Adults Quotes

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Blind obedience is itself an abuse of human morality. It is a misuse of the human soul in the name of religious commitment. It is… — Joan D. Chittister
The suffering of either sex - of the male who is unable, because of the way in which he was reared, to take the strong… — Margaret Mead
As a people, we value family, education and success. Hunger is an enemy to all three. Scientific studies have demonstrated that even brief periods of… — Ted Danson
Children, after all, are not just adults-in-the-making. They are people whose current needs and rights and experiences must be taken seriously. — Alfie Kohn
... the growing child must not be treated by those rigid rules of criminal procedure which confessedly fail to prevent offenses on the part of… — Julia Lathrop
I just found it interesting to talk to adults I admired, and to discover that the path they took was never all that clearly defined.… — Anderson Cooper
Let's admit the real reason that we ban cell phones is that, given the opportunity to use them, students would vote with their attention, just… — Marc Prensky
So far as this argument is concerned nonhuman animals and infants and retarded humans are in the same category; and if we use this argument… — Peter Singer
There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation. What's done in private between adults doesn't concern the Criminal Code. — Pierre Trudeau
I wrote 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huck Finn' for adults exclusively, and it always distressed me when I find that boys and girls have been allowed… — Mark Twain
We know less about the sexual life of little girls than of boys. But we need not feel ashamed of this distinction; after all, the… — Sigmund Freud
I repeat to you-my own view is, is that if a State-if people decide to-what they do in the privacy of their house, consenting adults… — George W. Bush
There is a point when you aren't as much mom and daughter as you are adults and friends. — Jamie Lee Curtis
Vacation time offers the unique opportunity to pause before the thought-provoking spectacles of nature, a wonderful "book" within reach of everyone, adults and children. In… — Pope Benedict XVI
A civilized society looks with horror upon the abuse and torture of children or adults. Even where capital punishment is practiced, the aim is to… — Unknown Author
[T]his is another reason why the children of illegals are sought for public schools: They'll put up with it. The children of illegals will put… — Rush Limbaugh
Those who see what's obvious aren't necessarily brighter than others. They're just more likely to observe that the emperor is naked. Like children, they see… — Richard Farson
There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see… — William Bennett
Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when they… — Diana Wynne Jones
Talk about the flag or drugs or crime (never about race or class or justice) and follow the yellow brick road to the wonderful land… — Lewis H. Lapham
Juvenile delinquency serves many purposes, including that of providing sadistic adults with fantasies suited to their special tastes. — Edgar Friedenberg
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the responsible use of marijuana by adults and it should be of no interest or concern to the government.… — Unknown Author
Babies need social interactions with loving adults who talk with them, listen to their babblings, name objects for them, and give them opportunities to explore… — Unknown Author
Your life began in the heart & mind of the Infinite. Mentally relive the days when as a child you ran free, when there were… — Michael Beckwith
Pro-choice and pro-life activists live in different worlds, and the scope of their lives, as both adults and children, fortifies them in their belief that… — Unknown Author

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