134 private quotes tagged teen

“You have teenagers thinking they're going to make millions as NBA stars when that's not realistic for even 1 percent of them. Becoming a scientist or engineer is.” — Dean Kamen

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“Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father.” — Dale Earnhardt

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“My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it.” — Justin Timberlake

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“I wanted to be with the kind of people I'd grown up with, but you can't go back to them and be one of them again, no matter how hard you try.” — Ethel Waters

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“So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!” — Vanessa Hudgens

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“Children, even infants, are capable of sympathy. But only after adolescence are we capable of compassion.” — Louise J. Kaplan

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“My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.” — George Foreman

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“A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.” — John B. S. Haldane

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“Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.” — Carol Burnett

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“Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.” — Ben Lindsey

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“Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.” — Claire Danes

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“Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.” — David Elkind

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“Everybody is a teenage idol.” — Barry Gibb

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“I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst.” — Nigella Lawson

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“Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn't.” — Jamie Lee Curtis

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“When I was a teenager, I read a lot of Poe.” — Dario Argento

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“Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.” — Jules Feiffer

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“I love the live performances and Las Vegas. I also like making films that are being discovered by another generation. Having been a teen idol of the '60s is great because you realize you left your generation with a smile and good memories.” — Connie Stevens

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“This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.” — Penelope Spheeris

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“If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.” — Jamie Lee Curtis

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“Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.” — Jena Malone

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“It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing in their future by investing in teen pregnancy prevention.” — Jane Fonda

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“I have been in teen shows for years, so doing that stuff - kissing - is kind of commonplace and not a big deal. It was way more cool just because it was Meg Ryan.” — Adam Brody

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“Being a teenager is an amazing time and a hard time. It's when you make your best friends - I have girls who will never leave my heart and I still talk to. You get the best and the worst as a teen. You have the best friendships and the worst heartbreaks.” — Sophia Bush

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“I have always had a sense that we are all pretty much alone in life, particularly in adolescence.” — Robert Cormier

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