“The attitude of the true scientist towards the real limits of human understanding was unforgettably impressed on me in early youth by the obviously unpremeditated words of a great biologist; Alfred Kuhn finished a lecture to the Austrian Academy of Science with Goethe 's words, "It is the greatest joy of the man of thought to have explored the explorable and then calmly to revere the inexplorable." After the last word he hesitated, raised his hand in repudiation and cried, above the applause, "No, not calmly, gentlemen; not calmly!” MenHumansRealHandsLastsJoyUnderstandingAttitudeYouthHe ManLimitsScientistRaisedFinishedGentlemanCriedImpressedLast WordsLecturesApplauseAcademyBiologist Author:Konrad Lorenz
“I wanted to know more about the young ... strange that though they laughed so loud, they so seldom smiled. Perhaps laughter was involuntary whereas smiling was part of an attitude to life.” KnowsWantedYoungAttitudeYouthStrangeLaughterLoudLaughedInvoluntary Book:The Town in Bloom Source: The Town in Bloom
“But no one can blink at the fact that in this land, and in other lands across the world, there is an epidemic affecting the lives of millions of youth. It is a sickness that comes of a loss of values, of an abandonment of moral absolutes. The virus which has infected them comes of leaderless families, leaderless schools, leaderless communities. It comes of an attitude that says, "We will not teach moral values. We will leave the determination of such to the individual."” WorldFactsSchoolValuesIndividualCommunityLossAttitudeMoralTeachMillionsLandYouthDeterminationAbsolutesSicknessAbandonmentVirusesEpidemicsBlinkMoral ValuesAbsolutism Author:Gordon B. Hinckley
“Our disregard of civic and moral virtue as an educational priority is having a tangible effect on the attitudes, understanding and behavior of large portions of the youth population in the United States today.” StatesTodayUnderstandingUnitedAttitudeMoralUnited StatesVirtueEffectsYouthBehaviorPopulationEducationalPrioritiesPortionsTangibleCivicsDisregardMoral Virtues Book:Failing Liberty 101: How We Are Leaving Young Americans Unprepared for Citizenship in a Free Society Source: Failing Liberty 101: How We Are Leaving Young Americans Unprepared for Citizenship in a Free Society
“It takes the youth, really; they're the ones that should have the energy, it shouldn't be the old geezers, but the signs are very worrying. Half of them, apparently, don't believe in global warming. They think it's a hoax, which is more of that stupid, stick-their-head-in-the-sand attitude. Where is the outrage at the generations that have preceded them spending all the money? But the cynicism is so deep and so ingrained; I guess no one feels they can do anything.” ThinkingFeelsShouldBelieveEnergyCan DoHalfAttitudeWorryGenerationsStupidYouthShould HaveSticksDon't BelieveSpendingGlobal WarmingSandCynicismOutrageHoaxes Author:Bill Maher
“Growing up in the '80s, questions of style and music and youth culture all seemed inherently political - like gay rights issues, dressing up, wearing makeup, arms protests. A lot of attitude and opinions were expressed through clothes, and they all were meaningful. So in that way, I was so excited about the connection between our private lives and politics - who I kiss, how I like to dance.” PoliticalCultureAttitudeOpinionGrowing UpStyleYouthGayKissingExcitedMeaningfulMakeupProtestGay Rights Author:Wolfgang Tillmans