Quotes Quote by Suzanne Collins

“...I always thought youth were idealists - now, I'm not so sure - I'm more idealistic now then at 17...”

— John Geddes

“Idealists mature badly. If they can’t outgrow their idealism, they become hypocrites or blind.”

— Brent Weeks

“So much for youthful idealism.”

— Ian McEwan

“Idealism, however impractical, gives a meaning to our existence.”

— Anirban Bose

“Idealism is the cradle for change. One cannot make something new without first envisioning the possibility.”

— Molly Collier

“Never underestimate what teens can understand or do. They're smart, creative, and fresh-minded. I wish I was one.”

— Brook Tesla

“Teach the young people how to think, not what to think.”

— Sidney Sugarman

“The minds of young people are pliable and elastic, and easily accommodate themselves to any one they fall in with.”

— John Henry Newman

“Unfortunately, it has come to my attention that the modern world is sorely lacking in imagination. And grown-ups are the biggest culprits of all.”

— Sarvenaz Tash

“…young minds cannot be driven…”

— Louisa May Alcott

“There's something wrong with the young who can't be fascinated by a genius.”

— Julian Barnes

“You know that inside every cynic, there’s just a very disappointed idealist?”

— Roe Horvat