Bernardine Dohrn Quotes

My focus has kind of been on teenagers, you know, and I think we've got a huge crisis right now in America, among our teens.

I noticed that no matter where I went in the country, there was this group of questions that got asked. I would track them and keep them in categories. Like body image, school, family, friendship, you name it, the emotional life of a teenage girl.

All teens are in trouble in one form or another.

It's rough being a teenager in this day and age.

I was never very happy at school.

I think it is important to pass on the message to young people who are going through a difficult time with friends that it will pass.

Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked.

I stopped going to school in the middle of fourth grade. Everyone grows up with the peer pressure, and kids being mean to each other in school. I think that's such a horrible thing, but I never really dealt with it in a high school way.

The plastic surgery issue is really looming because girls in the U.S. are getting it in their teens.

I was in three academic clubs, a huge book worm and the teacher's pet. I was kind of an easy target for bullies.

There are so many bad influences out there. I don't care if a kid is rich or poor, if he lives in a million-dollar house or the ghetto, he is going to find some sick things on the street. And if we don't clean it up soon, we're all going to pay the price.

I have worked with a lot of kids. Most of them have been really lovely. But there are a lot of trappings.

I feel connected to my generation through the music, but I also fear for us. We're in a very self-destructive state where we're addicted to outside opinions and we all feel like we have fans.

Our kids now face pressures that didn’t exist when I was growing up…. As parents, it’s very hard to help our children because their experiences are so different to anything we had.

THE CONFLICT: HELL & THE HIGH SCHOOL

I am not sure that the inner world of teenage girls has changed. What's most important to kids today is still the same stuff.

Teens are not like the weird, dumb dwarves you have around your house. They are actually you when you were younger. Why not write a book which is as sophisticated as a book for an adult, but is about the concerns that teenagers actually have?

Anyone who's been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people go through tough times and experience low moments.

I've done things that should be talked about, and covered serious issues that face our kids, but people aren't interested in that.

I work with young people, and I know that we must be careful. Newspaper headlines, sudden notoriety, and important comparisons can lead to confusion.

I'm very lucky I haven't gone through a lot of bullying, and I'm also home schooled.

You can't build a strong future for millennials or young people just based on social media. If so, they'd be all secure with Mr. Trudeau, who is very good at social media.

I think you've got to be able to relate to what teens are going through.

With social media especially, there's a lot of image issues that everyone faces because there's so much pressure on us.

I'm so old... when I was a kid, in order for someone to bully, they had to be bigger and stronger and more intimidating than the people they were bullying. Now with social media and Facebook and Twitter and all those other things, anyone can bully somebody.