“I always tell people that if you gave me a pen and a piece of paper when I was a teenager and said, "Write out how you'd like your career to go," I would have probably short changed myself compared to what it's been for real. I'm just extremely excited about what I've accomplished.” PeopleIfsWritingSaidRealCareersPiecesChangedLike YouPaperExcitedTeenagerAccomplishedPens Author:Ice Cube
“My mum lives in Boston; she's famous for teaching wushu and t'ai chi. So from when I was young, my mum and aunt were like: 'You're training; you're not playing baseball or football.' Training every day was normal. Later, when I was almost a teenager, Bruce Lee became my idol.” YoungTeachingFootballLike YouNormalTrainingBaseballTeenagerIdolsMumBostonAuntPlaying Baseball Author:Donnie Yen
“You lie when you're a teenager, I think, because your parents are treating you like you're younger and you - in your mind - think that you're so much older. You make up all of these lies because you think it's what you should do.” ThinkingShouldMindLyingParentLike YouTeenager Author:Shay Mitchell
“I'm the youngest, too. When you're the youngest of a big family, people are like, "You're the baby, you're spoiled!" The fact of the matter is, when you're the youngest of a big family, by the time you're a teenager, your parents are insane. You're like, "Hey, I'm going roller-skating-" "You're not going roller-skating or you'll end up pregnant like your sister. Why don't you smoke pot and become a lawyer?"” PeopleEndsMatterFactsHumorBigsFunnyParentLike YouBabyLawyerInsaneHeySmokeTeenagerPotPregnantSpoiledSkatingBig FamiliesRoller Skating Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Everyone, when you're a teenager and you're growing up, you do feel like your life is dramatic enough to be on a TV screen, but we know that it's not.” KnowsFeelsEnoughLife IsGrowing UpGrowingTvsLike YouScreensTeenagerDramatic Author:Ben Folds
“When you're making an album with people who made your favorite records as a rebellious teenager, it feels like you've achieved something.” PeopleFeelsMadeRecordsLike YouAlbumsTeenagerRebelliousYour FavoriteRebellious Teenagers Author:Yannis Philippakis
“There's something about being a teenager that's so sincere. Everything is more epic, like your first crush. I feel that it's not always portrayed very accurately.” FeelsFirstsLike YouTeenagerCrushSincereEpicBeing A TeenagerFirst Crush Author:Sofia Coppola
“I grew up in Harlem, but I moved to the Lower East Side when I was a teenager and it was ... I feel like when I try to describe it, it doesn't sound believable. It just sounds like you're lying. And I see it on the faces of my younger friends.” FeelsTryingFacesLyingSoundSidesLike YouGrewGrew UpMovedEastTeenagerBelievableHarlemEast Side Author:Zoe Leonard
“It's really scary, when you're on the verge of becoming a teenager, and you don't know if people like you for you or if they like you for the show you're on. So I started finding friends who were not that way, who are accepting and see you who you are.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayShowsAcceptingLike YouBecomingFindingsWho You AreScaryTeenagerVergeReally Scary Author:Rowan Blanchard