"Teenagers today are more free to be themselves and to accept themselves." ― John Knowles Topic(s): Teen More From John Knowles "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." "My father was in the coal business in West Virginia. Both dad and mother were, however, originally from Massachusetts; New England, to them, meant the place to go if you really wanted an education." More In Teen "The Teen Challenge Training Center on Pennsylvania farmland houses over 200 men in rehab. Other farms and centers have been birthed out of this ministry all over the world."― David Wilkerson "Your modern teenager is not about to listen to advice from an old person, defined as a person who remembers when there was no Velcro."― Dave Barry "Can you imagine young people nowadays making a study of trigonometry for the fun of it? Well I did."― Clyde Tombaugh