"MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR TEENS"
SUBMITTED BY TEENS



"With a favoring wind and a flowing tide,
A quiet sea and a star to guide,
From the isles of fortune beyond the blue,
May your ship come home
And your dreams come true."
Julianne Ellix --- Submitted by S.B., Age 19 --- Tasmania, Australia



"Try not to fall;
But if you do,
Fall in style!"
Copyright © 1999 Ryan Hunt



"If the going gets easy,
You may be going downhill."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Charli H., Age 15 --- Virginia



"The way you treat a person is the way they'll become.
So treat them well and they will become well."
Copyright © 2000 Tiffany Bryant



"I want to be what I was
When I wanted to be what I am now."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Erin I., Age 16 --- Alberta, Canada



"I have learned few great lessons,
And the most important is this:
The greatest risk of all is not taking one."
S.W., Age 16 --- Texas



"Excuses are for losers.
Winners find solutions."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by K.B., Age 18 --- Massachusetts



"Respect cannot be learned, purchased, or acquired;
It can only be earned."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sneha B., Age 16 --- Texas



"True power comes with knowing you have the ability to
And, in the end, choosing not to."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kalan S., Age 14 --- Colorado



"The mightiest of all hearts, is the one that can forgive itself."
Copyright © 2000 Aaron Brown



"Everything is okay in the end.
If it's not okay,
Then it's not the end."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Alyssa F., Age 17 --- Pennsylvania



"People live as if they will never die
And die as if they have never lived."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Deniece B., Age 13 --- Illinois



"The older you get, the smarter your parents get."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jacob P., Age 17 --- Michigan



"Friends are like stars.
You can't always see them,
But you know they're always there."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Abbie W., Age 16 --- Missouri



"The soul would have no rainbow
If the eyes had no tears."
Minquass Proverb --- Submitted by Karissa W., Age 15 --- Arizona



"Listen, or thy tongue will make thee deaf."
Native American Proverb --- Submitted by Heather K., Age 15 --- Colorado



"If the going gets easy, you may be going downhill."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Charli H., Age 15 --- Virginia



"Never mind the storm.
When you are one with God
There is always a rainbow waiting!!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jacci D., Age 15 --- Ohio



"When you are feeling rejected or have been rejected,
Think of it as God's Protection."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rosa B., Age 16



"Your mind will give you knowledge,
Your heart will tell you what to do with it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by C.C., Age 18 --- Maine



"Happy are those, who dream great dreams,
And work hard to achieve them."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by T.B., Age 15 --- Pennsylvania



"Hope that is seen is not hope,
For why would one hope for what one sees?"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jessica W., Age 16 --- Maryland



"Achievement:
When you stand tall taking the final blows,
Yet not ever giving in."
Edaurdo R., Age 15 --- California



"The worst thing you can ever do to a person is forget about them."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tommy T., Age 16 --- California



"Don't let the past hold you back,
You're missing the good stuff."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Megan S., Age 15 --- Maryland



"You must be careful how you walk,
And where you go,
For there are those following you who will set their feet
Where yours are set."
Robert E. Lee --- Submitted by Kara D., Age 15 --- Massachusetts



"Be like an angel; find the good in each day and pass it on to others."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Rachel M., Age 16 --- Texas



"Whatever you wish to achieve, work towards it!
Don't be discourage by suggestions
That it is an impossible goal for you to make.
Ignore them; be strong and confident.
Believe in yourself; pull your head up high.
Keep on trying and never give up!!!"
Copyright © 2000 Diana Diem Huong Thi Nguyen



"Anyone who dares to be, can never be weak."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Renee G., Age 15 --- Illinois



"Love and hate are just like orange juice and toothpaste in the morning;
Once you have one, you really don't want the other."
Copyright © 2000 Laura Hindman



"Stick your nose where it doesn't belong
And you'll find out something you wish you didn't know."
Copyright © 2000 Brittany Aaron



"Courage is the art of being the only one
Who knows that you are scared to death."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tina S., Age 15 --- Minnesota



"A person's attitude builds and reflects a person's character and self-being."
Copyright © 2000 Gustavo Rojo



"You learn to laugh, and you laugh to learn."
Kelly S., Age 13 --- California



"A beautiful face may fade,
But a beautiful soul lasts forever."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by B.C., Age 14 --- Alberta, Canada



"Taking life by the inch is a synch.
Taking life by the yard is hard."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Stephanie M., Age 15 --- New Jersey



"If you think like others and not for yourself,
What will the others think?"
Copyright © 2000 Jennifer Bourque



"No matter how bad the road of life is,
It can never get worse, it can always get better.
So look ahead to the future and you'll see a great road to take,
And you should take it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by L.K., Age 15 --- Iowa



"Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart, but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Adrienne C., Age 15 --- New York



"Live like you will die tomorrow,
Learn live you will live forever."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by K.W., Age 15 --- Maryland



"Live life for yourself, not for anyone else."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Tara M., Age 18 --- Missouri



"Days are like lemons,
Squeeze out all the juice."
Copyright © 2000 Chrissy Jackson



"Just when you think everything is at it's worst,
Before you break down and cry,
Just think about how great it will be
When it is finally over."
Copyright © 2000 Ashley Hoffmann



"I wish people would stop telling me that I can do anything.
I never thought I couldn't."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jamie L., Age 16 --- Ohio



"Don't let your parents down, they're bringing you up."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by J.H., Age 17 --- Michigan



"Music touches feelings words cannot."
Christany C., Age 14 --- New York



"Some people will try to search their whole lives
For something they may never find.
Stop searching and see what's already there."
Copyright © 1999 Tara Myers



"We're at that point in our lives,
Where we have a place,
But we don't know where to go."
Copyright © 2000 Ashley McDoulett



"Being true to yourself is more than honesty.
It's a statement that you believe in your own self-worth
And are willing to stand or fall on your personal merits."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ashley D., Age 17 --- Kentucky



"Victory is not won in miles but in inches.
Win a little now, hold your ground,
And later win a little more."
Louis L'Amour --- Submitted by Emily S., Age 16 --- Connecticut



"Finish everyday and be done with it.
You have done what you could;
Some blunders and absurdities crept in;Forget them as soon as you can.
Tomorrow is a new day;
You shall begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit
To be encumbered by your old nonsense."
Ralph Waldo Emerson --- Submitted by Whitney G., Age 16 --- Rhode Island



"Being afraid only means conquering another fear."
Copyright © 2000 Katie Diiro



"Within my sensitivity lies my strength."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jen P., Age 15 --- Pennsylvania



"Follow your heart with a little piece of mind."
Leah O., Age 17 --- California



Beauty

I have been teased for being little,
And ugly and fat,
They don't know I'm brittle,
Why don't they realize that?

Why don't they know it hurts,
When they call me names,
They treat me like dirt,
And laugh as if in a game.

I'm getting very sleepy,
I'm losing my strength,
I don't know if I'll make it,
To the next length.

I'm curling up slowly,
I'm withered and dry,
And every so lonely,
With a tear in my eye.

I wake up one day,
With new eyes for my sight,
Things are going my way,
Oh what a delight.

Now that I'm finished,
And you know not my task,
I will not be diminished,
So there's one thing I ask.

Don't judge me too soon,
I will not lie,
For I can fly to the moon,
Because, every Spirit has a Butterfly!!
Copyright © 1998 Angie Hudspith



"If you want something
You have to work hard for it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Britney S., Age 18



"Everyone has their own idea of how they want to live,
Inside their mind they write it themselves.
But if you let someone else write it
You will never be proud of yourself.
If these notes are written in love and honesty
Then they cannot be erased."
Megan L., Age 14



"There is never a solution nor an answer without a problem."
Copyright © 2000 Jason Mahilo



"You are old enough to pray
When you can put your hands together."
Micheal - Age 6 --- Submitted by Susan S., Age 13 --- Florida



"Form can fluctuate, but talent is never lost."
Tom A., Age 16 --- Victoria, Australia



"Sometimes the life is cruel, but if we know how to appreciate
The positive side of things and ourselves,
Life is beauty."
Yanira O., Age 14 --- Puerto Rico



"Take the world into your hands
Instead of taking hand outs of somebody else's world."
Annabelle C., Age 16 --- South-east, United Kingdom



"All our young lives we search for someone to love, someone to make us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope, all the while wondering if somewhere, somehow, someone perfect is searching for us."
Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years
--- Submitted by R.L., Age 15 --- Illinois




"We are the music makers.
And we are the dreamers of the dreams."
From Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory
--- Submitted by Kristen J., Age 17 --- Indiana




"Living life is like climbing a mountain.
Every fall you take and every step you make,
Makes the top of the mountain more beautiful."
Ashley C., Age 17 --- Tennessee



"The real dance of life takes place in between who you once were
And who you are now becoming."
Barbara de Angelis --- Submitted by Monique C., Age 17 --- Georgia



"Regret is a useless emotion
Because you can't change the past."
Copyright © 2000 Desiree St. Pierre



"Life throws many things your way,
But all you have to do is catch them with a smile."
Copyright © 1999 M.Tsang



"When stress is at it's highest,
Just know it can only go down."
Copyright © 2000 Tom Rataj



Life

Life can be tough, and the road we walk on is rough.
But whatever we do, we must stay strong and life will carry on.
Life can be sad but we must remember and be glad
For the good times we shared and the our friendship was spared.
Life can be fun with a big bright sun and a cool breeze of air
And a friend with you there, fun can be anywhere.
Copyright © 1999 Brittany Leano



"Do not worry about being a leader, just don't be a follower."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jason S., Age 14 --- Missouri



"Don't consider your heart broken, consider it hoping.
Because when your heart is broken, it loses hope,
Which when lost, is the hardest to regain.
Having a hoping heart means you haven't given up
On that seemingly unreachable dream."
Copyright © 2000 Nikki Wittemeyer



"Life is like a roll of toilet paper; long and useful."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by John R., Age 14 --- Missouri



"A problem well stated is a problem half solved."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Richu K., Age 14 --- Kerala, India



"Don't fear pressure for pressure is what turns rough stones
Into diamonds."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by J.L., Age 15 --- California



"Dreams are what we hope happens.
Goals are what we make happen!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by J.G., Age 18 --- Maryland



"Live your life today, there may be no tomorrow."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Amanda S. --- Wisconsin
This was the best advice anyone could have ever given me.
I am dedicating this to Kristine Gillium, who wasstabbed 9 times in October '00.
We are praying for you Kristine and Drew.




"It is better to live your life as if there is a God,
And die finding out there isn't;
Than to live your life as if there is no God
And die finding out there is."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kasey O., Age 14 --- Idaho



"Inspiration to all those runners who say "it's to hard" Don't give up!

I've got something they can't take away. Running. Now you might be saying to yourself, "running, that's what cowards do."

Wrong. I don't run away from things. I run to them. I run over them. I run through them. And if I get knocked down, I will get up and throw my forehead forward, and resume my charge.

If you think you can run, you may be able to run for a very very long time. But so can I. Just five me 50 meters and you'll think I'ma freak with the kick I will deliver to run you down."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mark G., Age 16 --- Colorado



"Love all, Serve all - that is the way to God."
Sri Sathya Sai Baba
--- Submitted by Jasmin T., Age 16 --- England, United Kingdom




"Love is like standing on wet cement;
The longer you stay, the harder it is to leave."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Regina V., Age 14 --- Nuevo Leon, Mexico



"Live your life with hope in your eyes,
Kindness in your heart,
And fire in your soul,
And all regrets will be left behind."
Copyright © 2000 S. Martinak



"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift uphis fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up."
Ecclesiastes --- Submitted by Jason P., Age 16 --- Wisconsin



"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us
As the confident knowledge that they will help us."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ellen B., Age 12 --- Wisconsin



"It is in the fire that the intensity of the clay is tested and its spirit is allowed to dance. It is in the fire where thefierce light pierces to the core and the once fragile become strong. It is in the fire where an individual piece ofclay claims its own true identity. Some of the most beautiful pieces will crumble under the extreme conditionsbecause the potter did not take the time to knead the air bubbles on the inside while other average lookingpieces will get stronger and take on whole new identities. Whatever the case, the process is not completeuntil the clay has had it's time in the fire."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Letah B., Age 17 --- British Columbia, Canada



"Life is like an illusion
You are only hearing, smelling, tasting, and feeling what you see."
Copyright © 2000 Tan Ying Lin



"Time is precious, but truth is more precious then time."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jessica R., Age 14 --- Michigan



"Never look to another for mental toughness
For you must find it within."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Casey L., Age 17 --- North Carolina



"It is difficult to remember that events now far in the past
Were once far in the future."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by S. K., Age 16 --- Pennsylvania



"Be whatever you resolve to be."
Stonewall Jackson --- Submitted by David Z., Age 17 --- Virginia



"An angel is not only a set of wings,
But also a set of hands to guide you through life."
Copyright © 2000 Sarah Boshaw



"Knowing who you are
Is the beginning of perfecting who you can become."
Copyright © 2000 Abbey Gregory



"The glory of life is not what we've seen,
It is what we have attained."
Copyright © 2000 Rebecca Lynn Bellows



"The world's too colorful to only see in black and white."
Copyright © 2000 Carly Stanton



"If at night you cry for the sun,
Your tears won't let you see the stars."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Laura Z., Age 15 --- Massachusetts



"Forget regret or life is yours to miss."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ashley D., Age 16 --- Pennsylvania



"Life is a precious gift.
Don't waste it being unhappy, dissatisfied, or anything less than you can be."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by K.Z., Age 14 --- Michigan



"If you're itching for success, keep scratching."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Shannon S., Age 16 --- Texas



"Your fears are like a daisy chain;
Break one and they will all begin to fall away."
Copyright © 2000 Noemi Palonen



"Only those who choose to be weak will become weak.
But those who choose to become strong
Will rise up against the struggles the weak will endure and venture forward."
Copyright © 2000 Ryan Cadwell



"Seek first to understand, then to be understood."
Stephen Covey --- Submitted by Carol R., Age 15 --- Texas



"The student always comes before the athlete in Student Athlete."
T.B., Age 13



"Be who you want to be and if no one else likes you,
At least you'll like yourself."
Taylor Hanson --- Submitted by Katie L., Age 17 --- Wisconsin



"We have the power to make this generation the best in the history of mankind or we can make it the last."
John F. Kennedy --- Submitted by David Z., Age 17 --- Virginia



"Never let anyone tell you that your feelings are stupid or dumb,
Because everybody reacts to a crisis differently."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by K.W., Age 15 --- Ontario, Canada



"If you can't weep with your whole heart,
You can't laugh with it either."
Golda Meier --- Submitted by Mikaela W., Age 14 --- Ontario, Canada
--- Author's name provided by C.B., Age 12 --- New Jersey --- 02/02/01




"Don't let anyone ever tell you that you don't deserve what you want."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jen H., Age 15 --- Auckland, New Zealand



"All your worth is worthless if unearned."
Copyright © 2000 Adam Moody



"History has proven,
God has never given anyone a dream
Without also including the power to achieve that dream.
It is up to us to claim the power and go after that dream,
Or just claim, it was only a dream."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Zheng X., Age 15 --- Singapore



"Not because things are difficult,
We do not dare to do them
But because we do not dare to do them,
They are difficult."
Seneca --- Submitted by Daniel B., Age 18 --- NRW, Germany



"The things you fear are undefeatable,
Not by their nature but by your approach."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Jen W., Age 17 --- Zurich, Switzerland



"Thought, not ability, is what makes a person great."
Copyright © 2000 Kevin Daly



"Don't sweat the small stuff, because believe me,
No matter how big something may seem,
The world is faced with much more complex complications."
J.P., Age 16 --- Pennsylvania



"We're all a little bizarre.
Just some of us are better at hiding it, that's all."
Emelio Estevez - 'The Breakfast Club'
--- Submitted by Angie G., Age 18 --- Maryland




"There is always water at the other side of the desert."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Yaimi J., Age 15 --- Texas



"Don't make fun of those
Who go through something you never experienced.
Because once you go through it,
They will be the ones that help you out of it."
Colin S., Age 14 --- New Hampshire



"Everyday is a sunny day;
Sometimes the clouds just get in the way."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by C.P., Age 15 --- Nevada



"When your life flashes before your eyes,
Make sure it's worth watching."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by M.G., Age 16 --- Victoria, Australia



"No matter the person,
Significant or otherwise in your current life,
Everyone who ever enters your world
Leaves you a piece of themselves.
Learn from them and enjoy them."
Megan S., Age 15 --- Maryland



"Through my journeys,
I have found that beauty is a thing of no words,
So when I see you, I am speechless."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Amy S., Age 17 --- New Jersey



"When you have nothing more to lose,
You automatically have everything to gain!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Amanda B., Age 16 --- New Jersey



"The best thing about feeling like you've lost everything;
Like your life couldn't get any worse,
Is knowing that tomorrow can only get better."
Jessica N., Age 14 --- Pennsylvania



"Live your life the way you want to,
And then you will have no regrets."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by A.M., Age 17 --- Massachusetts



"When trials are greatest and all goes wrong,
Just buckle your armor and trudge along.
The way that's weary, dark, and cold
May lead to shelter within the fold.
These trials were meant to make you strong,
So buckle your armor and trudge along."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lauren B., Age 17 --- New Mexico



"You have to have three types of bones in life:
A backbone, a tailbone, and a wishbone."
Frank Almedia --- Submitted by Brenden H., Age 16 --- Massachusetts



"Love comforts like sunshine after rain."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by A.C., Age 15 --- Florida



"If we dwell on what we did in the past,
Then we can't think about today.
If we can't think about today,
Then how can we dream about the future?"
Copyright © Ashley McDoulett



"Friendship is a knot made in heaven by two angels."
Copyright © 2000 Kristina Lennox



"What is a Champion?So you are thinking you'd like to be a champion, but what is it? How does it work? A champion is someone who trains when no one is watching. A champion is someone who does well under pressure. That is what a champion is to some, but this is what a champion is to me;

Someone who will always give 150 percent, willing to do everything and anything to win. He or she never gives up and has the heart anddesire to win. They strive to be better than they were yesterday. They try to go beyond their goals and not let anyone get in their way because they are determined to reach their goals. This is what I think a champion is.

These thoughts will stick with you throughout life. You will achieve more if you remember them. You have to do all you can and more to achieve your goals, and be a champion."
Copyright © 2000 Mallory Inzetta



"If you have built castles in the clouds, do not fear.
There is where they should be.
Now build foundations under them."
Henry David Thoreau --- Submitted by Amanda C., Age 18 --- Iowa



"Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad,Let God deal with the things they do, cuz hate in your heart will consume you too."
Will Smith --- Submitted by Amy B., Age 17 --- New York



"Ignorance lurks in the minds of those who do not speak.
Speak your mind and from that you'll learn."
Jessica H., Age 17 --- Minnesota



"Disbelieve and definitely shall you fail,
Believe me."
Eddie M., Age 18 --- Florida



"The future comes one day at a time."
Dean Acheson --- Submitted by P.C., Age 15 --- Hong Kong



"True knowledge is when you know exactly what to say
To make a person, who's having a bad day, smile."
Copyright © 2000 Tim Meinzer



"Don't live today as though it's your last;
Rather live today as though it's your first."
Copyright © 2000 Carly Stanton



"This is for graduation:

As we go forward from this day, not together but separate,
We will be using the same knowledge and values we have learned together
To make a difference in the hearts and lives of others."
Copyright © 2000 Leigh Anne Cosby



"Over time, some of us realize that the only thing we don't have
Is the only thing we've ever needed."
Copyright © 2000 Matt Tate



"Live your life for what it's worth,
Because it's worth a lifetime."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Heather H., Age 14 --- Delaware