“The force that through the green fuse drives the flower Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees Is my destroyer. And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose My youth is bend by the same wintry fever.” LifeAgeForceGrowthTreeYouthFlowerBirthRootsGreenRoseDumbRebirthFeverBlastCrookedDestroyersFuse Author:Dylan Thomas
“I hate to see prudence clinging to the green suckers of youth; 'tis like ivy round a sapling, and spoils the growth of the tree.” HateGrowthTreeYouthI HateGreenRoundsPrudenceSpoilClingingSuckerIvySaplings Author:Richard Brinsley Sheridan
“Such, such were the joys When we all, girls and boys, In our youth time were seen On the Echoing Green.” HappinessJoyGirlBoysYouthGreenBoy And Girl Book:Collected Poems Source: Collected Poems
“When I behold the heavens as in their prime, And then the earth (though old) still clad in green, The stones and trees, insensible of time, Nor age nor wrinkle on their front are seen” StillsAgeEarthHeavenBeautyTreeFrontsYouthStonesGreenPrimeWrinklesInsensible Book:The Works of Anne Bradstreet Source: The Works of Anne Bradstreet
“I admired the earnestness of these people, many of whom had joined Greenpeace and marched for noble things in their youth. But I didn’t share their hatred of the establishment. After all, the establishment had given me so many of my favorite things: Nick at Nite, the New York Knicks, Stephen King, Taco Bell, Green Day. The list went on and on.” PeopleGivenShareNew YorkYouthKingsHatredGreenMy FavoriteNobleListsEstablishmentBellsFavorites ThingsEarnestnessTacosKnicksTaco BellGreenpeace Author:Simon Rich
“Unfortunately, we have a 50% unemployment rate among our urban youth of color. It's not about making green jobs more attractive. It's about making them more available. And that requires Congress passing legislation that will give a real break to the people who want to introduce new technologies to the American marketplace.” PeopleWantGivingRealJobsBreakTechnologyYouthColorGreenRateCongressAvailablePassingPassingsAttractiveIntroducingUrbanLegislationUnemploymentMarketplaceNew TechnologyUnemployment Rate Author:Van Jones