teen quotes

Whether spoken by teens or about teens, teen quotes deal with that complicated yet essential part of life known as adolescence.  Teen quotes touch upon the search for independence while dealing with parental dependence.  Teen quotes are quotations everyone will recognize about a memorable time many would like to forget.

"To an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent."
Dave Barry quotes (American writer and humorist best known for his weekly newspaper column. b.1947)
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"My manager wants me to dress like a nun and I want to dress like a teenager."
Anna Kournikova quotes (Russian Professional tennis player and model, b.1981)
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Whether regarded as taxing over-grown children or irresponsible young adults, teens are caught between two worlds, fitting into neither.  Teen quotes acknowledge this quandary and humorously explore this gap.

"I think we're seeing in working mothers a change from "Thank God it's Friday" to "Thank God it's Monday." If any working mother has not experienced that feeling, her children are not adolescent."
Ann Diehl quotes
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"Until the rise of American advertising, it never occurred to anyone anywhere in the world that the teenager was a captive in a hostile world of adults."
Gore Vidal quotes (American novelist and essayist b.1925)
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Luckily for teens and adults, adolescence is just a temporary state.  At ThinkExist.com, we hope our teen quotes help teens and adults tackle the teenage years with humor and patience.  Our teen quotes reveal that oftentimes a difficult time is less so if faced with good perception.

"People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just like them. They don't want heroes; what they want is to see you fall"
Leonardo DiCaprio quotes (American actor, b.1974)
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"You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us that whether we are poor or prosperous, we have only one world to share. You have taught young people that they do have the power to change the world."
Kofi Annan quotes (Ghanaian diplomat, seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, 2001 Nobel Peace Prize.)
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