I thought he was a young man of promise; but it appears he was a young man of promises.

If young people wished, they have it in their hands to make a bigger, more beautiful and better world, but that they occupy themselves with superficial things, without giving a thought to real beauty.

Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place.

Young—never settle for less than the spiritual and moral grandeur of which you're capable, with the help of God's grace.

We all know that education unlocks the door of opportunity for the young.

Kids are always the only future the human race has.

If youth is the season of hope, it is often so only in the sense that our elders are hopeful about us.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

It was said of him, that Lydgate could do anything he liked, but he had certainly not yet liked to do anything remarkable. He was a vigorous animal with a ready understanding, but no spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion; knowledge seemed to him a very superficial affair, easily mastered: judging from the conversation of his elders, he had apparently got already more than was necessary for mature life.

Children are our greatest natural resource.

[Africa] is the one continent where you still have a lot more young people than old people. So making sure they're healthy, good nutrition, good education. That'll be important for the world.

In the United States, the fact that you can start again gives a lot of energy and strength and youth to this country. That is why it's so powerful in many ways, and so creative.