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19 Quotes Every 19 Year Old Has to Hear

Life is hard, but being inspired is not.

Charles Binion

Jan 26, 2015

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My 19th birthday was less than a month ago. It's not the most amazing year because I really can't do much more, but I reflected on my life and realized I have become wiser and stronger, not just as a college student, but as a human being.

I conquered my first semester of college, I joined a fraternity, I met so many new friends. However, life got in the way, sometimes. When that happens, here is a little bit of inspiration to get you back on your feet.

On College..

“Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.” -- John Green

“Rejection is an opportunity for your selection.” -- Bernard Branson

“I am kind of majoring in bull shitting.” -- Kate Voegele

“College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?” -- David Wood

"College has given me the confidence I need to fail." -- Jarod Kintz

On Life..

"I don't want to give any advice to a 19-year-old, because I want a 19-year-old to to make mistakes and learn from them. Make mistakes, make mistakes, make mistakes. Just make sure they're your mistakes." -- Fiona Apple

"The truth is, you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride and nothing is guaranteed." -- Eminem

"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." -- Joseph Campbell

"The more you praise and celebrate you life, the more there is in life to celebrate." -- Oprah Winfrey

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -- John Lennon

On Love..

"Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye." -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"There can be no deep disappointment when there is not deep love." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." -- Tom Robbins

"You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving." -- Anatole France

"Single life is so overrated." -- Rihanna

On Success..

"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom" -- George S. Pratton

"I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes." -- Oprah Winfrey

"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune. -- Jim Rohn

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." -- Michael Jordan

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!