“Organic life beneath the shoreless waves Was born and rais’d in Ocean’s pearly caves First forms minute, unseen by spheric glass, Move on the mud, or pierce the watery mass; These, as successive generations bloom, New powers acquire, and larger limbs assume; Whence countless groups of vegetation spring, And breathing realms of fin, and feet and wing.” FirstsMovingFormBornGenerationsGroupsFeetMinutesOceanMassSpringWingsAssumingGlassesWaveBreathingRealmsAcquireUnseenMudCavesLimbsPierceVegetationFinsOrganic Life Author:Erasmus Darwin
“Our generation, unfortunately, is stuck to our phones - and, like, Twitter - constantly, which I have no problem with. I'd say we're not describing the children of America or anything like that, but there is something to take from it: It is kind of sad how we can't go thirty minutes without checking our phone.” KindChildrenProblemAmericaGenerationsMinutesPhonesStuckThirtyNo ProblemDescribingOur Generation Author:Israel Broussard
“I see young people being dismissed for supposedly wanting only "stupid" and "easy" material, or that they don't have an attention span longer than three minutes. I disagree with all those statements; I just think they aren't true. I'm saying that our generation wants stuff that is substantial and challenging, as well as thoughtful and endearing. Well, I don't know if I'm doing that, but I'm trying.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantTryingWellsYoungThreeEasyStuffChallengesAttentionGenerationsMinutesStupidMaterialsStatementsThoughtfulDisagreeOur GenerationAttention SpanEndearing Author:Bo Burnham
“Part of me also knows that this generation is the least racist and most pro-gay, so that's great. But they have a real lack of gravitas. And they have no taste in music. Vampire Weekend? Can we play some music, please? Can we rock out for a minute? Where's your Metallica?” KnowsRealPlayGenerationsMinutesRocksPleaseTasteGayVampireRacistWeekendThis GenerationMetallicaTaste In MusicGravitasPro Gay Author:Greg Behrendt
“One of the greatest failures of every generation is that it refuses to read the minutes of the last meeting.” LastsGenerationsMinutesMeetingsRefuse Author:David A. Noebel
“Godzilla also represents the fear of nuclear annihilation, which was something that was big in my mind at the time. It was something that the people of this forthcoming generation haven't had to live with, but people around my age grew up with the idea that we could all be blown up at any minute. That's also what got me into hardcore music.” PeopleMindIdeasBigsAgeGenerationsMinutesHavensGrewGrew UpNuclearAnnihilationHardcoreForthcomingGodzilla Author:Brad Warner
“The effect of AIDS was like a war in a minute country. Like, in World War I, a whole generation of Englishmen died all at once. And with AIDS, a whole generation of gay men died practically all at once, within a couple of years.” MenWorldYearsWarCountryWholeGenerationsMinutesEffectsCoupleGayDiedAidsWar Of The WorldsWorld War IEnglishmenGay Men Author:Fran Lebowitz