Motivational Quotes

I need to add a good meaningful quote into a speech i am making but can't quite find the right sort of quote to put in. It needs to be a quote that shows youths in a good positive light.

“We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled but as candles to be lit.”

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1. Brandon Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 6:38 pm

   If all of the youth died . . . then . . . it would be really bad . . .

   b(^.^)z
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2. Jenniferr =] Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

   “We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled but as candles to be lit.”
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3. F-MAN Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

   "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy, all play and no work makes jack a mere toy"
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4. nilla Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 7:39 pm

   "Youth are our future, and future we cannot change. Give our Young courage and intelligence, and the future shall be sane."
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5. Talia Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

   http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/youth/
   http://en.proverbia.net/citastema.asp?tematica=1325

   My favorites:
   "The deepest definition of youth is life as yet untouched by tragedy"

   "Ask the young. They know everything"

   Help me please http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap32ZWVG8ELc7CRZ_F26kyPsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090621143925AAe5XO9
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6. Jo W Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

   “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

   “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” – Anatole France

   “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” – Pamela Vaull Starr

   “You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were; and I say, 'Why not?'” – George Bernard Shaw

   “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” – Thomas Alva Edison

   “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

   “He is able who thinks he is able.” – Buddha

   “Recognition is the greatest motivator.” – Gerard C. Eakedale

   “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” – Albert Einstein

   “People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

   “Came but for friendship, and took away love.” – Thomas Moore

   “One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.” – James Earl Jones

   “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius

   “One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too.” – Friedrich Nietzsche

   “Any man can be a father, but it takes a special person to be a dad” – Proverb

   “Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.” – German Proverb

   “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – Proverb

   “Dad, I love you very much” – Priyanka Chopra

   “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin

   “Drink to me” – Pablo Picasso

   Links to first ten quotes –

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/280615/winston-churchill/success-is-not-final-failure-is-not-fatal-it-is-the

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/38274/anatole-france/to-accomplish-great-things-we-must-not-only-act-but

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/800216/pamela-vaull-starr/reach-high-for-stars-lie-hidden-in-your-soul-dream

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/514342/george-bernard-shaw/you-see-things-and-you-say-why-but-i-dream-things

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/343126/thomas-alva-edison/genius-is-one-percent-inspiration-and-ninety-nine

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1184849/albert-einstein/anyone-who-has-never-made-a-mistake-has-never-tried

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1247632/buddha/he-is-able-who-thinks-he-is-able

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/544274/gerard-c-eakedale/recognition-is-the-greatest-motivator

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1184797/albert-einstein/weakness-of-attitude-becomes-weakness-of-character

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/214927/zig-ziglar/people-often-say-that-motivation-doesnt-last-well
   References :
   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/345179/thomas-moore/came-but-for-friendship-and-took-away-love

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/694342/james-earl-jones/one-of-the-hardest-things-in-life-is-having-words

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/198562/confucius/wherever-you-go-go-with-all-your-heart

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/477559/friedrich-nietzsche/one-ought-to-hold-on-to-ones-heart-for-if-one-lets

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/950167/proverb/any-man-can-be-a-father-but-it-takes-a-special-person

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/547611/german-proverb/who-has-never-tasted-what-is-bitter-does-not-know

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/950175/proverb/a-rose-by-any-other-name-would-smell-as-sweet

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/949079/priyanka-chopra/dad-i-love-you-very-much

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/1202718/benjamin-franklin/beer-is-proof-that-god-loves-us-and-wants-us-to-be

   http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/793779/pablo-picasso/drink-to-me

7. Jessie Says:
   June 28th, 2009 at 9:00 pm

   i cant remember exsctly how it goes but it was something like before u say something mean aobut the younger generation, remember who raised them.

   cant remember exactly hw it goes, but u could google it.
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