Because the perpetrators typically have little understanding as to why they are sexually assaulting children, they usually are unable to stop after the first assault. Abusive behavior continues until a crisis of some kind prevents further abuse.


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I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.
TONY HAWK
The pro skaters I know are responsible members of society. Many of them are fathers, homeowners, wor...
TONY HAWK
I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by t...
TONY HAWK
I was skating with friends in my neighborhood, and then eventually I was invited to go to the skate ...
TONY HAWK
If you look at the success of snowboarding in the Winter Games and how that's brought a more you...
TONY HAWK
Technology has allowed me to reach my fans directly. Social media: it has been a complete revolution...
TONY HAWK
I was nerdy and really into computers. I was a good student until my senior year, when I started tra...
TONY HAWK
I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.
TONY HAWK
If you have a game with your name on it, you have to learn how to play.
TONY HAWK
There is no such thing as failure. There are only results.
TONY ROBBINS
Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident bec...
TONY JAA
Want to learn to eat a lot? Here it is: Eat a little. That way, you will be around long enough to ea...
TONY ROBBINS
A single human brain has about a hundred million nerve cells... and a computer program that throws l...
TONY HOARE
I've said all along that God is in control.
TONY DUNGY
My favorite parable for living a positive and influential life is the Golden Rule: 'Do unto othe...
TONY OLLER
The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English ...
TONY HILLERMAN
Ambiguity depletes as your budget rises.
TONY GILROY
What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true ...
TONY ROBBINS
Our kids have to understand that drinking underage is a poor decision that could drastically affect ...
TONY CARDENAS
Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what t...
TONY ROBBINS
To succeed, you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspir...
TONY DORSETT
I'm not cynical or bitter in any way. Life's too short; you get ripped off, but if you hold ...
TONY FERNANDES
My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me i...
TONY IOMMI
It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that ...
TONY BLAIR
Tattoos are so widespread, so ugly and so very, very permanent. You can, in theory, have them remove...
TONY PARSONS
The traditional spokespersons for the Evangelicals, such as Chuck Colson and James Dobson, have beco...
TONY CAMPOLO
I do like the nonpartisan atmosphere here at City Hall where you can talk with the person who oppose...
TONY CARDENAS
That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you become legally connected. Yo...
TONY CAMPOLO
In Downing Street they called me 'Boss'. Civil servants would always call me 'Prime Mini...
TONY BLAIR
My first winner was on Legal Steps, in Ireland, at Thurles, in March 1992. I rode for Jim Bolger, an...
TONY MCCOY
I don't know if it's embarrassing, but I have a lot of girl Christian music.
TONY OLLER