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		Farm policy, although it's complex, can be explained. What it can't be is believed. No cheating spouse, no teen with a wrecked family car, no mayor of Washington, D.C., videotaped in flagrante delicto has ever come up with anything as farfetched as U.S. farm policy.
	
	  P. J. O'Rourke P. J. O'Rourke
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		There's a theory about fame: the moment it strikes, it arrests development. Michael Jackson remained suspended in childhood, enjoying sleepovers and funfairs; Winona Ryder, an errant teen who dabbled in shoplifting and experimented with pills; George Clooney, a 30-year-old commitment-phobe, never quite ready yet to settle down.
	
	  Jemima Khan Jemima Khan
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		People want you to be a crazy, out-of-control teen brat. They want you miserable, just like them. They don't want heroes; what they want is to see you fall.
	
	  Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio
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		I've always enjoyed teen characters, and kids as well. For whatever reason, I seem to have an ability to do it sort of well, and I enjoy doing it.
	
	  Jeff Lemire Jeff Lemire
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		I love being in a public space where teenagers are talking. And the funny thing is that it hasn't changed that much. There's certainly slang that I'm not familiar with, but among the average teen, it's still the same.
	
	  Marti Noxon Marti Noxon
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		'Pretty Little Liars,' you know, it's a teen show that grew to be something bigger. I think you had girls from ages 7 to, like, 20 watching the show, and that was the predominant audience. Then it grew to be for girls, boys, men, women, people who are 7 to 35. I think that's crazy.
	
	  Aeriel Miranda Aeriel Miranda
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		I just felt being part of my peer group so strongly. I was immersed in teen culture, but not taken in by it.
	
	  S. E. Hinton S. E. Hinton
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		To even be called the 'teen queen' is crazy.
	
	  Victoria Justice Victoria Justice
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		Rates of black poverty have decreased. Black teen-pregnancy rates are at record lows - and the gap between black and white teen-pregnancy rates has shrunk significantly. But such progress rests on a shaky foundation, and fault lines are everywhere.
	
	  Ta-Nehisi Coates Ta-Nehisi Coates
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		Most people, almost everyone knows of a teen mom. Teen pregnancy rates are growing, and we need to bring awareness to that.
	
	  Madisen Beaty Madisen Beaty
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		The first time I got pregnant, I was a young girl - I was 17 years old. Although I knew right away that I wanted to keep my child, being a pregnant teen was an extremely scary experience for me. Luckily, my family and friends were very supportive and were there for me every step of the way.
	
	  Paula Garces Paula Garces
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		Yes, my pageant career was incredibly short. I started at 19 and was done at 21. I started by competing for Miss California Teen, which I wound up winning, and I literally just entered the contest on a whim!
	
	  Meagan Tandy Meagan Tandy
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		When I was 14, I came very close to becoming a gay teen suicide 'statistic,' but I then turned to music, my piano, my loved ones, and discovered that it does in fact get better.
	
	  Blake McIver Ewing Blake McIver Ewing
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		'Choli Ke Peeche' and 'Ek Doh Teen' were my favourite numbers as a kid. I was a huge fan of Madhuri Dixit and would spend hours looking into the mirror and aping her expressions, believing that the mirror was the camera!
	
	  Karishma Tanna Karishma Tanna
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		'Teen Wolf' ending is, like, huge. I know no acting without the show, basically.
	
	  Dylan O'Brien Dylan O'Brien
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		I don't really think I feel pressured to become a teen sensation because that's not really my goal in life. It's not really about being star, being popular or having lots of girls. It's really about continuing to be able to act and have fun, and do what I like to do.
	
	  Chris Massoglia Chris Massoglia