“Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.”
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“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.”
“Growing up, I've enjoyed hunting with my father.”
“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.”
“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.”
“So many people try to grow up too fast, and it's not fun! You should stay a kid as long as possible!”
“A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.”
“My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone.”
“All teenagers have this desire to somehow run away.”
“Adolescence is just one big walking pimple.”
“Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.”
“Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.”
“Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.”
“Everybody is a teenage idol.”
“I was a quiet teenager, introverted, full of angst.”
“Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn't.”
“When I was a teenager, I read a lot of Poe.”
“Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.”
“I mean, I'm pretty good in real life, but sometimes people seem surprised that I'm like a normal teenager and wear black nail polish and I'm just a little bit more edgy than the person I play on television.”
“This generation has given up on growth. They're just hoping for survival.”
“If you just watch a teenager, you see a lot of uncertainty.”
“Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.”
“The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to.”
“Time scoots along pretty fast when you grow up.”