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I know my generation - a lot of them, they're getting old now, and they want to think back fondly, they want to kid themselves. A lot of them think, 'Yeah, we were the best.' That's the kiss of death. That's non-growth. And also that's very bad for the world.

The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.

The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.

It does not have to be that the greatest generation is behind us. It does not have to be that our children will have a lower standard of living. It will be that way if we choose to believe that. I choose not to believe that.

I think young generation is always better than last generation. No matter you like it or don't like it. My father said, 'Jack, I'm so good, you'll never be' - but I'm better than him. My father is better than my grandfather. My children will be better than us.

It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.

Each generation looks to its children to keep our society moving and to make life better.

My generation will actually be the first generation that is tamer than the one that came before it, and it will probably be poorer; less fun and less money.