John Knowles Quotes


Young people in my generation were sort of in lockstep, and it wasn't just the '40s, either. In the '30s and in the '50s it was the same. No one ever dropped out unless he got sick or got kicked out. - John Knowles


Well, you know, there was the most enormous youth rebellion during the '30s. There was the Peace Pledge Union, which supposedly involved the cream of British youth. They thought wars were ridiculous and said just what everybody says today. They said they would not fight in any war. - John Knowles


We really did have a club whose members jumped from the branch of a very high tree into the river as initiation. - John Knowles


There's been a lot of misinformation out there. I think they're leaving a lot of people high and dry at very short notice. - John Knowles


There are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity. - John Knowles


The summer of 1943 at Exeter was as happy a time as I ever had in my life. - John Knowles


The best teaching I ever experienced was at Exeter. Yale was a distinct letdown afterward. - John Knowles


Teenagers today are more free to be themselves and to accept themselves. - John Knowles


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