Quotes About Youth

Experience is the only teacher," Hey-Soos says. "Even if I could have told you, it would have been a lecture. Why do you think kids don't listen to their parents, or people don't leave churches and do what the preacher tells them?

Man, what kind of a fucked-up world is this? You should have to be a lot more than decent to be a kid's hero.

Why can't I talk to her?" "Because you're not a handsome young man." "Well, neither is he!

Because you're not a handsome young man." "Well, neither is he!

For the youth, the indignation of most things will just surge as each birthday passes.

When I found out I had to take off my shirt in 'Teen' movie, I panicked and hit the gym. I was like, 'It's going to be on film, documented, for my children to see. I can't be 140 pounds. I need to put on a little bit of muscle.'

I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.

Being famous before you've formed your personality, before you have that self-esteem, is dangerous.

I remember going for the first time to a place called The Roxy in New York because you can see people breakdancing there. That's the only reason I went! It's amazing, kids are still doing that.

They reminded Kyle of a Greek god and goddess straight out of the Percy Jackson books. "Wow," said Miguel. "Do you think Rick Riordan's going to be here? That would be so awesome!

Actually, it's a new word—one I invented and wrote down with my frindle!

Arturo Zamora. The Stars Beneath Our Feet.

That's what some grown-ups called Riley and his friends Ben, Briana, Jamal, and Mongo (whose real name was Hubert Montgomery but, because he was so huge, everybody called him "Humongo," which quickly morphed into "Mongo").

Riley and his crew usually met up in the library every morning before the first bell. After school, they'd meet up again at the Pizza Palace on Main Street. They were a little like firefighters or the Avengers. They were always ready to spring into action at a moment's notice.

Haley was the princess of the seventh grade. Blond hair, blue eyes, blazingly bright smile. She looked like a walking toothpaste commercial.

You do? When I was your age, all I had was a girl problem.

You remind me of a young me, Jake!

Why can't I go to summer camp, too? It's not fair Willow gets to go have fun and I don't.

You'll Never Feel as Tall as When You're Ten

War is always about betrayal, betrayal of the young by the old, of idealists by cynics and of troops by politicians.

The Lord has told me that the last generation before His final coming will consist of His choicest children since the creation of the earth. But you will face a world filled with much pain and evil. Men...will gain great power over God's children. Youth such as yourselves will have a great responsibility to build up a pure and undefiled people in the midst of all this pain.

Remembering what it felt like to be 20 overwhelmed by feeling and sensation, lost for words.

Last week at school Pam Struger wondered why the brilliant girls all die.

Each new dilemma I encounter seems to provide a moral quandary that demands ever-increasing amounts of soul searching. No decision comes in black and white anymore. I suppose that's because I am just no longer young enough, brazen enough, naive enough, capricious enough, nor stupid enough to believe I have all the answers.