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I'm going to be in another city when my kids are teenagers. I'll be like, 'Give me a call when you're done with all that.'
A large family and Democrats have a lot in common: teenagers and Democrats are always happy spending other people's money.
My focus has kind of been on teenagers, you know, and I think we've got a huge crisis right now in America, among our teens.
I think that young people - teenagers, college-age people, anyone under the age of 30 - know when they're being pandered to.
Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.
Whenever I'm teaching teenagers, I always try to treat them, like, a little bit more gently but the same that I treat adults.
I can't think of any shows I've watched about teenagers that has the same spirit that 'Skins' has, the same honesty about it.
Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have?
It's important for teenagers, young adults, parents, teachers, really everyone to see what the true High School experience is.
Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.
Fairytales were never really meant for children; they were meant as cautionary tales for teenagers on the verge of growing up.
I've realized that I will probably write about teenagers and that time in people's lives - I'll probably come back to it a lot.
I respect all the teenagers I work with and feel that everything they have to say is just as valuable as anything I have to say.
Because teenagers don't have adult responsibilities yet, you can create your own drama, and it's a universe of your own emotions.
Older consumers don't want to be treated like teenagers; what's more, they don't want to believe they fall into any niche at all.
Come on, we're teenagers. Everything that comes out of our mouth is something that's off. You never say something that's perfect.
I tried to avoid anything that caused me frustration or grief or duress. I played FarmVille and procrastinated like all teenagers.
I like writing about teenagers because it's a time of great change and conflict. Up to then, you accept what your parents tell you.
Every generation of rock musician will understand that we wouldn't be anywhere without the support of teenagers buying the records.
I've been so impressed with the kinds of thoughtful questions that I've gotten from young people, from Girl Scouts, from teenagers.
Universities can teach maturity. They can teach teenagers how to be adults, and that means to function outside a clique or a tribe.
That's why teenagers fascinate me - they're like children with drivers' licenses. Like children in that their impulses are so direct.
Brand loyalty starts in the cradle and ends in the grave, as I wrote in my first book, 'Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers.'
Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school.
When I was younger, I always did movies that teenagers would watch, not adults. I did 'Crazy/Beautiful' or comedies like 'Bring It On.'
When I was in high school in the '50s, all pop music - Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard - was aimed at teenagers. I loved that stuff.
When I was 14 or 15, I was in a small troupe for teenagers, and I heard somebody say, 'Oh, she'll never get anywhere. She's too common.'
Sometimes your kids give you that shove out the door to do things that you need. Teenagers are good that way; they keep you in the loop.
A couple of friends and I started a sketch comedy group when we were teenagers, just for fun and to start creating stuff. It was a blast.
Although I now spend most of my time writing novels for teenagers and adults, 'readaloudability' is still a criterion I try to adhere to.
Vampires and teens have a lot in common. Teens have surging hormones, vampires have surging blood lust. Teenagers think they're immortal.
I was like other teenagers in the late 1960s; I too was very interested in having an Afro and getting rid of the perm that was in my hair.
I'm a great believer in telling my children about turning my life around and I work a lot with younger teenagers when they are in trouble.
It's not only teenagers who think they look good in pre-holed jeans, and I doubt it's only the superannuated who are amused by Ant and Dec.
I felt all the things that other teenagers felt. I was insecure in lots of ways, over-confident in others. I was very emotional. Excitable.
American high school students trail teenagers from 14 European and Asian countries in reading, math and science. We're even trailing France.
With teenagers, the emotions are higher and things are more dramatic. That doesn't mean adults don't also act like children in their own way.
Judy Blume especially sort of broke the boundaries of what is appropriate and what should be written about - what teenagers are actually doing.
Real estate funded our first creative endeavors as teenagers and we were doing what we do long before the show 'Property Brothers' was pitched.
I watched a lot of movies about teenagers, including 'The Last Picture Show,' 'American Graffiti,' 'Rumblefish.' It's one of my favorite genres.
Many nations are like rebellious teenagers who try to figure out just how many times they can kick us in the teeth while still taking our money.
I think that when you are a teenager, it's the smartest you will ever be in your life. Teenagers are so resilient and strong, it's just amazing.
I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous.
Bullying has existed forever. Everyone has dealt with it, and teenagers, regardless of where they are, are dealing with the same stuff growing up.
I wish I could be on 'Politically Incorrect.' Because Bill Maher basically dismisses teenagers, and I think I could give my generation a good name.
Teenagers are philosophers. They are thinking about the big things like existence and identity at a time when their identities are changing so fast.
In the '80s, I was the only one who didn't watch the shows about teenagers. I had to go over to friends' houses to see them. I still don't have a TV!
Computers tend to separate us from each other - Mum's on the laptop, Dad's on the iPad, teenagers are on Facebook, toddlers are on the DS, and so on.
With a young-adult series, you need to get a lot of books out on the market quickly. Teenagers aren't going to wait years and years for the next book.
All teenagers want to rebel a little and break away. But I think you are always going to want to go back to your parents for that safety they provide.