"Gang members have invariably grown up in broken,……" — Iain Duncan Smith
"Gang members have invariably grown up in broken, chaotic homes, often experiencing domestic violence; they have truanted from school and many have been formally excluded; and they live in neighbourhoods where worklessness, addiction and crime are rife."
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56 Quotes by Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith has 56 quotes on this site.
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My view is pensioners don't have the one option that people of working age have. They can't really increase their…
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Work is transformative. It gives you a greater chance of a greater income. You can affect your life while you're…
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Even as our economy starts to pick up, and new jobs are created, there is a risk that young people…
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Kids are meant to believe that their stepping stone to massive money is 'The X Factor.' Luck is great, but…
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The future of Conservatism lies in our beliefs and values, not by throwing them away. We need to shed associations…
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But…
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Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.
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Well football teams are perhaps easier to control than political parties, I'm sure the Prime Minister would agree with me,…
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Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.
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A system that was originally designed to support the poorest in society is now trapping them in the very condition…
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With the right support, a child growing up in a dysfunctional household, who was destined for a lifetime on benefits…
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A good goal is like a strenuous exercise - it makes you stretch.
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All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.
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Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
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The end of my addiction to fame happened at the exact moment 'Roseanne' dropped out of the top ten, in…
— Roseanne Barr
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Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.
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Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little…
— Bruce Barton
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All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down, provided it is the right…
— Henry Ward Beecher
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A man's true state of power and riches is to be in himself.
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Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.
— Allan Bloom
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Coffee and smoking are the last great addictions.
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