Adolescence Quote by Dave Barry

I was a product of the late '70s and early '80s, so when we think of how we're so protective of our kids now,…

— Dervla Kirwan

“Recall that this is the first time that America truly had a “generation gap,” a chasm between parents and children. In previous generations, children…

— Dinesh D'Souza

Adolescence was invented in the 19th century to enable middle-class families to keep their children out of sweatshops. But it has degenerated into a…

— Newt Gingrich

The children despise their parents until the age of 40, when they suddenly become just like them-thus preserving the system.

— Quentin Tarantino

Young Baby Boomers were forced to play duck-and-cover in school, in hopes that a desk would protect them from an atomic explosion. It was…

— Al Feldstein

We adults protect ourselves with laws, police, workplace regulations and social norms and there is no conceivable reason why children should be left more…

— Steven Pinker

I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own.

— Margaret Atwood

I think there was a long period of time when we got real invested in a youth culture, and not coincidentally it was when…

— Anna Quindlen

We've always idealized youth and then destroyed youth. That has happened since the beginning of time, and I'm fascinated by why we do that.

— Drew Goddard

It's only when the kids are in their late twenties that families really face up to what they are.

— George Michael

I do think that maybe, even subconsciously, a lot of parents in the West are wondering, have we gone too far in the direction…

— Amy Chua

If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children's emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no longer tolerate…

— Stanley Greenspan