Young Quotes

Small: It was a wonderful time to be young. The 1960s didnt end until about 1976. We all believed in Make Love, Not W
Margot Kidder
"It was a wonderful time to be young. The 1960s didn't end until about 1976. We all believed in Make Love, Not War. We were idealistic innocents, despite the drugs and sex"
Margot Kidder, Actress
Small: In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome for the absence of these claims to attent
"In France, a woman may forget that she is neither young nor handsome; for the absence of these claims to attention does not expose her to be neglected by the male sex"
Marguerite Gardiner, Writer
Small: There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years old - that Jewish businessmen went t
"There was one occasion when I was very young - eight years or seven years old - that Jewish businessmen went through the forest, and they were assassinated. And that was for the first time I saw in our paper where there were assassinations in our place"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: My playground was the theatre. Id sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, thats pretty
"My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living. As a young girl, that's pretty seductive"
Gwyneth Paltrow, Actress
Small: The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back h
"The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals"
Edward Abbey, Author
Small: Ive been a rock star since you were very young. But Ive never encountered anything as powerful as cancer
"I've been a rock star since you were very young. But I've never encountered anything as powerful as cancer"
Melissa Etheridge, Musician
Small: I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-g
"I tell young people to prepare themselves as best they can for a world that grows more challenging every day-get the best education they can, and couple that education with real-life experience in social justice work"
Julian Bond, Activist
Small: Its no good being nice and young and naive. Theres no good in that at all. Youve got to do it all yourself, an
"It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either"
Johnny Rotten, Musician
Small: If youre going to be a myth or want to be a myth, youd better die young
"If you're going to be a myth or want to be a myth, you'd better die young"
Alma Guillermoprieto, Journalist
Small: I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is the one thing that I knew I was good at
Sarah McLachlan
"I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is the one thing that I knew I was good at"
Sarah McLachlan, Musician
Small: I came up during the Star Wars generation and that was sort of the thing I plugged into much more. It was a li
"I came up during the 'Star Wars' generation and that was sort of the thing I plugged into much more. It was a little before my time and I think it was sort of grappling with these intellectual ideas that were a little advanced for my young mind. At the time. But now I have a much deeper appreciation for it"
Zachary Quinto, Actor
Small: But Id have to say Young Frankenstein, which I can watch forever
"But I'd have to say Young Frankenstein, which I can watch forever"
Jason Schwartzman, Actor
Small: When I came back to Britain, I realized that I was no longer a very young woman. I had to meet my new consciou
"When I came back to Britain, I realized that I was no longer a very young woman. I had to meet my new consciousness, my new age, with roles that reflected it somewhat"
Julie Christie, Actress
Small: Getting wasted is only OK when youre young enough to not know better
"Getting wasted is only OK when you're young enough to not know better"
Sophia Bush, Actress
Small: Young men think old men are fools but old men know young men are fools
"Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools"
George Chapman, Poet
Small: I started out as a young Ninja and killed all of the Shoguns. I am a Shogun now and Im holding my spot. There
Shaquille O'Neal
"I started out as a young Ninja and killed all of the Shoguns. I am a Shogun now and I'm holding my spot. There probably won't be another Shogun after this"
Shaquille O'Neal, Athlete
Small: By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional, but not an amateur
"By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional, but not an amateur"
Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Small: Later on, there were some problems with our navy, so he made me the head of the navy - all things that I hardl
"Later on, there were some problems with our navy, so he made me the head of the navy - all things that I hardly knew anything about. I was basically an ignorant young man"
Shimon Peres, Statesman
Small: Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age
George Sand
"Try to keep your soul young and quivering right up to old age"
George Sand, Novelist
Small: We were sweet, lovely people who wanted to throw out all the staid institutions who placed money and wars abov
Margot Kidder
"We were sweet, lovely people who wanted to throw out all the staid institutions who placed money and wars above all else. When you're young you think that's how life works"
Margot Kidder, Actress
Small: The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining
"The young patriots now returning from war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other deployments worldwide are joining the ranks of veterans to whom America owes an immense debt of gratitude"
Steve Buyer, Politician
Small: It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentat
"It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation with psychedelics, particularly among young people"
Stanislav Grof, Psychologist
Small: The first Superman film took up a huge chunk of our lives, but it was a wonderful time for us. We were young,
Margot Kidder
"The first Superman film took up a huge chunk of our lives, but it was a wonderful time for us. We were young, my daughter was little, we were filming in London for a year, so we became like a close family"
Margot Kidder, Actress
Small: A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be
"A young man without ambition is an old man waiting to be"
Steven Brust, Author
Small: When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over
"When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over"
George MacDonald, Novelist
Small: I was very young when we got married and I dont know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough t
Kyra Sedgwick
"I was very young when we got married and I don't know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough to know that this was the right guy, but somehow I got lucky"
Kyra Sedgwick, Actress
Small: I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the T
"I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for three years. You had to learn that world"
Robert Caro, Writer
Small: Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom a
"Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness"
James D. Watson, Scientist
Small: Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope
"Education exposes young people to a broader world, a world full of opportunity and hope"
Christine Gregoire, Politician
Small: I have not always loved wisely, but I was young
"I have not always loved wisely, but I was young"
Brigitte Bardot, Actress
Small: I think its your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard
Billie Joe Armstrong
"I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard"
Billie Joe Armstrong, Musician
Small: Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that Im a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they
Reese Witherspoon
"Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I'm a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they're interested in tend to really influence me"
Reese Witherspoon, Actress
Small: I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which
Henry Miller
"I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen"
Henry Miller, Writer
Small: I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who belie
Reese Witherspoon
"I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I had such satisfaction afterward, and I thought, That's what I want to do"
Reese Witherspoon, Actress
Small: All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where obje
"All sport... is one of the few activities where young people can proceed along traditional avenues, where objectives are clear, where the desire to win is not only permissible, but encouraged"
Spiro T. Agnew, Politician
Small: I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want of the soothing weed
"I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want of the soothing weed"
Jerome K. Jerome, Author
Small: Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish
"Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish"
William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist
Small: Except for the young or very happy, I cant say I am sorry for anyone who dies
"Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies"
William Makepeace Thackeray, Novelist
Small: The truth is that Oxford is simply a very beautiful city in which it is convenient to segregate a certain numb
Evelyn Waugh
"The truth is that Oxford is simply a very beautiful city in which it is convenient to segregate a certain number of the young of the nation while they are growing up"
Evelyn Waugh, Author
Small: Thats the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anx
"That's the duty of the old, to be anxious on behalf of the young. And the duty of the young is to scorn the anxiety of the old"
Philip Pullman, Writer