MOTIVATION FOR TEENS
SUBMITTED BY TEENS
"If your friends tell you to smoke, if they tell you to drink some vodka and you're 16, if they tell you to tell off your parents, if they tell you to dress like them, act like them, talk like them... are they really your friends?"
Written in 2009 by Sabrina Y. --- New Jersey
It talks about,what friends really are.
"Don't fear; instead wonder. Have worries, but never let them go too far. Love, we never know when that defying moment may be. Be free, but never quit caring about yourself. Persevere; your dreams can be what make you. Fight, never with violence, but rather with peace. Guide, teach what you want the world to become. Trust God. He's the only real truth."
Copyright © 2009 Aubrie Blackton
"If I'm losing, I'm winning. If I'm grieving, I'm in depression. If I express myself, for who I want to be, who I am, I CAN get over any hill, any mountain, ANY CLIMB!"
Written in 2009 by Samantha G. --- Missouri
"When everything seems down, always look for hope. Don't ever forget about hope. Goodbyes will always be hurtful, if you see a picture it won't replace actually having been there, your good or bad memories will bring tears, and words can never replace those feelings that you had. I've been through more than any person should have to by my age. Through my hardships, I've learned a lot. I've learned that through the hard times, you have to have hope. Hope gets you everywhere and nowhere. Without hope, life isn't the same. Always have hope, wherever you may go."
Copyright © 2009 Rachael Corbett
I feel this is powerful.
"It doesn't matter what you think of me. You are just one of the millions of people I will know in my life."
Written in 2009 by Erin L., Age 14 --- New York
I wrote this quote down in my diary. My boyfriend had cheated on me. The girl he cheated on me with and her friends were in his group and they all were being very nasty to me. I told this to some of them and they shyed off.
"True friends are friends that will be with you no matter what; no matter how many times you screw up or how many times you succeed, true friends are the hardest to find but once you find them don't let them go."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Chris K., Age 16 --- Georgia
I was going through a tough time but luckily for me I had a true friend by my side throughout it all and this is for her.
"Find something worthwhile and take a risk."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Caitlin L., Age 17 --- Florida
No matter what it is, if you're passionate about something - go for it and take a risk, even if you fail you at least tried.
"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people."
George Bernard Shaw --- Submitted by Sai M., Age 17 --- India
To encourage teens to be unreasonable people and work for the revolution for a positive change.
"If I'm losing, I'm winning. If I'm grieving, I'm in depression. If I express myself for who I want to be, who I am, I CAN get over any hill, any mountain, any climb!"
Written in 2009 by Samantha G. --- Missouri
"You know you're in love when your reality is better than your dreams."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Marshay R., Age 16 --- New Jersey
"Remember, no one else will do it. Only you can because God gave the power to you to do it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Amit S., Age 17 --- India
It means that you alone should complete a particular work and you should not look here and there for help or else.
"Love is like a rose plant; there are thorns and even flowers. Don't get excited about the flowers and don't be afraid of the thorns - that is teenage life."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Bharani B. Age 15 --- India
Like to live like this - a right path.
"Never hold back the opportunity to be yourself. The more you do it, the more pain you will feel."
Written in 2009 by Ivan L.S., Age 16 --- Indonesia
Believe me, we'll end up regretting things we haven't done while we get the chances to do it. I've experienced the pain many times and it's really painful.
"You can't leave footprints in the sand of time when you're sitting on your butt and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Shannon B., Age 18 --- South Dakota
"People say that everyone is different, but we are all the same, because we are different."
Grace W. --- Submitted by Michaela D., Age 13 --- Australia
"When you speak, you try to be smart. But when you keep quiet, it seems that you are smarter so the choice is yours."
Written in 2008 by Jayesh S., Age 19 --- India
I believe in creating rather than copying.
"You should not overtake; you should takeover."
Written in 2009 by Rahul S., Age 17 --- India
"Look not what you can do for others but what you can do for animals."
Written in 2009 by Shawna M., Age 17 --- Pennsylvania
"Don't be afraid to rely on your friends. The one who never relies on his/her friends will never be able to help them."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ivan LS., Age 16 --- Indonesia
"My life story starts with once upon a time and ends with happily ever after. It's up to me to write the rest."
Written in 2009 by Clara Ruby M., Age 14 --- New Jersey
I just thought of this while fixing my about me. I thought it fit nicely with the way my life was going at the time.
"Don't give us limits when they are meant to be surpassed."
Written in Angelica J., Age 16 --- Texas
"Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself."
Erich Fromm --- Submitted by Purna P., Age 14 --- India
"Hope is never gone; it is only hidden until you need it most."
Holly N. --- Submitted by Ashley L., Age 16 --- New Hampshire
My best friend said this once to cheer up a friend and we all thought she was genius.
"If you feel that a place in your life is empty, then don't think of the person who makes that place empty, instead imagine the one who can fill that place."
Written in 2009 by Sanchit J., Age 18 --- India
"If I made it through the past, the future will be no problem!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Megan K., Age 13 --- California
"Don't wear the mask of someone that you're not because if you do, you end up losing who you really are."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Devyn W., Age 17 --- Nevada
"People come and go, life moves on, and change is inevitable; but it is how we confront the change that is the true test of our courage."
Written in 2009 by Tanner D., Age 16 --- Utah
I wrote it because I myself am having some difficulty with some changes I'm going through in my life.