Ben Domenech Quotes

Today's younger generation is no worse than my own. We were just as ignorant and repulsive as they are, but nobody listened to us.

The millennials were raised in a cocoon, their anxious parents afraid to let them go out in the park to play. So should we be surprised that they learned to leverage technology to build community, tweeting and texting and friending while their elders were still dialing long-distance?

What I learned was that we Millennials possess one factor that supposedly sets us apart from those who came before us. Is it incredibly clear skin, since most of us took Accutane at some point? No. The recurring description of our generation is 'entitled.'

Millennials can be very hardworking, but it's easier to tell the story of the ones who are entitled.

This millennial generation... you guys seem so entitled.

I'm wary about this thing about being in the generation of social networking where people are like, 'I am my musical taste.' I am not just a collection of music. Or a collection of movies. I think that's a thing that people romanticize: 'Oh my God, she likes this band so she is a dream.'

Generation X is dead. It has come to mean anyone aged 13 to 55 years old.

I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being young has always meant being self-absorbed; in many ways, that's what youth is for.

There are certain realities we must speak of with our children that were not present when I was a child.

Today's population of adolescents and young adults is the largest in our nation's history.

Young people are better educated. They grew up in a society which is well connected, well informed. They are able to communicate to one another, to know what is happening.

They're a different generation, those kids; kids that are under the age of twelve. They're not that impressed by rock music, you know what I mean? They're like, it's cool and everything, but whatever. They're just as impressed by YouTube.

When my generation grew up, our only sources of knowledge were books, teachers, parents and friends. The encyclopedia was an item of luxury. We faced big limits in what we could learn, where we could be and who we could reach.

I moved out at 18. I always studied classes and trained a lot, you know. I think nowadays is such a different time because there's so many channels promoting the celebrity aspect of things.

If boomers were always looking to shock, millennials are eager to share.

I had heard so much negative talk about our generation, that we're slackers and young fogies, that I knew wasn't true of the people I know.

Generation Y is much smarter. They just get information much more quickly. They really understand the idea of quality and value.

This wired generation is kind of cool.

I'm a '70s mom, and my daughter is a '90s mom. I know a lot of women my age who are real computer freaks.

Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do.

I don't think children themselves have changed that much. It's the world that has changed.

I am hoping, though, that many of them have kids, who, when they have a moment to take a break from their iPods, Internet, or Google, will explain to their parents running the country just how the world is being flattened.

I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.

I have been adopted by the millennials, and I'm enjoying every minute of it! I'm learning a new language.

My oldest grew up on Disney, but my youngest is all about Snapchat and YouTube.