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Young People Quotes by Walter Dean Myers
- I think it's difficult for young people to acknowledge being smart, to knowledge being a reader. I see kids who are embarrassed to read books.…
- It is this language of values which I hope to bring to my books. . . . I want to bring values to those who…
- With my writing, what I want to do is humanize the young people I write about.
- We need to tell young people that America was built by men and women of all colors and that the future of this country is…
- I want young people to be hesitant to glorify war and to demand of their leaders justification for the sacrifices they ask of our citizens.
- I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I…
- I was raised in Harlem. I never found a book that took place in Harlem. I never had a church like mine in a book.…
More Young People Quotes
- For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve.… — Neil Armstrong
- Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill… — Margaret Atwood
- Shockingly, a University of Pennsylvania study says the number of young people addicted to gambling - largely due to increased exposure to… — Spencer Bachus
- Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than… — Francis Bacon
- November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of the world,… — Afrika Bambaataa
- I think the beauty of working with young people is they remind you of the spirit of acting and it's just a… — Eric Bana
- I had the good fortune to be able to right an injustice that I thought was being heaped on young people by… — Birch Bayh
- I think young people should have a lot of fun. But I never seem to have any. — Syd Barrett
- I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- I go a lot to see young people downtown in little theaters. It's great. If you start somebody's career, it's so exciting. — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Satan knows that youth is the springtime of life when all things are new and young people are most vulnerable. — Ezra Taft Benson