I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it…

I was part of a generation that changed the world, and it was taken over by posers.

— Billy Corgan

The generation that cannot be changed by the world is the generation that will change the world.

— Ron Luce

It became obvious to me that the generation who changed the world were my parents' generation, and not only in terms of the Second…

— Linda Grant

There is certainly greatness in the '60s generation. They changed our attitudes about race in America, which was long overdue. They didn't just stand…

— Tom Brokaw

I don't scoff at the desire to make good movies. I scoff at the quality at poseurs masquerading as masters of the medium.

— Naseeruddin Shah

“He was incredibly phony, a complete poseur... He pretended to be interested in technology, but he wasn't. He was a marketing guy, and that…

— Walter Isaacson

“Of all books printed, probably not more than half are ever read. Many are embalmed in public libraries; many go into private quarters to…

— Flora Haines Loughead

“The year now is 1774. Poseurs or not, it is time to grow up. It is time to enter the public realm, the world…

— Hilary Mantel

Unfortunately most criticism is by poseurs. They use their comments about someone else's work as a platform on which to strike poses. What they're…

— Frank Herbert

Poseurs who dress like the plastic idiots they copy.

— Bad Religion

“The mimicry of passion is the most intolerable of all poses.”

— Oscar Wilde

If you get rid of a lot of the poseurs by destroying record companies, maybe it's a good trade-off.

— Mark Mothersbaugh

“Last call. It was about that time. He’d probably been drinking liquid courage all night, waiting for his chance to hit on her. I…

— Bruce Crown

But can I tell the genuine-article Italian from the poseur Italian? No. To me they all seem like poseurs.

— Quentin Tarantino

...the West has its share of liars and poseurs, the ablest of whom congregate in government.

— Ilana Mercer