Memorable quotes by generation¶
Lost Generation¶
The Lost Generation was the social generational cohort that was in early adulthood during World War I. "Lost" in this context refers to the "disoriented, wandering, directionless" spirit of many of the war's survivors in the early postwar period
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Interbellum Generation¶
The name comes from the fact that those born during this time were too young to have served in the military during World War I, and were generally too old to serve as enlisted personnel in World War II though many of them joined the armed forces then
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Greatest Generation¶
The term was popularized by the title of a 1998 book by American journalist Tom Brokaw, where he profiled American members of this generation who came of age during the Great Depression and went on to fight in World War II, as well as those who contributed to the war effort on the home front. Brokaw wrote that these men and women fought not for fame or recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do"
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Silent Generation¶
The most startling fact about the younger generation is its silence. With some rare exceptions, youth is nowhere near the rostrum. By comparison with the Flaming Youth of their fathers & mothers, today's younger generation is a still, small flame. It does not issue manifestoes, make speeches or carry posters. It has been called the "Silent Generation."
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Baby Boomers¶
The first recorded use of "baby boomer" is in a January 1963 article describing a massive surge of college enrollments approaching as the oldest boomers were coming of age
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Generation X¶
The term Generation X has been used at various times to describe alienated youth. In the early 1950s, Hungarian photographer Robert Capa first used Generation X as the title for a photo-essay about young men and women growing up immediately following World War II
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Generation Y¶
Members of this demographic cohort are known as millennials because the oldest became adults around the turn of the millennium
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The term digital native describes a person who has grown up in the information age. Often grouped into Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation Alpha, these individuals can consume digital information and stimuli quickly and comfortably through electronic devices and platforms such as computers, mobile phones, and social media.
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Generation Z¶
The name Generation Z is a reference to the fact that it is the second generation after Generation X, continuing the alphabetical sequence from Generation Y
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Generation Alpha¶
Named after the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Generation Alpha is the first to be born entirely in the 21st century
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Last updated: 2026-06-04