Quotes About Youth

Sometimes the gift of an inquisitive nature to the young can be greater than that of the wisdom which comes of age.

A little (one) can sometimes see things in others that us older ones cannot because our judgement gets clouded. —Abbot Saxtus

I tried to make money as a kid. I had a lemonade stand for about six weeks. I made no money. I had to burn it down and collect insurance.

I really believe that's one of the many reasons that God had put me right in the middle of the Backstreet Boys. There are so many stars today that don't realize the impact they have on young people. Being a superstar is great, as long as you can be a positive role model.

She watched the glass, a plain woman, changing all to the delightful illusion of beauty. There was still time: for her ugliness was destined to bloom late, hidden first by the unformed gawkiness of youth, budding to plainness in young womanhood and now flowering to slow maturity in her early forties, it still awaited the subtle garishness which only decay could bring to fruition: a garishness which, when arrived at, would preclude all efforts at the mirror game.

We had not written or phoned or called or even sent a lousy card. We were young: we had our troubles. If there is a hell it should be for selfishness.

But Ariel felt sure that every moment is indestructible, and that somewhere in the universe, tucked away in some hidden fold of time, their moment together still endured. Somewhere she was still a young girl, hurled about by life, confessing her troubles, and he was a calm older man, listening to her as her father couldn't listen and telling her to have courage.

You have an unfinished quality that in a person of your age is an achievement.

I know it sounds strange but it's true. I mean that you're open to life. You're open to being surprised. You're open to being changed by life. Most of us lose that quality in our twenties. I don't know how you've managed to hang on to it, but you have.

He had found himself ridiculously impressed by this young woman. She would blow in like a little whirlwind, eager to hear him say wise things; and he wanted to have wise things to say—he wanted to be worthy of her admiration. More than that. He wanted her to be in love with him. Idiotic, but true.

Children are like sponges; they start to smell after a little while.

And you, mother, stood behind me, impatient to be going, old at twenty-three, alone, thin overcoat flapping.

Believe it when you see it. Believe it when a twelve-year-old rolls a grenade into the room.

The main problem, according to Nasser al-Sarami, Head of Media at alArabiya TV channel, lies with "traditional attitudes" and an "inability to address the demands of modern times and younger generations and to become open to new ideas instead of resorting to repression and blaming freedom of expression for atheism":

I was 3 when I told my mom that I knew what my dharma was and that I wanted to be an actor.

Your first crush is allowed to be on a doofus." "Mine won't be. I'll choose a handsome gypsy boy who'll break my heart, or a soft girl with a diamond in her belly button.

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals.

I would save studying for a test until the night before the test because I didn't know if I was even going to be alive to take it anyway, so why bother? This was the attitude of all my friends.

Hitler] Mesélt linzi ifjúságáról és arról, hogy gyermekként milyen nagy hatással volt rá a linzi Landestheaterben látott LOHENGRIN-el?adás. Akkoriban megfordult a fejében, hogy operaénekes lesz.

I did not have implants, I just had a growth spurt.

And I thought that maybe this was what it means to get old: to have someone much younger remind you of how you weren't the same person you used to be.

At the time, I thought this was just one of those vague things adults say to remind you that you're a kid who doesn't know what adults know. But it seemed now it was one of those specific things adults say to remind you that you're a kid who doesn't know what adults know.

Go and play. Run around. Build something. Break something. Climb a tree. Get dirty. Get in some trouble. Have some fun.

The boy planted his hands on his hips and a broad smile lit his face. "My name's Peter. Can I play too?