“I have a really big family, and pretty much all my work is about my brothers and sisters. I'm the youngest of eight - my mom had seven kids in seven years, and then she had me 11 years later - so I was basically raised by all these teenagers.” YearsBigsKidsBrotherMomRaisedSevenMy MomEightTeenagerMy BrotherBrothers And SistersSeven YearsBig Families Author:Ryan McGinley
“In general, you don't want to move your kids when they're teenagers. They're not going to be happy with you.” WantKidsMovingTeenager Author:Jeremy Sisto
“I was a wayward kid, a rambunctious and angry teenager, but I found acting as a fifteen-year-old.” YearsKidsFoundActingAngryTeenagerFifteenFifteen YearsFifteen Years Old Author:Tom Sizemore
“Little kids grow up discovering the world that's shown to them and then when you become a teenager, it kind of shrinks a little bit. I think when you get past that point, one of the important things is that you see there is more to the world than yourself.” ThinkingWorldKindLittlesImportantKidsPastGrowsBitsGrowing UpLittle BitImportant ThingsTeenagerDiscoveringLittle KidShrinksDiscovering The World Author:Kenneth Lonergan
“I started blogging a decade ago because I like blogging. Writing's a kind of lonely thing to do and I liked the idea of demystifying the process because I loved it as a kid and teenager and as somebody who wanted desperately to write.” WritingKindIdeasKidsWantedProcessLonelyDecadesTeenagerThings To DoBlogging Author:Neil Gaiman
“I was a misfit, but I think most teenagers feel that way. I don't care if you were a popular jock or the kid who spent his lunch hours in a stairwell reading a book, we all seem to have dealt with insecurities of one kind or another throughout our high school years.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsYearsKindBookSeemsCareKidsSchoolReadingHoursHigh SchoolDon't CareTeenagerI Don't CareInsecurityLunchMisfitsJocksSchool Years Author:Charles de Lint
“I hope to continue to be an activist for kids and teenagers and especially girls who are living with HIV/AIDS, because all over the world, people don't have the same rights that we do in the United States.” PeopleWorldStatesKidsGirlUnitedUnited StatesRightsAidsTeenagerActivistHivHiv Aids Author:Jenna Bush
“Obviously, it's designed by record company executives who want a cheap success, and they don't want to give money to anybody and they don't want to give contracts, so they've created this world of very bubbly teenagers who want to be "idols" and they think all they have to do is mime quite well and they've made it. ... But it's not the problem of the kids, it's the problem of the record companies, because it's just an inexpensive way for them to have so-called, I won't say "artists", but erm...You're nodding, you know what I mean.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWayWantGivingWellsMeanMadeProblemKidsArtistCompanyRecordsThis WorldPopsMade ItTeenagerExecutivesContractsIdolsRecord CompaniesInexpensiveNoddingMime Author:Steven Morrissey
“Halloween's eve is also known as mischief night. Kids are supposed go around playing pranks tonight. That's great, just what teenagers need -- another excuse to be jerks.” NeedsKidsNightKnownExcuseTeenagerTonightHalloweenMischiefJerkPranks Author:Craig Ferguson
“Don't seek approval. This may be the toughest suggestion for you to follow -- and the most important. Whether you'te a teenager seeking approval from your peers, a middle-aged parent seeking the approval of your kids, or a man or woman seeking the approval of a partner, it all amounts to the same thing. You're giving your personal power away every time you seek validation from someone else for who you are.” MenGivingMayImportantKidsParentMiddleAmountWho You AreSeekingPartnersTeenagerApprovalPeersSuggestionsValidationMiddle AgedPersonal Power Author:T. J. MacGregor
“Wasn't it thrilling when the U.S. Women's team took home the gold in gymnastics? A group of American teenagers getting a higher score than Chinese kids? That never happens.” HomeHappensKidsFunnyGroupsTeamHigherGoldChineseTeenagerScoreOlympicsThrillingGymnasticsLondon Olympics Author:Jay Leno
“I entered high school she[ my mother] said, "Well, you're a teenager now, and comics are for kids, so you shouldn't read them anymore," and I went, "Oh, okay," and I gave away what, of course, would now be thousands of dollars worth of comics to the neighborhood kids.” WellsSaidKidsSchoolMotherCoursesHigh SchoolOkayDollarsTeenagerNeighborhood Author:Trina Robbins
“You guys (Boko Haram) are trying so hard to convince everybody that you're such badasses. But all you've done with this kidnapping is highlight who the real badasses are, the kids you kidnapped. Compared to a teenager who knows that her desire for an education could get her dragged into a snake infested jungle to be sold as a bribe to some demented, stick-chewing cartoon villain but still gets up and goes to class everyday, fully aware of that danger - compared to their courage - I'd say Boko Haram is a bunch of little girls. But, you know what? You don't deserve that compliment.” KnowsTryingLittlesStillsRealHardDoneKidsDesireGuyGirlClassDangerDeserveSticksEverydayBunchGet UpTeenagerConvinceComplimentVillainCartoonSnakesJungleBadassHighlightsBribeKidnappingChewingKidnappedDementedTrying So HardBoko HaramHaram Author:Jon Stewart
“Watching kids go from the age of 9 and 10 to 13 is a big, huge jump. The way they speak, their looks, their attitudes, everything changes as you go from being a little kid to a teenager.” WayLooksLittlesBigsKidsAgeSpeakAttitudeHugeTeenagerLittle KidThings Change Author:Shanola Hampton
“But the pop-up suburb has an incomplete feel to it like something that just wasn't right, wasn't quite real, almost like a movie set. When people raised families in that sterile environment, it produced directionless children who became directionless teenagers, then directionless adults. With no roots, no past to stand on, you got hollow kids.” PeopleFeelsChildrenRealKidsPastCitiesEnvironmentAdultsRootsRaisedPopsTeenagerHollowIncompleteLike SomethingSuburbsMovie Sets Book:Hush Source: Hush
“I write books for all age groups - young kids, teenagers and adults - because I get a range of different ideas.” WritingBookIdeasDifferentKidsAgeYoungGroupsAdultsTeenagerRangeDifferent Ideas Author:Catherine Jinks
“In the years when teenagers really need to be connected to somebody, they aren't; especially in small towns where kids are bored and look for something to get them going.” NeedsYearsLooksKidsTownsConnectedTeenagerBoredSmall Town Author:Dash Mihok