Demolishing pretensions, especially worthy ones, is a hallmark of the baby boom.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.
The baby boom is about to become a patient boom.
A lot of baby boomers are baby bongers.
I think the Baby Boom has enjoyed itself, maybe sometimes a little too much, and we're continuing to enjoy ourselves, maybe a little too much.
The baby boomer surge is forcing society to face decisions about costs - and particularly what is valuable. It's senseless for clinicians and governments to bear these choices alone; a sad effect of needless paternalism is that it places a false burden on responsible people.
The baby boomers are the most spoiled, most self-centered, most narcissistic generation the country's ever produced.
We have been so successful in the past century at the art of living longer and staying alive that we have forgotten how to die. Too often we learn the hard way. As soon as the baby boomers pass pensionable age, their lesson will be harsher still.
Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.
Americans are generally very self-sufficient and I think generally averse to pretension, just as I am.
I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've always had a keen eye for pretension.