Quote Genre: Adolescence

Earl Wilson – ‘Snow and adolescence are the…

‘Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.’

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Lewis Thomas – ‘I do not agree with this cen…

‘I do not agree with this centurys fashion of running down the human species as a failed try a doomed sport. At our worst we may be going through the early stages of adolescence and everyone remembers what that is … Continue reading →

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Sir Walter Scott – ‘Just at the age twixt boy an…

‘Just at the age twixt boy and youth When thought is speech and speech is truth.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘ADOLESCENCE The stage betwee…

‘ADOLESCENCE The stage between puberty and adultery.’

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Alden Nowlan – ‘The day the child realizes t…

‘The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself he becomes wise.’

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Eric Hoffer – ‘Perhaps a modern society can…

‘Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence by giving its young from the age of ten the skills responsibilities and rewards of grownups and opportunities for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a … Continue reading →

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General Lewis B. Hershey – ‘A boy becomes an adult three…

‘A boy becomes an adult three years before his parents think he does and about two years after he thinks he does.’

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Jules Feiffer – ‘At sixteen I was stupid conf…

‘At sixteen I was stupid confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise self-confident prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid confused insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?’

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