“My first hero, as a teenager, was James Connolly. I remember discovering that he was a feminist, and that was an eye-opener, coming from a man of such poverty.” MenFirstsEyeRememberPovertyHeroFeministTeenagerDiscovering Author:Frances O'Grady
“When I was a teenager, if you'd asked me, I would have said I was in a relationship with New York City. It was my first real love.” IfsFirstsSaidRealCitiesNew YorkTeenagerNew York CityReal Love Author:Aleksa Palladino
“'Slumdog' was my first movie, and I had never been to India before - I was just a teenager in the U.K. with my headphones and my Nike shoes. What did I know about growing up in a slum?” KnowsFirstsGrowing UpGrowingIndiaShoesTeenagerSlumsNikeHeadphonesNike Shoe Author:Dev Patel
“So that’s what we want is a secure and sovereign nation and, you know, I don’t know that all of you are Latino. Some of you look a little more Asian to me. I don’t know that. What we know, what we know about ourselves is that we are a melting pot in this country. My grandchildren are evidence of that. I’m evidence of that. I’ve been called the first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly.” KnowsWantFirstsLooksLittlesCountryStatesWholeNationsRoomsStudentsEvidenceUnionsNotesSecureTeenagerPotSovereignGrandchildrenAsianLatinoAssemblyMeltingLegislatorsHispanicMy GrandchildrenMelting PotNevada Author:Sharron Angle