Welcome to the Striving to Thriving Youth Quote Library. Here you’ll find a curated collection of more than 5,700 quotes from young people ages 15-22 living in communities across the United States. In the library you can see how young people describe their multifaceted identities, how they understand and apply meaning to language around job, work and career, how they think about and assign value to relationships, networking and connections, and their future goals and the education and career choices they believe will lead them there. You can also view additional notes on curation, categories and filters.
[At 25] “I am most likely still in college because a doctor or a neurologist you have to be in college for a long time. I will probably still be studying. In the end, money and to help other people…Yeah a neurologist or something that is stable enough to provide for my family and myself.”
“Being consistent. I am somewhat of a perfectionist too and if I don’t see the results that I want to see, when I want to see them, I have problems. I have done that with a lot of stuff. Just staying committed that is my biggest issue.”
“[Young people describe the characteristics of a bad job.is] Drug money.”
“I wrote bachelor’s, master’s, internship, research, Ph.D., cultural anthropology, crime lab, and forensic anthropology…Then, working at a crime lab and then, doing forensic anthropology all over the world…Probably professors [will help me]. I’m taking a class at Towson next semester because I’m doing dual enrollment. The professor I have is already a forensic anthropologist. So, I’m probably going to talk to her and try and intern with her next year.”
“I learned more about it, and it can be beneficial. It can really help you out. It increases your odds of getting what you want.”
“I put dedication, income, communication, clocking in, management, customer service…if it was another one, I would put entrepreneur.”
“Preparation.”
“[At 45] Married, helping the homeless.”
“I think being a female would shock a lot of people especially trying to be a judge and a Black female.”
“Definitely help. I think just in all aspects, like supportive, really like checking up, like my mom always calls me to make sure I’m like doing what I’m supposed to be doing.”