46 Quotes About Boomers

Kenneth Clark was wrong about the boomers. They did not take their place in the chain of civilization. And if the boomers think that they can unmoor millennials from our past, immiserate our futures, tell us we’re rich because we can afford iPhones but not families, teach us that narcissism is the highest form of patriotism, and still have a nation resilient enough to bounce back to normal after the younger generation starts to riot in the streets, then the boomers will be wrong about us.

The boomer career model is based upon the known. Fixed variables, stability, and a long-term plan that can be followed with confidence and little variation over decades. The modern career model is based upon the unknown. Multiple variables, volatility, and a flexible plan that needs to be able to grow and adapt.

Treasure quickly became junk when there was no place to put them.

For people of a certain age in this country, culture comes free of charge. It is thought they are too old to misuse it.

Boomers have a different view of aging. They're jumping out of airplanes, running marathons and not giving up on rock and roll.

We have seen a lot of pre-positioning. Boomers are buying that retirement home before they have sold their current residence.

Boomers make up a third of our population, and they have always dominated our society from a cultural standpoint. The way work itself is being done, how we dress, where we work: All of these innovations have been embraced by our society.

And many of them haven't saved. But this isn't a crisis if we reinvent retirement. Most Boomers look at retirement as a new chapter in their lives, to be new people and try new things, rather than a phase of rest and relaxation.

Boomers really have the chance to turn this around.