American history Quote by Paul Ryan

If we focused on using the opportunities we have, which are very great by any standard - health, longevity, comfort and privacy, endless resources…

— Marilynne Robinson

“Our kids are the first generation in the history of America that has a shorter life span than their parents.”

— Jen Hatmaker

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

— Shia LaBeouf

The United States is no longer first in the world in upward mobility. We can reverse that trend by giving our young children an…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment…

— Barack Obama

Every generation has an obligation to leave its children in a better position than it inherited. Our representatives in Washington are breaking faith with…

— David Malpass

Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation

— Nelson Mandela

Today, four years from the excitement of the last election, for the first time, the majority of Americans now doubt that our children will…

— Mitt Romney

We really need to put the best we have to offer within reach of our children. If we don't do that, we're going to…

— Brewster Kahle

No generation before us has faced a decade of choices that will so profoundly impact the course of life on this planet as those…

— Eban Goodstein

Millennials are on track to be the first generation in American history worse off than their parents, I know I speak for Americans of…

— Jake Auchincloss

What kind of a world are we going to leave the next generation? I, at least, want my children to look back and say,…

— Chris Hedges