Despair Quote by Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The pursuit of the difficult makes men strong

— George W. Romney

“He was confronted at an early age with adult-strength realizations about powerlessness, desperation, and distrust, taking his dose right alongside the overwhelmed adults. This…

— Ron Suskind

Hardship and turmoil, I think, is the turning point for lots of young males, the moment when they say, 'Oh, so this is real…

— Cord Jefferson

On the surface, different generations may look at youth in a different way, but inside it is the same. When they love, they are…

— Zhao Wei

“The fragile nature of youth is at last hardened by the agony of experience.”

— Joel T. McGrath

“Tough men are tough not because they want to be tough, but because they have to be tough. Outgrow the adolescent fawning over being…

— Criss Jami

youth is quick in feeling but weak in judgement.

— Homer

Patriarchy values the hard over the soft; the tough over the tender; punishment, vengeance, and vindictiveness over compassion, negotiation, and reconciliation. The 'hard' qualities…

— Starhawk

All generations of teens have it hard, I think. Each society and century has its struggles that the others can't compare to.

— Lindsay Pearce

Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.

— Benjamin Disraeli

“If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us; for no…

— George Eliot

Fortunately for us and our world, youth is not easily discouraged. Youth with its clear vista and boundless faith and optimism is uninhibited by…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower