"Teenagers today are more free to be themselves and to accept themselves."

-- John Knowles

#Teenager Quotes #Today Quotes #Accepting Quotes

“I always had good friends, but I did not feel like a cool girl, ever.”

Source : "Q&A: Catherine Keener, Nicole Holofcener: 'Enough Said' Duo Talk Their Unique Alliance". Interview with Ramin Setoodeh, articles.chicagotribune.com. October 1, 2013.
“Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.”
“I feel a responsibility, as I get older, to be responsible to what I've experienced, to what I've lived and been in a position to witness. I realize now that as a consequence of having lived the life I have, quite apart from the one, as I understand it, lived by most American writers, maybe I now know some things and have some stories to tell that others don't know about or wouldn't be able to tell. Maybe there's an intrinsic value in that lived experience and knowledge, though of course what you do with it is everything.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“That Ms. Farahani found Mr. Mohassess and persuaded him to share his story is a terrific coup, even if a great deal of his life's work remains elusive.”
“If you want to make the days of your life really matter, then you must love something.”
“By keeping her heart protected, she'll never ever feel rejected.”
“I really see no harm which can come of giving our children a little knowledge of physiology. ... The instruction must be real, based upon observation, eked out by good explanatory diagrams and models, and conveyed by a teacher whose own knowledge has been acquired by a study of the facts; and not the mere catechismal parrot-work which too often usurps the place of elementary teaching.”
“Relationships are complicated no matter what style of parenting you choose.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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