MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES FOR TEENS
SUBMITTED BY TEENS



"There is nothing you cannot do if your desire to accomplish something is strong. Just believe; nothing is impossible."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Benjamin P., Age 13 --- Ohio



"Whatever happens to you in life, whatever hardships you have to face, don't let them change you, stay yourself and press on."
Doc --- Submitted by F.S., Age 14 --- New York



In life, if you don't stand for something,
You will fall for everything.
And if you keep trying to be everything you're not,
You'll end up missing out on
Everything you were meant to be.
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Lindsay S., Age 14 --- Ohio



"Don't think of what you want to do, but how you can use what you have done to reach it."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Brooks W., Age 15 --- Vermont




"Each person has the power to change a life, if nothing but their own."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Mallory L., Age 15 --- Washington



"You must give your best to get the best."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by C.M., Age 17 --- Missouri



"Champions are made in practice...not born in performance."
Copyright © 2004 Reginald Howard II



"The only easy day was yesterday."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Ashley M., Age 14 --- Michigan
One of my teachers has this quote on the wall. She told us in the beginning of the year that everyday we must give 100%. We never know what the future has in store but always remember to give it your all.



"Do the thing you fear and fear will disappear."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Natasha G., Age 16 --- Delhi, India



"If it wasn't supposed to hurt they wouldn't call it a crush."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by C.W., Age 14 --- Texas



"PAST is experience, PRESENT is experiment, FUTURE is expectations... so use your experience in yourexperiments to make your expectations come true."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sathya P., Age 16 --- India



"A true friend is someone that reaches for your hand and touches your heart."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Marisol M., Age 14 --- California



"You can't worry about problems or you will be miserable your whole life."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Bobby C., Age 18 --- Texas



"Sadness is like a dying flower. Eventually, it is forgotten and only the beauty of its bloom is remembered."
Written in 2004 by Kate S., Age 16 --- Massachusetts
I wrote this after my Varsity Field Hockey team was eliminated from Tournament- we were ranked 3rd in theState and we were defeated by the 14th-ranked team in the first round. It was SO incredibly disappointing atfirst, but now all I can think about is all the fun times we've spent together. After all, those times are what I'llremember in the end.



"Life is full of road bumps, detours and distractions. Road bumps are things you have to get over, detours arethings you have to change to make it work, and distractions are things that try to get you to forget theimportant things in life. So follow the signs, keep your eyes on the road and don't let those things makeyou lose your way."
Copyright © 2004 Stephanie Saffle



"Life is like a puzzle, don't lose the pieces, or it may never become complete."
Written in 2004 by Kayte N., and Justine P., Ages 14 --- Massachusetts



"When life throws a curve ball....be prepared to catch it....and throw it right back."
Copyright © 2004 Brooke McDonald



"The biggest triumphs in life are not those that cause you to bleed but are those that cause you to think!"
Copyright © 2003 Janice Cline



"Do not be afraid to fall or else you might not ever reach your potential."
Copyright © 2004 Terria Sanford



"When you think that you can't make a difference, remember that one raindrop raises the ocean."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kelvin Q., Age 17 --- Florida



"Make a list for yourself to follow for the future. Let the easy steps motivate you to do well with the harder taskahead in your life. Don't allow the hard ones to change your goals."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by D.H., Age 19 --- Florida



"Love is like a firework; don't light it unless you're ready."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Makenzie H., Age 15 --- Iowa
I found this in one of my forwards and it's so true! I know a lot of young people that are in relationships andsay I love you all the time. So many people take those few words for granted and I think we should take timeto think about it and wait until we're ready so we don't make mistakes.



"Success lies in doing not what others consider to be great but on what you consider to be right."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Marife E., Age 17 --- Manila, Philippines
Go and reach your dreams!



"Talent isn't everything, working your hardest is!"
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Sarah M., Age 15 --- New York



"Man is stronger than iron, more solid than stone, and fragile as a rose."
Author Unknown --- Submitted by Kurt K., Age 14



"Being popular isn't everything. I know because I was and now that I'm not. I see that I wasted all that timehanging with people I didn't like and who didn't care about me. I wasted all that time and I can't get it backnow. Promise me this: you will always be true to yourself and not change to be someone who is accepted byothers."
Copyright © 2004 Jaclyn Beck
Don't be someone you're not just to get the approval of others. Trust me, it isn't worth losing the time you can'tever regain.



"It is foolish to fear for your life when you can't control your fate; dying has no importance, it's how you live thatmatters."
Written in 2004 by Brian C., Age 16 --- Tennessee
This taught me not to live in fear and to stand up for what's right no matter what the cost.