Quote by Cornelius Plantinga Jr

“As we grow older we are apt to forget that the despair of the young is even more gigantic and immediately overwhelming than their…

— Anonymous

“But folks always underestimate what the promise of a lifetime of starvation, powerlessness, and humiliation can provoke in a young person's character.”

— Junot Díaz

“When we are young, we take a certain pleasure in our infirmities. They seem so new, so rich! With age, they no longer surprise…

— Emil Cioran

“We have done with Hope and Honour, we are lost to Love and Truth, We are dropping down the ladder rung by rung, And…

— Rudyard Kipling

“Oh how can we, scarce mastering our passions, expect that youth should keep itself in check?”

— Friedrich von Schiller

“Encouraging others can be the catalyst to unleashing their greatness.”

— Rob Liano

“Young people have many pleasures and many sorrows, because they have only themselves to think of.”

— Hermann Hesse

“Somewhere along the line, between the idealisms of youth and the realities of adulthood, we become pacified by our jobs; we tolerate how we…

— Richard Beckham II

“For that moment at least they seemed to give up external plans, theories, and codes, even the inescapable romantic curiosity about one another, to…

— Thomas Pynchon

“The world could be a little less cruel, if we nurture each other while we grow; learn understanding while we transform and maintain a…

— Nikki Rowe

“There are precious lessons deep in the stench of failure and the filth of selfish choices.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Kids meet the expectations you set for them,”

— Amanda Ripley