.

    Heart   Soul   Church  
  • Education is our greatest opportunity to give an irrevocable gift to the next generation.

  • You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

  • The Greatest Generation got to save old tires, dig a Victory Garden and forgo sugar. The Richest Generation is being asked to shop.

    Margaret Carlson (2003). “Anyone Can Grow Up: How George Bush and I Made it to the White House”, p.144, Simon and Schuster
  • We learned some bad things, and the Vietnam War led to some bad conclusions. We're not the greatest generation, that's for sure.

    Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com
  • The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations.

  • I had seen the films out of World War II, the great 82nd Airborne, the 101st, and all of those of you in the greatest generation and the service that you had provided.

  • I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.

    Speech in House of Commons, 13 May 1940
  • Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

  • One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation.

    Fred Rogers (2006). “Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember”, p.85, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
  • The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

  • Every movement that slays its gods creates new ones, of course. I loathe talk of the sixties and seventies being a 'Greatest Generation' of artists, but if we're going to use such idiotic appellations, let this one also be applied to the artists, curators, and gallerists who emerged in the first half of the nineties.

  • Think of it as your ticket to change the world.

  • My dad was a member of the Greatest Generation that achieved victory in World War II. This was the generation that saved the world from fascism, came home and built the great American middle class, led the way in the civil rights movement, protected our environment, and created great programs like Medicare.

    Dad   War   Home  
  • I want to be the greatest investigative reporter of my generation.

  • And now that the Greatest Generation is getting older, I think it is the responsibility of all Americans to make sure we do our part for America's seniors. You have earned the best of America -- and we need to make sure you get the protection and health care you deserve.

  • We live in freedom because every generation has produced patriots willing to serve a cause greater than themselves. Those who serve today are taking their rightful place among the greatest generations that have worn our nation's uniform.

    Fort Bragg Speech, www.nbcnews.com. 2005.
  • There's one big difference between me and the others - I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.

    "Transcripts World Today Bush Pounds Tax Message Home in Iowa". cnn.com. January 14, 2000.
  • Greatest generation came through some stuff that we can't even imagine - the Depression, World War I - and all they wanted after that was a breather and a calm and a quiet life, and they get us.

    War   Generations   World  
    Source: www.pbs.org
  • It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.

    "Brokaw shares the stories of a generation of heroes". www.cnn.com. January 20, 1999.
  • Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

  • If someone tries to tell you you are the greatest generation in the history of America, don't believe them. You aren't. You have the capability to be, but you aren't.

    "Why True Love Waits". Josh McDowell's talk in Ouray, Colorado, June 15, 2007.
  • A common lament of the World War II generation is the absence today of personal responsibility

    Tom Brokaw (1998). “The Greatest Generation”, Random House Large Print Publishing
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