"MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR TEENS"
SUBMITTED BY TEENS
"Look at everything as though you were seeing it
For the first time or the last time.
Then your time on earth will truly be filled with glory!"
Kendall Hailey --- Sent in by Chelsey O., Age 14 --- California
"Love is NOT multiple choice!"
Theresa, Age 14 --- Ohio
"Stars are windows to heaven,
So next time you see one,
Stop and wave to an angel."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Andrea K., Age 15 --- Michigan
"Trust is more fragile than love.
If you can't trust someone,
How can you love them?"
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Miriam, Age 14 --- New Jersey
"From Charlie Brown I learned perseverance.
From Linus I learned serenity.
From Lucy I learned to express what's on my mind.
From Sally I learned to question authority.
From Pigpen I learned to appreciate simple joys.
From Schroeder I learned to share whatever gifts I have.
From Woodstock I learned devotion.
And from Snoopy I learned to embrace and celebrate life."
KC Hardt (In People Magazine Mailbag; 3-20-00)
--- Sent in by Kara and Alexa, Ages 14 and 12 --- Massachusetts
"If you love someone, tell them,
For hearts are often broken
By words left unspoken."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Ashley, Age 15 --- Pennsylvania
"One day the world will be ready for you and wonder how they didn't see."
Eels --- Submitted by Angie G., Age 18 --- New Jersey
"Set your hopes high
Reach for the stars
Dare to discover the person you are
Focus you visions beyond what you see
Be all your best, BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE!
I cannot do everything, but I can do SOMETHING
And what I can do I ought to do
And what I ought to do by the grace of GOD
I WILL DO!"
Marian Colt Cheerleaders Motto --- Sent in by Becka M., Age 17
"When you look back, cry.
When you look forward, smile.
When you look in, live."
David Herman --- Sent in by Anne B., Age 18 --- Ohio
But You Didn't
Remember the time you lent me your car,
And I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me,
But you didn't
Remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal,
And you came in jeans?
I thought you'd hate me
But you didn't
Remember the time I flirted with other guys
Just to make you jealous and you were?
I thought you'd dump me
But you didn't
There were so many things you did to put up with me,
To keep me happy, to love me.
There were so many things I wanted to tell you
When you returned from Vietnam
But you didn't"
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Nathan H., Age 19 --- South Carolina
--- Revised copy sent in by Rebecca McN., Age 15 --- Adelaide, Australia
"Ask life why it is the way it is,
And life will ask you why you are the way you are."
A.C., Age 15 --- New York
"Leave people better than you found them."
Marvin J. Ashton --- Sent in by Amy W., Age 14 --- Michigan
"Happiness isn't something you experience, it's something you remember."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Kaitlin G., Age 15 --- Connecticut
"Your life is like a movie.
You're the star, and without conflicts, it's boring."
Jonathan B., Age 18 --- Pennsylvania
"The more you suffer, the more the Lord recognizes you."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Chris K., Age 16 --- California
"If you want to be somebody,
If you want to go somewhere,
You better wake up and pay attention."
From the movie: Sister Act 2 --- Sent in by LaTari T., Age 15 --- Texas
"Support your future. Live in the present."
Warren Ellis --- Sent in by Jack W., Age 16 --- Sweden
"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
Dolly Parton --- Sent in by Lindsay W., Age 16 --- Tennessee
"It's better to regret what you've done,
Than to regret what you could've done, but didn't."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Elena P., Age 14 --- Pennsylvania
"Never underestimate the power of a hug!"
Matt C., Age 16 --- California
"To live is to dream,
To die is to awaken.
Please don't wake me up."
Santana ( upon receiving 8 Grammy awards)
--- Sent in by Steph L., Age 15 --- Singapore
"Don't hate me for being different, praise me for making a choice."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Matt C., Age 16 --- California
"If you live for love,
You spread kindness and compassion everywhere you go.
When you stop believing in your heart,
You are but a sterile vessel wandering in the wilderness."
Francis Hegmeyer --- Sent in by Kim, Age 17 --- Wisconsin
"When people are free to do as they please,
They usually imitate each other."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Joanne, Age 14 --- California
"We build walls everyday to keep ourselves safe from unhappiness,
But we can never be truly happy until we tear those same walls down."
Copyright © 2000 Susan Frizzell --- Ontario, Canada
"Love doesn't make the world spin,
But it sure makes a lot of people dizzy!"
Written by Holly, Age 15 --- Midlands, UK
"The time passes, minute by minute, hour by hour.
Funny, how one day you look back--reflecting on the past
And realizing how everything is so different, yet
Minute by minute, hour by hour, nothing ever seemed to change."
JT --- Sent in by Jenny T., Age 17 --- Ohio
"Whoever said to love is nothing, never loved
Because if they had then the would know that feeling
When your whole body gets butterflies, your face lights up,
And all your life seems worthwhile when you see that special face."
Written by Alex, Age 14 --- Ohio
THERE IS A TIME IN OUR LIVES
There is a time in our lives,
We shed our tears,
We confront our fears,
And realize life is so dear.
There is a time in our lives,
We know what is right,
We put up a fight,
To make God our guiding light.
There is a time in our lives,
We learn to pray,
Before we lay,
At the end of every day,
There is a time in our lives,
We want to be saved,
By God's glory we are amazed,
So Heaven we crave.
There is a time in our lives,
We realize what to do,
For those with out a clue,
And help them through.
There is a time in our lives,
We can get stuck,
And down on our luck,
But what helps me is just to look up.
Written by Celeste 1999
"Keep your words soft and tender
Because tomorrow you may have to eat them."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Amy V., Age 15 --- Michigan
"Ever has it been known, that love knows not its own depth
Until the hour of separation."
Kahlil Gibran --- Sent in by Lindsey Jean, Age 17 --- Massachusetts
"Willpower, desire and motivation
Are all qualities needed to become a better athlete.
To have all of them is an asset
That will allow you to achieve anything you set your mind to.
To never quit or give in are the first steps to becoming great
And having the willpower, desire, and motivation to succeed."
Copyright © 1999 Jared Mahoney
"Stars are great to wish upon,
But what you do yourself is all that really matters."
Copyright © 1999 Tami Peters --- Queensland, Australia
"Very little is needed to make a happy life,
It is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."
Marcus Aurelius --- Sent in by Kristina Y., Age 17 --- Florida
"Too many miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold."
Maurice Setter --- Sent in by Misty, Age 18 --- Hawaii
"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."
Tolkien --- Sent in by Katie, Age 17 --- New Jersey
"The elevator to success is out of order.
You will have to take the stairs......one step at a time."
Said by one of my teachers --- Sent in by Megan H., Age 15 --- Illinois
"Remember, you can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by A.W., Age 16 --- Ohio
"If fitting in means giving up your values,
Take pride in being the odd man out."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Catherine L., Age 17 --- Michigan
"I see the sun, it's shining so bright,
I'm starting to smile again,
No longer afraid of the light,
And it's all because of you,
Who helped these broken wings take flight."
Kas, Age 16 --- Hawaii
"It is a team that will win a game
But in the game of life you can choose
Whether to take the shot, drive, or watch from the bench.
You choose."
Copyright ©2000 Danielle Bischoff
"If your need is big enough and your want is small enough; it shall appear."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Kara, Age 14 --- Massachusetts
"Don't wish to find someone that likes you,
But to find yourself.
Be the person that people wish to find!"
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Maureen, Age 17 --- New Jersey
Why?
On the street I saw a small girl
Cold and shivering in a thin dress,
With little hope of a decent meal.
I became angry and said to God:
"Why don't you do something about it?"
For a while God said nothing.
That night he replied, quite suddenly:
"I certainly did something about it.
I made you."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Andrea B., Age 19
"People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,reclaimed and redeemed and redeemed and redeemed. Never throw out anybody.Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of yourarm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One forhelping yourself, and the other for helping others."
Audrey Hepburn --- Sent in by Jessie, Age 15 --- Pennsylvania
"Let us stop saying we love people;
Let us really love them,
And show it by our actions,
Then we will know by our actions that we are on God's side."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Melissa M., Age 16 --- Texas
"Take pride in how far you have come
And have faith in how far you can go."
Amy Hagan --- Sent in by Liz, Age 15 --- Massachusetts
God, Why?
God, please tell me why-
Why do the good men die?
Why do petals drop from rose bushes?
Why do people not get their wishes?
Why do the innocent suffer the most?
Why, when the rich men sit and boast?
God, please tell me why-
Why do the good men die?
Why?
Why do old friends go away?
Why do people go astray?
Why do lover's flames go out?
Why do people need to shout?
Why do people get let down?
Why do they make each other frown?
God, please tell me why-
Why do the good men die?;
Copyright © 2000 Dana Andre
"When I met you, I liked you
When I like you, I loved you
When I loved you, I let you
When I let you, I lost you."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by a 20 year old
"Being young is a reason for everything but an excuse for nothing."
Aiel V., Age 15
"Think of the person you admire or love the most. Do you think about thisperson a lot? Chances are you do, and they don't even know it. Do you wantto live the rest of your life regretting the fact that you never told thisperson how you feel? You may live your whole life thinking of them knowingthat they will never know how you feel. Don't let this happen. No matterhow hard it is or how easy it is to tell this person your feelings you havetoo, for your heart's sake. Don't live the rest of your life wondering whatif?"
Said to me by my Grandma --- Sent in by Mandy, Age 17 --- Ohio
"Everyone says,"Oh, I'll do better tomorrow".
But if anyone ever really is going to do better
They ought to start today, don't you think?"
Kimberly K., Age 15 --- New York
"The meaning of life isn't love, it's living it."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Emily A., Age 16
"You can't predict the future,
And you can't change the past.
Just live your life day by day,
And live your days like they're your last."
Andrea W., Age 15 --- California
"What you dislike in others, take care to correct in yourself."
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Gary S., Age 17 --- England
"No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again today."
Buddha --- Sent in by Brian L., Age 18 --- New York
"Courage
Sacrifice
Determination
Commitment
Toughness
Heart
Talent
Guts
That's what little girls are made of;
The hell with sugar and spice"
Author Unknown --- Sent in by Jessie, Age 15 --- Pennsylvania