POSITIVE LIFE QUOTES
SUBMITTED BY TEENS


  Positive Life Quotes for Teenagers
"When you fall from a height, just look at where you fell from. It shows how far you have gone and how much further you can go if you continue from where you fell."
Written in 2011 by Udozeal P., Age 17 --- Nigeria
I made it up... and it helps me when I feel my world is crashing.... it helps me to see that my failure shows I've done something but it needs finishing.


  Quotes for Teens
"Each and every negative experience or person offers you a lesson to help you become a stronger and better person. So, from now on, change your attitude towards life and know that everything that youwere perceiving as negatives are actually positives!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by inspired one, Age 17 --- India






"Beauty is not on the outside. It is not something you create. It is something you have naturally because you are you and you are beautiful, no matter what anyone says."
Written in 2011 by L.T. --- Ohio
My friend says she's ugly, and every day I say this to her because it's true.



"Success focuses on six D's: Desire, Determination, Discipline, Devotion, Dedication, and Destiny."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Desmond O., Age 16 --- Nigeria
There's really one more D: Distraction - to be avoided at all cost.



"No one manufactures a lock without a key. Similarly god won't give you problems without their solutions, so just go and search for solutions."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Swati K., Age 18 --- India



"To fight for one's country makes you a soldier, but to fight and die for one's cause of independence and freedom makes you a hero."
Written in 2011 by Jordan White
Maybe it will bring peace to ones that lost their family or friends to war and to know that they will never be forgotten. Lest we forget.



"If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning. The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
Dolly Parton --- Submitted by Heather S., Age 14 --- Tennessee
After hearing of my parents' divorce, this quote inspired me to just keep looking forward, that it's going to get better. And from this, I've managed to just keep smiling and not shed a single tear(:



"A soul will never wander when the Heart is bound to the one you love."
Written in 2011 by Dylan Lee Hofland



"Don't let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow older and no longer enjoy living. It will be too late to remember him."
Ecclesiastes 12 --- Submitted by Gugu B., Age 16 --- South Africa
This quote inspires me not to be over excited about youth so much because at the end, there will be things I have to pay for. God is great.



"Sometimes you just have to smile, pretend everything is okay and just walk away."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by T.N., Age 17 --- South Africa
This quote helps me very much when people hurt me.



"Wear your scars proud. They shape who you are and let people know you've struggled and won; you never gave up. Never be ashamed to show you were strong, even at your weakest moments."
Written in 2011 by Jenn B., Age 15 --- Canada
I actually said this to a friend one time, and I think they are good words to live by. Wear em proud and never be ashamed.



"Don't live yesterday or tomorrow - live today and live it like there is no tomorrow because you never know what will be thrown at you next."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by C.H., Age 17 --- Wyoming
This is always I think of when I start thinking of how bad the day has been.



"BE YOU! Stop trying to be someone you're not or else you will spend the rest of your life trying to be that person - and at the end of the day, you lose who you truly are!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Nicola V., Age 19 --- Jamaica
I have seen people, over and over again, pretending to be something they're not just because they see other people doing it, it looks cool, or they just want to be a part of something. Find you and buildyou and make people want to see that you're unique. Why try to be like others when standing out is so unique? Be Positive, Be YOU!



"That's LIFE sometimes."
Written in 2010 by C.N.E., Age 17 --- New York
I made up this when I was going through a rough breakup, and every time I go through anything that's too overpowering I just say this out loud and I know I'll get through it.



"What makes people more special is not the happiness you feel when you are with them but rather the pain you feel when they are away from you. Moments spent in unhappiness are moments of happiness lost."
Written in 2011 by Mutsa M., Age 17 --- Zimbabwe
It is because I miss the people I need most in my life: my mom and dad.



"Sometimes there are people in your life that always get you down, but you must keep your head up and move forward. Who cares what they do or think about you? You unique and amazing; don't let anyone tell you differently."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by M.G., Age 16 --- Colorado



"No matter how many times people try to criticize you, the best revenge is to prove them wrong."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Cheyenne G., Age 17 --- Ohio



"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it."
Groucho Marx --- Submitted by Inspired One, Age 17 --- India


  Life Quotes for Teens
"We shouldn't hurt those who love us; don't ignore them. Be happy with them to keep the relationships alive."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Angel S., Age 14 --- India


  Teen Quotes
"Using a word you don't actually mean is like jumping into a pool if you can't swim."
Written in 2010 by Danielle C., Age 17 --- Missouri


  Quotes for Teenagers
"When you act like someone you're not, people notice. Be the person that you are deep down inside. Don't have regrets in life and be all that you can be."
Written in 2010 by Jake H., Age 17 --- Idaho