Adolescence Quote by Nellie McKay

I didn't have a teen age at all. I didn't even look at boys, never mind... then suddenly it was like, 'Oh my god!'…

— Anne-Marie Duff

Adolescence is a difficult time at the best of times, and especially in a smaller town - there's all these different energies going on.

— William Kircher

I grew up in a pretty tough neighborhood. I grew up around drugs, alcohol, prostitution, I grew up around everything, and I think part…

— Alicia Keys

The hardest thing about adolescence is that everything seems too big. There's no way to get context or perspective, … Pain and joy without…

— Sara Paretsky

Anyone who's been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people…

— Bill Shorten

I got a good-enough adolescence. I mean, there's a sense wherein you skip a part of childhood, too, when you start working at that…

— Ben Mendelsohn

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

I think I've been lucky enough to have had an extended adolescence. I'm a lot like I was when I was 15.

— Ariel Pink

“Adolescence is not a period of being “crazy” or “immature.” It is an essential time of emotional intensity, social engagement, and creativity.”

— Daniel J. Siegel

I never really had a teenage experience. I went from childhood to maturity, and in some ways, it short-circuited me emotionally.

— Robbie Robertson

I think so much of adolescence is about finding your tribe, and what kids today have that we did not have is access to…

— Peter Paige

I was a rebellious adolescent. It was the '60s. Everyone was rebellious. I hated high school.

— George Dyson