"MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR TEENS"
SUBMITTED BY TEENS
"Don't complain about your parents because you're lucky to have them."
Written by Christina H., Age 13 --- Minnesota
"I don't like it when things are too sweet, and I don't like it when things are too bitter. I like a little salt in my sugar because that's the way life is, good things and bad things all at the same time. There's always a light at the end of the tunnel, whether you want to see it or not. But then again, there's always a tunnel."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by L.H., Age 16 --- New Jersey
"We dare to imagine, but fear to believe."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ray R., Age 15 --- California
"You can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes.
After that, you'd better know something."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kemisha N., Age 16 --- Ontario, Canada
"Make your life a mission, not an intermission."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Stephanie R., Age 15 --- Texas
"Show me, don't tell me."
Pat Sullivan --- Submitted by Xingyuan W., Age 15 --- Illinois
"Education is a stairway to opportunity but to succeed,
You need to find that something special within yourself."
Written by Lisa S., Age 17 --- Australia
"Failing builds character. Succeeding takes character.
So it is better to fail and then to succeed,
Than it is to succeed without character."
Copyright © 2001 Ashleigh Rankin
"There are a great many people out there dreaming of great things, and it's a good chance that your son, daughter, brother, sister, or friend is one of them. Believe and encourage them so they won't lose one of humanity's most prized assets - the ability to dream."
Jesse Martin (from his book, Lionheart)
--- Submitted by C.D., Age 17 --- Victoria, Australia
"If things didn't change, we wouldn't have butterflies."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Pamela T., Age 17 --- Michigan
"Make the choices that are right for you.
Be persistent and consistent.
Always believe in your convictions."
Written by Vin A., Age 17 --- New Jersey
"A teacher once told me:
It is better to aim high and miss
Than to aim for a piece of junk and hit!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Cammy M., Age 15 --- Massachusetts
"Attitude reflects leadership, leadership reflects attitude."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lucy K., Age 15 --- Iowa
"Believe you can make a difference and you probably will."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jackie C., Age 16 --- New York
"The first day of kindergarten was scary,
The last day of high school will be sad.
It's all the memories in between we'll remember."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Erika S., Age 16 --- Minnesota
"If you're shy and worried about what others might think of you, it might help to realize that they're probably worried about what you might think of them! Have an outgoing interest in others and it will help to break down the walls of shyness."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by P.D., Age 18 --- Paranaque, Philippines
"If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever.
Is that good news?"
Robert Anthony --- Submitted by Bethany N., Age 16 --- Pennsylvania
"Life is not simple and cannot be defined. Those who try to define life will always be wrong. Those who try to understand life miss out on life. Those who live life are those who will be happiest in the end."
Copyright © 2001 Carmit Tzoubari
"Everyone thinks of changing the world,
But no one thinks of changing himself."
Leo Tolstoy --- Submitted by Ed P., Age 17 --- United Kingdom
"Endurance is when everyone else has given up
And you're in competition with yourself. "
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Peter S., Age 16 --- Illinois
"Winners win because they have lost before."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Pierre B., Age 16 --- New Jersey
"No one gets out of the game of life alive.
You either die in the bleachers or on the field.
So you might as well come out on the field, and go for it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sara P., Age 16 --- Virginia
"It's time to take advantage, don't hold your breathe, the time is now
Because there might not be too much left."
Bernardo Digloramo --- Submitted by Matthew C., Age 18 --- Massachusetts
"Just because what you hear sounds like truth, doesn't mean it is.
There are layers to everything. Dig deeper."
Written by C.D., Age 17 --- Victoria, Australia
"Never let your fears get in the way of your dreams."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Anita B., Age 16 --- New York
"You can't measure failure by what you have not gained,
But by what you have not attempted."
Copyright © 2000 Matt Semkin
"If you ever lose a battle with yourself, raise another army;
For the best feeling in the world is knowing
That you have conquered your fears, hurt, and worries."
Written by Christine G., Age 15 --- Illinois
"Often people worry too much about their reputation
That they lose their character."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Abby C., Age 15 --- Massachusetts
"Don't hurt one, as it always comes back."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Shyam A., Age 19 --- Selangor, Malaysia
"Nothing of value comes without effort."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Melisa W., Age 19 --- Singapore
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Julie G., Age 15 --- Michigan
"When made to choose a path, don't choose the path of least resistance because the sense of pride obtained will be less then the sense of pride obtained by completing the challenging path."
Copyright © 2001 Andrew Diakos
"Winning is not a sometimes thing, it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in awhile, you do them right all the time. Winning is Habit... Unfortunately, so is losing."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by J.M., Age 16 --- Illinois
"If you're having bad luck, be sure to keep your head held high, so you can see the good luck coming!"
Written by Steve C., Age 16 --- Pennsylvania
"In life there are four (4) main rules that apply to every situation which will get to through everything; Confidence,Strength, Love, and Faith. The others just help you along the way."
Written by Serena S., Age 14 --- Manitoba, Canada
"If you don't try to make someone smile,
How can you expect someone to return the favor?"
Copyright © 2000 Ryan McClean
"When you first tried to walk, you failed.
When you first tried to ride a two-wheeled bicycle, you failed.
Failures are part of success;
A wake-up call to tell you that you must try harder."
Copyright © 2001 Danial Hanip
"If you cannot love someone for who they are, don't love them at all.
You cannot pick and choose what parts of a person you will love,
Because then, you are loving a quality, not a person."
Copyright © 2001 David Palmer
"Opportunities are disguised as failures."
Copyright © 2001 Sara Ellis
"Organize, centerize and come together as one."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Buyani M., Age 19 --- Natal, South Africa
"We could learn a lot from crayons.
Some are sharp, some are dull,
Some are pretty, some have weird names,
And the are all different colors...
But they all have to learn to live in the same box."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lauren J., Age 13 --- Ohio
"Life is really confusigating.
It's not black and white, cut and dry;
It's all these shades of gray."
Kerry Roarke --- Submitted by Sonja W., Age 15 --- New York
"If you do not know the whole truth,
don't waste time filling in the blanks.
Because what you imagine,
Is almost always worse than the reality."
Written by Amy T., Age 16 --- Rhode Island
"Never give up til the end.
Though, once you reach the end,
Still, never give up."
Written by M.M., Age 13 --- Pennsylvania
"Life is too short to waste, so every morning when you wake up you should keep an open mind about things and get everything out of your day that you can. Then when night falls try to squeeze out the rest. Remember that every good thing begins with something that you learned from the bad."
Copyright © 2001 Andy Grandstaff
"I've learned that letting go
Is something you're gonna have to do throughout life.
Just make sure you're letting go of the right people."
Copyright © Candice Rabon
"The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do.
The hard part is doing it."
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf --- Submitted by Kara A., Age 16 --- Maryland
"Whatever you say you can't do, is only what you're not willing to work at hard enough to get."
Written by T.F., Age 14 --- Ontario, Canada
"You must love and accept yourself, before anyone else can."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Elizabeth S., Age 16 --- Michigan
"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by S.D., Age 17 --- California
"The key to life's door evolves like today's technology; never again needing a key but something more personal, something more safe, something that can't be stolen. For a door it's a fingerprint voice check but the key to life is your identity. Never change it, never falter for this identity will open more doors than a thousand fingerprints."
Oreste --- Submitted by S.M., Age 17 --- Ontario, Canada
"Everyone has flaws in themselves. Don't get disheartened by these flaws because if you did not have theseflaws you would be an angel; and people don't fall in love with angels."
Copyright © 2001 Mohammad Pervez
Fear keeps you falling
Grab the hope and you will fly
Hope is there
Always there
Waiting for you to believe
Take that fear and let it go
You won't go far
Hope is there
There always
Written by Nina C., Age 15 --- Kentucky
"Clouds may cover the sunshine, but they cannot banish the sun."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mallory C., Age 17 --- Florida
"Don't blow out the flame of another's candle, just to make your's shine brighter."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Keahi M., Age 17 --- Hawaii
Failure what we cry over,
Pain is what we grieve,
Dream is what we go after,
Goal is what we want to achieve,
Success is what we are rewarded
For all we have been through
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Chin Wei L., Age 15 --- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
"Every day is like a little life. Make the most of it and don't spend too much time looking in the mirror."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Irene Z., Age 15 --- California
"Anyone who thinks they are too little to make a difference has obviously never been in bed with a mosquito!"
Anita Roderick --- Submitted by Sally G., Age 16 --- Queensland, Australia
"If you overstep, don't be too frightened to step again.
Once you fall, you will only be prepared to fall the next time."
Sarah Dyer --- Submitted by Caitlin B., Age 14 --- Kansas
"Put a precious premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are."
Gail Godwin --- Submitted by L.H., Age 16 --- New Jersey
"Faith is what you believe, not what you know."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Warren, Age 16 --- Australia
"If you never step out into the world,
How can you say your live has begun?"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Brendan A., Age 14 --- Ontario, Canada
"To try is all anyone can ask of you!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Chelsea D., Age 13 --- Pennsylvania
"Life is like a game of softball.
Sometimes you walk, and other times you strike out.
However, it is how you handle those pitches
That determines the outcome of the game."
Copyright © 2001 Shana Weston
"If the opportunity of a lifetime appears,
Do not be afraid to take a chance."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Roberto G., Age 16 --- Texas
"Keep up your hopes,
hold onto your dreams
And one day you might
Accomplish all those things"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Christina S., Age 12 --- Florida
"Time is like a handful of sand.
The tighter you grasp it,The faster it runs through your fingers."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Heather E., Age 16 --- New Hampshire
"If success was easy, everyone would be doing it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Daniel F., Age 17 --- NSW, Australia
"Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes the best answer."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kristen J., Age 19 --- Minnesota
"The thing that makes a smile so special is that it acts upon a single thought."
Copyright © 2001 Maria Gold