Adolescence Quote by Sarah Beth Durst

Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways.

— Tayari Jones

I think every teenager goes through their angst. People who are like, 'No, I had a perfect adolescence,' make me wonder how that is…

— Shailene Woodley

Adolescence has been recognised as a stage of human development since medieval times--long, long before the industrial revolution--and, as it is now, has long…

— Terri E Apter

“Adolescence--the time when teens begin to do things adults do--now happens later. Thirteen-year-olds--and even 18-year-olds-- are less likely to act like adults and spend…

— Jean M. Twenge

Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast…

— Helene Deutsch

Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.

— G. Stanley Hall

We have the most prolonged adolescence in the history of mankind. There is no other society that requires so many years to pass before…

— Ralph Nader

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

Adolescence is the time to enlarge the natural sentiments of pity, friendship, and generosity, the time to develop an understanding of human nature and…

— Louise J. Kaplan

“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

Adolescence is a border between childhood and adulthood. Like all borders, it's teeming with energy and fraught with danger.

— Mary Pipher

Adolescence is a twentieth-century invention most parents approach with dread and look back on with the relief of survivors.

— Faye Moskowitz