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title: "7 Young Impressionable Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [It's always been the same from a long time ago, it's people with promises and people dangling carrots and when you're young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-stansfield/it-s-always-been-the-same-from-a-long-time-ago-it-s-people-with/)

[Lisa Stansfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-stansfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/lisa-stansfield-5109_ambitious_it-s-always-been-the-same-from-a-long-ti_494629.jpg)

> [I don't feel that way anymore," Nico muttered. "I mean... I gave up on Percy. I was young and impressionable, and I-I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-feel-that-way-anymore-nico-muttered-i-mean-i-gave-up-on-percy/)

[Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdb/rick-riordan-27_crush_i-don-t-feel-that-way-anymore-nico-mutte_516450.jpg)

> [I'm a Pele fan from way back when I was a kid, and then there was always this thing later about Pele…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/i-m-a-pele-fan-from-way-back-when-i-was-a-kid-and-then-there-was/)

[Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b4/alex-ferguson-2811_back-when_i-m-a-pele-fan-from-way-back-when-i-was_838288.png)

> [“When I was young and impressionable, I thought of war as a sort of romantic crucible, a test of one’s manhood and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marko-kloos/when-i-was-young-and-impressionable-i-thought-of-war-as-a-sort-of/)

[Marko Kloos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marko-kloos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/marko-kloos-18789_love_when-i-was-young-and-impressionable-i-th_1665713.jpg)

> [You can't help hearing things that are popular when you're young and impressionable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-tong/you-can-t-help-hearing-things-that-are-popular-when-you-re-young-and/)

[Matt Tong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-tong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/matt-tong-24067_hearing_you-can-t-help-hearing-things-that-are-p_1680272.jpg)

> [“The leaders were less willing to fight. It is always the young and impressionable who strap on the explosives and blow themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-owen/the-leaders-were-less-willing-to-fight-it-is-always-the-young-and/)

[Mark Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-owen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/mark-owen-41650_leadership_the-leaders-were-less-willing-to-fight-i_1727805.jpg)

> [There is a young and impressionable mind out there that is hungry for information. It has latched on to an electronic tube…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-ganz-cooney/there-is-a-young-and-impressionable-mind-out-there-that-is-hungry-for/)

[Joan Ganz Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-ganz-cooney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/joan-ganz-cooney-38189_hungry_there-is-a-young-and-impressionable-mind_2615484.jpg)

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