"MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR TEENS"
SUBMITTED BY TEENS
"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom.
One helps you make a living;
The other helps you make a life."
Sandra Carey --- Sent in by Aubrey B., Age 17 --- Pennsylvania
"Every action and pursuit is thought to aim at some good.
For that reason, the good has been rightly declared that
And which all things aim."
Aristotle --- Sent in by Amy, Age 14 --- New York
"To be great is to be misunderstood."
Emerson --- Sent in by Nathanael S., Age 17 --- Iowa
"Every person is perfect, because perfection lies
In our own unique imperfections."
Dariel W., Age 16 --- South Dakota
"My mind is my last and only frontier."
Dusitn A., Age 14 --- Florida
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.
Without the rain, there would be no rainbow."
Jerry Chin
--- Sent in by 7th period students at NOVA, Ages 16 - 17 ---California
"Where we go one, we go all."
From the movie White Squall --- Sent in by Jennifer S., Age 18 --- California
"Good isn't good if better is expected and the best is possible."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Michelle W., Age 17 --- Florida
"To achieve a goal you must set the goal higher than your standard."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Jenny L., Age 13 --- Iowa
"You can be a victor without having victims."
Harriet Woods --- Sent in by Stephanie, Age 14 --- Connecticut
"Most motivational speakers speak only of success,
But there is only one problem with that.
You need self-confidence to achieve success!"
Desiree S., Age 15 --- Colorado
"Don't try to be cool;
To be someone else that you idolize.
Just be yourself."
Todd S., Age 15 --- Minnesota
"I say try.
If we never try,
We shall never succeed."
Abraham Lincoln --- Sent in by Katie, Age 17 --- New Jersey
"The people you meet become a part of you.
They leave their imprints not just on you,
But inside you."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Erin D., Age 17 --- Ontario, Canada
"If we crave respect in our old age,
It may be advisable to begin earning it in our youth."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Laura E., Age 13 --- Australia
"Turn your dreams into wishes,
Your wishes into goals,
Your goals into reality,
And your dreams will come true."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Luke D., Age 16 --- Northern Territories, Australia
"Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."
Abraham Lincoln --- Sent in by Jennifer Y., Age 19 --- Florida
"Give all that you have, in everything you do.
Help a person at least once a day.
Never expect anything in return."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Tami P., Age 16 --- Queensland, Australia
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude."
Scott Hamilton --- Contributed by Lianne H., Age 14 --- Hawaii
"It's not enough to be good, if you have the ability to be better."
Alberta Lee Cox --- Sent in by Ali, Age 15 --- Ohio
"Someday all you will have to light your way
Will be a single ray of hope and that will be enough."
Kobi Yamada --- Sent in by Wendy McC., Age 18 --- Ontario, Canada
"Fly and you will catch the wind.
Dream and you will catch your goal."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Katrina E., Age 16 --- Alberta, Canada
"It's okay to fail
But it's not okay to give up."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Alesha O., Age 12 --- Texas
"Just a friend can take tears out of my heart."
María R., Age 16 --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
"Your friend is the one who helps you
To take that hard steps in your life.
He always leaves footprints
In the sand of your heart."
Luisa P., Age 16 --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
"Perseverance is not a long race;
It is many short races one after another."
Walter Elliot --- Sent in by Hecxa M., Age 16 --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
"There is no cure for birth or death save to enjoy the interval."
George Santayana --- Sent in by Desiree V., Age 16 --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
"Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them."
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Sent in by Elizabeth, Age 16 --- Oklahoma
"Having things in life is what God praised you with, so praise him."
Asia R., Age 13 --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"Life can take you as high as you want to go,
But you must decide the altitude."
Raeisha M., Age 13 --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"Having an education is like having a baby
Because you have to learn and grow with IT."
Donita L., Age 12 years --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"Life is what you do with your education not your money."
Keesha R., Age 12 --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"Life is like an education.
You have to have one to have the other."
Amber L. --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"If you can't lead the way by yourself, how can you lead others?"
Cecilia T., Age 12 --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"If you want to make it in this world,
You have to work hard and don't give up."
Johnathan W., Age 13 --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"Knowledge is power and power is knowledge."
Jeffery McA., Age 12 --- Texas
--- Submitted by J.J. Eusay ---Olle Middle School --- Texas
"Inch by inch, anything's a cinch."
Dr. Robert Shuller --- Sent in by Dave, Age 13 --- Minnesota
"Have a heart that never hardens,
A temper that never tires,
And a touch that never hurts."
Charles Dickens --- Sent in by Amber F., Age 15 --- Iowa
--- Author's name provided by Lexie R., Age 18 --- Florida --- 9/17/99
"As long as we have memories, yesterday remains.
As long as we have hope, tomorrow awaits.
As long as we have love, today is beautiful."
Anonymous --- Sent in by Kas, Age 16 --- Hawaii
"Only learn to seize good fortune,
For good fortune is always there."
Goethe --- Sent in by Traece P., Age 18 --- Louisiana
"I'd rather regret the things that I have done,
Than regret the things I have not."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Sarah E., Age 16 --- New York
"I will live each day as if it were Christmas.
I will be giver of gifts
And deliver to my enemies the gift of forgiveness;
My opponents, tolerance;
My friends, a smile.
And every gift will be wrapped with unconditional love."
Og Mandino --- Sent in by Jannette M., Age 17 --- Thailand
"Those who said winning wasn't everything never won anything."
Mia Hamm --- Sent in by Laci, Age 17 --- California
"The formula for peace of mind is simple:
Don't worry about anything - pray about everything."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Alani P., Age 17 --- Virginia
"Love Conquers All Always."
Kim H., Age 16 --- New York
"Do not grieve over what you do not have
But instead be happy for what you have."
Benjamin D. G., Age 13 --- Pennsylvania
"Always treat others with kindness, for it may be their last memory of you."
Courtney S., Age 14 --- Virginia
"If you love someone, don't wait until it's too late to tell them."
Tiffany DeM., Age 15 --- Ohio
"As you are, so is the world."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Izzy R., Age 14 --- Ohio
"One must fight for a life of action, not reaction."
Rita Mea Brown --- Sent in by Stephanie, Age 14 --- Connecticut
"There's a prize in every box and with every thing you do.
Sometimes you just have to reach deep down to find it."
My Aunt Dana --- Sent in by Kimberly S., Age 13 --- Florida
"Don´t measure the size or position of a house
But greatness and humbleness of a heart."
Sahyly R., Age 16 --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
--- Submitted by Cynthia Ramírez --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
"Many a times in life, whether a thing is worth doing or not,
Really depends on how you look at it.
Take up all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do."
Unknown --- Sent in by Shujuan, Age 17 --- Singapore
"Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Leigh Anne, Age 14 --- Indiana
"Never be afraid to trust an Unknown future to a known God."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Erin M., Age 18 --- Missouri
"Life is like a box of chocolates.
I once heard that from a movie.
And it´s true because life is assorted;
Just like a box of chocolates.
When you pick a chocolate from the box,
It might be the best looking chocolate -
But when you bite in, it isn´t the best.
Maybe when you pick the most ugly looking chocolate -
And when you bite in,
It's the most tasting thing you ever ate in your whole life.
But you´ll never know what chocolate you´ll get,
Until you try one!"
Sonja J., Age 16 --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
--- Submitted by Cynthia Ramírez --- San Germán, Puerto Rico
"Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own.
I am force."
Elaine Maxwell --- Sent in by Loreen P., Age 14 --- Connecticut
"We are not separate from spirit, we are in it."
Plotinus --- Sent in by Kim, Age 17 --- Wisconsin
"Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result.
Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change."
Jesse Louis Jackson --- Sent in by Paola S., Age 15 --- Florida
"If it was meant to happen, it will."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Rachel, Age 14 --- New York
"Cherish every friendship you have, because you never know;
The next day one your friends might be gone."
Tiffany DeM., Age 15 --- Ohio