Quotes About Youth

Allowing young people to vote for the first time while they are still at school would allow them to engage with the political process, as well as the relevant issues, with the support of teachers to help them make informed choices.

Kids want to see relevant teams.

My goal was always to be part of pop culture and relevant to young people, to interact with the people they hold in high esteem.

My studio was lo-fi by necessity; I was fourteen with no reliable income.

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often, grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.

The fact that oversharing exists at all as a noteworthy notion is a relief, because I'm afraid that our younger generations could grow up having no idea what it even means to overshare.

I've never had any religion. I'd prefer it if I did, really. Even as a boy I just couldn't make myself believe.

I knew religion from an early age.

I wanted to be a Priest at one point. I was pretty religious. I was an altar boy, and I was good at it. Then, I started meeting girls and I'm like 'You know, maybe I shouldn't be a Priest.'

We should get to the business of providing at least one million opportunities each year for young Americans to spend a service year with peers who are different from them - by race, ethnicity, income, politics and religious belief.

My generation, faced as it grew with a choice between religious belief and existential despair, chose marijuana. Now we are in our Cabernet stage.

I was too young to ever have fun in the '90s, so I'm always trying to relive what I wasn't a part of.

People turn off the news, stop reading in-depth magazine articles - especially young people. Look at the increasing reluctance of young people to vote. I think a lot of that is directly - you can lay it at the feet of these negative campaigns and relentless attack ads.

As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they're an escape.

My first pay cheque was when I was a security guard in a Benetton showroom, which was Rs 900. I took all my security guard friends for a treat to eat Chinese food and ended up spending my entire salary in just three days, leaving me with no choice but to rely on my friends for food for the entire month.

When you're only source of income is a $20 allowance and you rely on a Razor scooter to get around, life's not that serious.

Boxing does not favor boxers over 35 who rely on reflexes.

Some young people can rely on a privileged background and great connections to get work experience, but I don't believe anybody can be guaranteed success nowadays.

When I was younger, I didn't work hard because I could rely on my talent. That's not the right way.

When you're usually competing and contending, you're not relying on younger players to produce for you.

When I was younger, I was relying on those young-girl genetics. I wasn't watching what I was eating or looking at nutrition. Now I'm paying attention, and my body is leaner. I'm healthier. I'm eating better. I'm just in better shape.

When I was 12 years old, living in Cairo, my parents enrolled me in the American school. Most of the Americans there appeared oddly stifled, determined to remain, if not physically then sentimentally, back in the United States.

I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.