"MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR TEENS"
SUBMITTED BY TEENS
"If you start to waste a minute,
You'll waste an hour, a day, and so on."
Written by Chuah B., Age 15 --- Perak, Malaysia
"Smile it will make your face feel better!"
Written by Stacie D., Age 16 --- Illinois, United States
"When you use your time complaining about the talent you weren't born with, that time could have been spent strengthening the talent you do have. So don't waste time; you're wasting all of your talent."
Written by K.H., Age 15 --- Ohio
"When you see pain in someone's eye,
A hug, a touch on the shoulder, or even a smile
Can make all the difference."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jennifer L., Age 14 --- North Carolina
"My past triumphs get me through my present struggles."
Written by A.S., Age 16 --- Wisconsin
"Kindness is, in a sense, the courage to care."
Aung San Suu Kyi --- Submitted by Di H., Age 15 --- Illinois
"It is better to be hurt by the truth
Than to be deceived by a lie."
Copyright © 2001 Krista Smoot
"Life is but a series of moments put together to form memories,
In which the essence of life forms beauty and pain."
Copyright © 2001 Daniel Spagnoli
"The one charm about the past is that it is the past."
Oscar Wilde --- Submitted by Angela S., Age 18 --- Michigan
"The past and the future are just figments of our imagination
That exist in the present, which is all there really is."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Katie K., Age 15 --- Tennessee
"If you think things are bad now,
Just imagine how things will be if you stop trying."
Copyright © 2001 Kevin Wassie
"Curiosity may have killed the cat,
But that cat still has 8 lives left
And if it had the chance,
It wouldn't have changed a thing."
Copyright © 2001 Steve Buynovsky
"Always have a dream, and believe it will come true.
Strive to make it happen in whatever you do.
For dreams are what makes life worth living
And a love worth waiting for."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Janice D., Age 19 --- Maharashtra, India
"To all the people who have ever talked about me,
Thanks for making me the center of your lives!"
Copyright © 2000 Sherrilyn Bair
"Love hurts; for there is no one who has appreciated a rose for its beauty
Without accepting it's thorns."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Anaksunamun S., Age 18 --- Egypt
"Great ideals are the glory of man alone. No other creature can have them. Only man can get a vision and an inspiration that will lift him above the level of himself and send him forth against all opposition or any discouragement to do and to dare and to accomplish wonderful and great things for humanity. There can be no conquest to the man who dwells in the narrow and small environment of a groveling life, and there can be no vision to the man the horizon of whose vision is limited by the bounds of self. But the great things of the world, the great accomplishments of the world, have been achieved by men who had high ideals and who have received great visions. The path is not easy, the climbing is rugged and hard, but the glory at the end is worthwhile."
Matthew Henson --- Submitted by Rachel C., Age 16 --- New Jersey
"He who has conquered himself is a far greater hero
Than he who has defeated one-thousand times, one-thousand men."
The Great Dhammapada (Buddha)
--- Submitted by Alexandra O., Age 14 --- Illinois
"If you waste a second, it will waste a moment.
If you waste a minute, it might ruin your day.
If you waste a day, it might ruin your life."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kita S., Age 14 --- Ontario, Canada
"Other people may be there to help us, teach us, guide us along our path.
But the lesson to be learned is always ours."
Melody Beattie --- Submitted by J.C., Age 18 --- Texas
"If you cannot succeed with talent,
Triumph with hard work."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Prachi S., Age 15 --- Maharashtra, India
"If you have heart and determination in your life
Then nothing can get in the way of your dreams!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rox & Kris, Ages 17 --- Pennsylvania
"Listen to nothing more intently than what is in your heart."
Copyright © Gina Goodman
"There are no pointing fingers at any of your teammates because everyone makes mistakes. The only fingers that should be pointed are the ones extended to your teammate to shake their hand."
Coach Carson --- Submitted by Kristie B., Age 17 --- Pennsylvania
"I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game winning shot and MISSED! I've failed over and over again in my life. And that's why I succeed!"
Michael Jordan --- Submitted by C.C., Age 14 --- Utah
"When they give you lined paper, write the other way."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by L.K., Age 15 --- Pennsylvania
"Don't ever let anyone tell you that you can't have fun all the time!"
Jeffery Campbell --- Submitted by Erin V., Age 13 --- Wisconsin
"Everything that affects you in your life
Is 10% what actually happens and 90% perspective."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ana H., Age 14 --- Florida
"If you can't change your fate,
Change your attitude."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tasia C., Age 17 --- Pennsylvania
"It's not that we set ourselves goals that are so high we cannot reach them,
It's that we set them too low, and do."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Roz B., Age 17 --- NSW, Australia
"Live while you live! You only get a chance at life once(in theory), so why waste it in a boring place? Live your life to the fullest every second of everyday and everyday of every week."
Copyright © 2001 Ryan Hayden
"All are but part of one stupendous whole, with God the center, and nature--soul. All nature's but art, Unknown to thee; all truth, a perfection which thou cannot see. And spite of pride, in erring reasons spite, one truth is clear: whatever is, is right."
Alexander Pope --- Submitted by Alissa T., Age 15 --- Massachusetts
"Trust enables you to put your deepest feelings and fears in the palm of your partner's hand, knowing they will be handled with care!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ali Z., Age 16 --- Pennsylvania
"Great opportunities to help others seldom come,
But small ones surround us every day."
Sally Koch --- Submitted by Jen O., Age 18 --- New York
"I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes."
Sally Field --- Submitted by Giselle H., Age 15 --- Illinois
"There are some things in life that you are not meant to be. Don't waste your time and tears trying to be them. Reach for the things you are meant to be and you will reach your destiny."
Copyright © 2001 Sarah Normile
"To those with the strongest character, God gives the most challenges.
Take it as a compliment!"
Carrol O'Conner in "Return to Me" --- Submitted by Paula C., Age 18 --- Kansas
"God gives everyone a talent; it's your job to use it!"
Copyright © 2001 Caitlin Ballard
"Shoot me with your words, cut me with your eyes... and I'll RISE."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Nicole J., Age 16 --- Iowa
"It is only when we have lost everything, can we be free to do anything."
The Fight Club --- Submitted by K.G., Age 14 --- Kansas
"Can't never could!"
Coach Smith --- Submitted by Bre C., Age 15 --- Texas
"Without all the dangers in life,
No one would know bravery!"
Cassidy Selzer --- Submitted by Jennifer T., Age 16 --- Georgia
"Fear destroys love.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Love like you'll never be hurt.
Love like you know no fear."
Copyright © 2001 Nicole Justis
"Fair only comes once a year...the state fair."
Written by Danielle R., Age 16 --- New York
"Nations will rise and fall,
Wars will be lost and won.
Lives will begin and end,
But a true friend, is eternal."
Copyright © 1997 Jon Koroluk
"This isn't the end.
It isn't the beginning of the end.
It is rather the end of the beginning."
Winston Churchill --- Submitted by Heather G., Age 14 --- Tennessee
"What is popular is not always right
And what is right is not always popular."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tonya J., Age 18 --- Arkansas
"I want to cry out and be heard with a heart, instead of an ear."
Copyright © 2001 Malou Elnar
"There is a last ditch effort for everything.
Don't let yourself get to that point."
Copyright © 2001 Brian Leahy
"Life comes and life goes.
So live your life as if it were your last day to live."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Be B., Age 15 --- Michigan
"A dream is like tomorrow.
What good is it if you don't wake up?"
Copyright © 2001 Lacey Smith
"Live your life for you and for God.
You were not put on this earth to make others happy,
But to show them happiness through good deed and love.
Just love."
Copyright © 2001 Kyle Sater
"One who falls and rises again
Is stronger than the one who has not fallen at all."
Julito Martine --- Submitted by Pedro P., Age 16 --- Puerto Rico
"Some of life's promises may not come true,
But mornings still come and behind each cloud,
The sun is still shining."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Manda F., Age 16 --- Saskatchewan, Canada
"Life throws a curve ball at you sometimes
So just keep your eye one it, stick with it,
And you'll be just fine."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Hillary W., age 16 --- Utah
"If you love somebody, then tell them that you do.
Because if you don't, it might break your heart
Or it might break theirs."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Alicia D., Age 14 --- Illinois
"For every person that told you - YOU CAN'T,
Say to yourself - WHY NOT!!!"
Copyright © 2001 Peter Dimitrov
"Attitude determines altitude; a person who stops to smell or pick a flower for themselves or others usually views the world is a positive light. Maybe we should pick a flower for someone to brighten their world."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Belle T., Age 18 --- Florida
"I don't procrastinate; I challenge myself."
Copyright © 2001 Rhae Lindsey
"Be prepared for dreams to become reality.
With enough power they will."
Copyright © 2001 Emily Cleary
"Don't lose yourself in the hands of time.
If you try to hold it in your own hands,
It will slip through your fingers."
Copyright © 2001 Noemi Palonen
"Nothing is impossible.
Some things just take a little longer, that's all."
Copyright © 2001 Ashley LaFrambiose
"Don't worry about things you cannot control."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kylee H., Age 16 --- TePuke, New Zealand