The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Leap, and the net will appear.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Know or listen to those who know.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity.
Teenagers today are more free to be themselves and to accept themselves.