Max Brooks Quotes

For society to progress, we should not only move forward but also clean up after ourselves.

There is the expectation that a younger generation has the opportunity to redeem the crimes and failings of their elders and would have the strength and idealism to do so.

Amongst democratic nations, each new generation is a new people.

The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.

If Egypt were going to change, it is going to change through the young people.

Clean up your own mess.

As long as you blame someone or something else - something outside you that's bigger than you are - as the source of your problems, the problems won't get solved.

America’s youth really own this country.

I don't make excuses if I play bad. I just try to find a way to deal with it. I learned that from my family, to deal with your problems and still be good at what you do.

Some people are diplomatic, some people are outspoken, but the next generation is very clear. People are speaking their mind out. People are worried about other things besides their own careers. It's not accurate to say that they don't speak out.

Most organizations see young people as problems to be solved. We see young people as problem-solvers.

You can blame outside factors or make excuses about why things didn't work out, but that doesn't change anything.

I'm not immune to disciplinary problems and it's up to me to make strong choices. It's my responsibility.

If you don't go through life making excuses, you save yourself, your friends, and parents a lot of trouble.

The aspiration to save the world is a morbid phenomenon of today's youth.

There's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible.

Those cultural wars, Sexual Revolution issues are fading from the scene, and the coming generation has basically settled them.

You'll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people.

I think I did in the sense that there's a whole generation coming up behind us that was engaged, inspired, worked for change during the course of my presidency, saw what was possible. And that generation, it's coming.

Today’s generation of young people holds more power than any generation before it to make a positive impact on the world.

One great hope lies in the fact that there is a new consciousness in our World, particularly among young people.

You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?

It has always been the task of the new generation to provoke changes.

Nobody is defeated until he starts blaming somebody else. My advice to you is don't fix the blame. Fix the problem.

You have to work and think about how we can make this world a better place for all. This is what I'd really like to ask our young leaders. We will try as leaders of today to minimise the problems which we will hand over to you. But it is to you. You have to take ownership and leadership of tomorrow. For that to be possible, you have to strengthen your capacity and widen your vision as a global citizen.