I am a lucky man because when I was young, I wanted to be a footballer. Suddenly, around 30 years old, I thought, 'I want to try to be a manager because it's different.'
My goal is to give young girls confidence in this world so they can be more like men in the decision-making process.
When people listen to artists, and you turn on the radio, it's a lot of gimmicks. And that's real. So I take it like there's nobody keeping it honest and truthful no more, especially as far as young teenagers and females.
We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
Definitely, it's hard being a young artist and being taken seriously.
To my disappointment, not many young people seem to be interested in science, especially chemistry.
When you're young and have the opportunity, it's crucial to learn as much as possible about your profession from every possible angle.
Adoption should be an empowering option for young women in crisis, knowing that the people around them - family, friends, church - will respect their choice.
I think the world is becoming a place where younger and younger people can do great things, and I just hope I can inspire other young people to do the same.
I was always crazy about New York, dependent on it, scared of it - well, it is dangerous - but beyond that there was the pressure of being young and of not yet having done work you really liked, trademark work, breakthrough work.
My body is like in a computer for good for the rest of my life - at age 23. I have my cyber body so if they ever need me young again I can just go, 'It's in the computer.'
Education in general, and higher education in particular, is on the brink of a huge disruption. Two big questions, which were once so well-settled that we ceased asking them, are now up for grabs. What should young people be learning? And what sorts of credentials indicate they're ready for the workforce?
Most of my mail comes from young people.
We have to instill in them the skills they need to succeed at a young age and open up their imaginations to the very real opportunities they can be afforded if they put their minds to it.
And the young people in the 1960's identified with it immediately, because, I guess the young people had been having years of repression really. They felt that the, you know, after the war everything was very austere, particularly in Europe.
I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.
We want to encourage the young ones to learn and get some confidence in sports. It's fun and keeps you active and moving.
The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world.
I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.
The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor.
I am pretty honest about a lot of things that young girls question, like their body image.
A lot of young actors will do a scene and then run off and look at themselves. I don't believe in that at all.
If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.
A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature.
I never had huge amounts of money when I was young. I had huge amounts of fame, and I always had the sense of labor and recompense. I always said I don't want to work for pay, but I want to get paid for my song.
I started culinary school at a very young age, and really I wanted to be out working, cooking, more than I wanted to be in a classroom. You could say I wasn't a very good student - I wanted to be a student of life and experience.
Like any young person, I do what I want.
Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that.
I felt that if I could make the world better for the young, that would be the greatest thing we can do.
As a young man... you don't know anything about yourself. And add on to that, you're on the cover of magazines. People are interviewing you about what you think. You feel like a real phony.
I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.
I love young men, lots of them, your ancient masculine double standard.
Family is everything, although I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most amazing minds over the years, including Renzo Piano, John Young, Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour.
I think that if you start teaching about giving back and helping other people young, that will be a given for your child their whole life.
If we became students of Malcolm X, we would not have young black men out there killing each other like they're killing each other now. Young black men would not be impregnating young black women at the rate going on now. We'd not have the drugs we have now, or the alcoholism.
