Quotes About Youth

I feel like everyone could do with starting wearing SPF at least a decade earlier than they do, just for ageing.

It's easy to become complacent when you are earning decent money as a young player. It's important to understand that there is a lot to achieve, and there is a long way to go before you are where you actually want to be.

I didn't decide on what college I was going to go to until the day I had to.

Some kids are good at math, some kids can run, and acting was an interest of mine. Because I knew you could do it for a living I decided, that's what I'm going to do.

For people like me, I think it is more about, 'When do people give you an opportunity?' rather than you deciding about when you want to make a debut. If I had a chance, I would have come as a child artist in this industry.

People in their early 20s would not be embarrassed to be completely dedicated to their significant others and would have such a passionate relationship.

The thing I really believe deep down is that everybody has a gift for something. Our job as adults is to make sure all children have the opportunity to find their gift.

I was obsessed with the game somewhere deep inside me even as a young boy. I kind of knew that whatever journey I was on, football was going to be at the middle of it.

I first wrote for adults, but when I started writing for young people, it was the most creative and liberating experience of my life. I was able to express my own deepest feelings far more than I ever could when writing for adults.

In 1994, the critics said I was too young, in 1998, that I couldn't cross the ball, and in 2002 that I didn't know how to defend.

I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way through until the Under-18s. Honestly!

I wasn't a natural defender. I was a striker as a kid. I have learned a lot but there is more to learn, of course.

I moved to Manchester United when I was a 17-year-old kid. Nemanja Vidic was five years older than me and Rio Ferdinand nearly nine years, and at the time, they were the best central defenders in the world. They never had a bad game.

Since my early days, I've been used to playing with older boys and strong defenders.

I grew up playing defense all the time with my older brothers and the older players.

At 21, I'm too young to be considered just a defensive outfielder.

'Niggy Tardust' is the voice of a generation, a generation that does not define itself simply by what it's born into.

What I want to see in teacher training is more talk about character education and getting teachers to really think about it. We have been careful not to define what we mean by character but we think the best schools and the best teachers know how they build strong, resilient young people.

I'm finding my self worth. At 21, this is the very beginning, even though I feel so old. This is the time you figure out who you are, and don't let anyone define you.

Usually everyone fast is young. But I don't let age define my ability and drive to be the best I can.

As a schoolboy, poetry seemed defined by preciousness. It was all very rarefied.

I remember there was one summer - I think I was 13 years old - that was literally defined by watching 'Beavis and Butt-head' with my friends.

What defines 'success' - answering that question - is so important when you're growing up as an athlete. Success for one kid is different than for another kid.

What I look for in theater, I really like new work, and I really like the concept of age not necessarily being a defining aspect of who you are or how you act.