Teens Today Quotes

#1. Teens today rule the world. The whole culture - movies, music - is pointed at young people. They have so 'much' power.

James Franco

#2. I have stood on the line in Everett, Wash., where we have thousands of workers who go to work every day to build these planes. I would challenge anybody to tell me that they've stood on a line in Alabama and seen anybody building anything.

Patty Murray

#3. As long as adults still avoid open discussion on sexuality, teens will inevitably seek information on today's electronic street corner.

Peggy Orenstein

#4. I love you baby goodnight. There goes my life

Kenny Chesney

#5. My goal in writing for teens and tweens is to help my audience feel inspired and empowered today, to find their voice today, to believe that they can truly design the life of their dreams ... today. I mean seriously ... why wait?

Deborah Reber

#6. Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.

Vernon Howard

#7. Nothing is the matter with Mr. Gore except that he can't be elected.

Dan Patrick

#8. Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.

Keith Caserta

#9. I was heavily into AD&D in my teens (late 1970s-early 1980s) but fell off the RPG habit in the mid-80s and have never gone back to it; my lifestyle today isn't very compatible with having a regular gaming group (too much travel).

Charles Stross

#10. Embrace your beautiful mess of a life with your child. No matter how hard it gets, do not disengage ... Do something - anything - to connect with and guide your child today. Parenting is an adventure of the greatest significance. It is your legacy. - Andy Kerckhoff, from Critical Connection

Andy Kerckhoff

#11. Hello, Miss Adler. Irene Adler. Wow," he said, his voice hushed. "This is so weird.

Colleen Gleason

#12. I used to get bummed out when it rained; then I realized that it's God's way of washing off hippies.

Demetri Martin

#13. My father had to flee from what is today Pakistan when he was a child, and he became a manager at IBM, and any item of consumption he would acquire was a direct measurement of his success in life. But that same equation wasn't going to work for me - I was quite clear about that in my early teens.

Tino Sehgal

#14. If you have time for just three status updates a week, make one promotional, one funny or interesting (containing a picture or video) and one promoting somebody else.

David P. Perlmutter

#15. A lot of teenagers today are influenced by the media's depiction of perfection. I want readers to understand they don't have to follow the unofficial laws society creates, to be liked by others.

Erica Sehyun Song

#16. The whole thing about bullying is: yes, the culture has to change. Yes, teens have the power to change it. It's not going to happen overnight, but this is definitely something that I want to start motivating teens to do today. - Publisher Weekly

Susane Colasanti