Quotes About Youth

I do think kids should be kids. You have the rest of your life to be an adult.

When I used to go to school, the teachers used to say to my mum, 'Hector looks like he's going to a restaurant.' I was just that kid, I wanted to look good.

When I was younger, I looked a lot older than I was. They have these working laws in England where you have to be 16: if you're over 16, you don't have to be restrained by working hours and things like that. In America, it's actually 18.

As a teenager, you don't really have restraint.

It's nice to have the creative freedom to write about whatever and no longer feeling those restrictions I had when I was 15.

The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet.

Even though I'm retired for some years now I still have something positive to say to kids. And they still listen.

I'm a little young for retirement.

I don't have any ambitions. I am looking forward to retiring, or at least having more time. When I was young I wanted more stuff, now I am older, I want more time.

I hope the young guys who are playing today realize what they have been given and will take it upon themselves to give back in return.

We want young people to know what they believe, why they believe it. I believe America was built on the Judeo-Christian ethic; I want to see the nation return to the Judeo-Christian ethic.

You should never reveal your true age.

I put all my big revelations into songs when I was in my 20s; as you get older, revelations are harder to come by.

As much as my kids keep me young, they also have the reverse effect when I don't have the energy.

Young bands are so angry. There are young bands that are so incredibly successful, getting incredible reviews, and they are totally angry.

I grew up in New York, so I had a lot of access to all kinds of movies, and I would handwrite reviews of them on loose-leaf paper.

When we are young, revolution is the most romantic thing.

It's really rewarding working with young people.

My favourite emails are along the lines of, 'My 14-year-old doesn't read much, but I gave him your book and he finished it in two days.' This has been the most rewarding experience.

The first rhymes I wrote, I was 9. It was Kool Moe Dee-style.

I have to admit that I was never into the boy band craze of the late '90s and the early aughts. I was into more adult things like Ricky Martin. For reals.

Ricky and I met aged 22 at University College London.

When young people hear auto-tune, they think that's real R&B. You have to get rid of all of the gimmicks.

Anyone who's 71 years old would look ridiculous singing rock.