Thoughts on young people

I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique. —APJ Abdul KalamImage:Getty ImagesGreat songs are gone unsung songs remain. Who will sing them?—Ernest Agyemang YeboahEverybody’s youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness.

—F Scott FitzgeraldImage: Hulton Archive / Getty ImagesThe excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning, you’re not old. —Rosalyn S YalowThe power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world.

—Kailash SatyarthiImage: Neilson Barnard / Getty ImagesHeat of blood makes young people change their inclinations often, and habit makes old ones keep to theirs a great while. —Francois de La RochefoucauldGood habits formed at youth make all the difference.

—AristotleImage: Getty ImagesYoung people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.—Rick Riordan Young people need models, not critics.

—John WoodenImage: Sandra Dukes / Getty ImagesEach new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilisation by little barbarians, who must be civilised before it is too late.—Thomas Sowell Some people accuse the new generation of being ignorant, maybe ignorant for the old generation, but it’s a new language.