Children in dysfunctional homes at risk of abuse are kept in danger for too long because politically correct rules mean we won't challenge unfit parents.
Michael Gove
Related The Beatles set the rules. And the rules were: now just because we have long hair doesn't mean t... DAVY JONES We can't be politically correct - right or left - in the war on terrorism. Period. DAVID HUNT I am sure there is a right way and a wrong way and in today's life, there are many different rul... MIKE SINGLETARY At East Side Jews, we can take a risk because it isn't all about the rules. I started it to crea... JILL SOLOWAY We found that frequent snoring at age 1 is as prevalent as that reported in school-age children. Par... DR. MANINDER KALRA We found that frequent snoring at age 1 is as prevalent as that reported in school-age children. Par... DR MANINDER KALRA I was scared, because I knew that in the political arena, you have to satisfy so many different type... CAMRYN MANHEIM I don't visit my parents often because Delta Airlines won't wait in the yard while I run in. MARGARET SMITH On the evidence I have on hand at home, social media isn't killing our children. It isn't ki... WARREN ELLIS Just because people think politically different to you doesn't mean they're inhuman. JOHN LYDON Just because marriage didn't work for us doesn't mean we don't believe in the institutio... SANDRA TSING LOH There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I... IRWIN SHAW We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children. ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an int... PERICLES If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any. CLARENCE DAY I've only fallen in love once, and once was enough for me, but that doesn't mean my eyes won... KENDRA WILKINSON Respectfully, 'Awkward Black Girl' was never meant to be politically correct. We poke fun at... ISSA RAE Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide sa... MATT BLUNT If something's not right, I don't believe in maintaining something for the sake of what'... KATE HUDSON A great challenge for parents is how to prepare themselves for being successful in advising children... ERALDO BANOVAC Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's ... CHARLES STANLEY We are raising today's children in sterile, risk-averse and highly structured environments. In s... DARELL HAMMOND Abusive parents have inappropriate expectations of their children, with a reversal of dependence nee... BENJAMIN JAMES SADOCK For women of my generation, it was the 'juggling act.' Jobs, marriage, children, homes, and ... WILLOW BAY So we have to be careful because if you don't protect your culture you won't have it for ver... YAHOO SERIOUS Too many children today are trapped in schools that don't work for them. BETSY DEVOS These new data show that too many pre-teens and young teens are sniffing or inhaling common everyday... CHARLES CURIE Children entering school today without basic reading knowledge are at risk of long term failure. CARMELITA WILLIAMS Children entering school today without basic reading knowledge are at risk of long term failure. CARMELITA K. WILLIAMS Non-alcoholic ways in which parents may not 'be there' for the children can include: - violenc... DAVID STAFFORD I have an idea I want to test, for combining old peoples' homes and orphanages. Old people are l... ZHOU XUN The idea that we humans are good-natured, politically correct, nonjudgmental beings is pure fantasy.... LYLE LOVETT I once worked it out - after $12 million, all millionaires are the same. That's because we'r... RICARDO SEMLER We also take individual requests for children who are at risk or who have sick parents or are sick t... JUDY GOBER My parents said that sitting at home playing video games all day won't bring you anywhere in lif... PEWDIEPIE Today, the growing economic and social pressures in our country are putting millions of women, child... ROBERT CASEY Just because we are in wheelchairs doesn't mean we can't play a fast-paced, full-contact spo... MARK ZUPAN We've been blessed with four beautiful children. Michael, he doesn't have much of a problem ... DAN MARINO My parents have put in a lot of efforts for me. Whatever I am and wherever I am is because of them. ... HANSIKA MOTWANI It's too late for us, but it is not too late for other women and children who are experiencing abuse... MARC LANOIS There is reason to feel optimistic about many of the trends in risk behavior among our young people.... JEFFREY KOPLAN There are 39 units and the homes do not stay for sale very long, unless they are priced too high. JOYCE FROST We'll have to marshal our forces in Washington. It won't be easy. That doesn't mean it c... ZEV YAROSLAVSKY The rules from those who are politically correct restrict what you can say to or about anything in o... JOHN PATRICK HICKEY Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like ac... F. SCOTT FITZGERALD I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in. UTA HAGEN I mean one of the basic rules when you're acting is that you mustn't stand in judgement on a... JANET SUZMAN I'm completely allergic to being politically correct. JOANNE LIU The most effective leaders are actually better at guarding against danger when they acknowledge it t... SIMON SINEK I look forward to the day when half our homes are run by men and half our companies and institutions... SHERYL SANDBERG We are not interested in cloning the Michael Jordans and the Michael Jacksons of this world. The ric... PANAYIOTIS ZAVOS Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from in... LARRY ELDER In my family, as in all dysfunctional families, instead of parents who act as strong and nurturing r... JOHN BRADSHAW We will not succumb to politically correct extortion. GREG LITTLE Why can't we build orphanages next to homes for the elderly? If someone were sitting in a rocker... CLORIS LEACHMAN I was never totally what we would now call 'politically correct,' even in my most militant p... TARIQ ALI This study is the first of its kind nationally to reveal the long-suspected national increase in pre... EMILY COX I'm concerned that boys have become politically incorrect, that we are a society in the process ... CHRISTINA HOFF SOMMERS Obviously I don't want to make a film that offends people, but the whole world is so politically... NEILL BLOMKAMP Young children are especially susceptible to problems, mainly because of their size. Elderly people ... FRED RAINWATER A lot of children grow up in poverty with flawed parents, but their inner world is still as inherent... HEATHER O'NEILL All three of these are factors that put children at risk for crime when they grow up. Unwanted child... STEVE LEVITT Prosecutors are seeking for Thompson to remain in detention pending trial because they consider him ... MICHAEL DREWNIAK We need to remember that we won?t always be playing for our parents. BROOKS YANG We were unsatisfied with some of the rules because they are not uniform and we feel are arbitrarily ... JENNIFER VITELA I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything. AL SHARPTON I can't stay in one place for too long. ANA DE ARMAS Remember that just because major publishing is having trouble, that doesn't mean people have sto... DAVID MORRELL We provided special assistance for kids when their parents' homes were destroyed. We also provided c... CATHLEEN BLAIR Compassion and mercy are important, period. It doesn't matter who's at our receiving end, bu... RORY FREEDMAN All of my children are ideologically and politically in sync with me, they all have authentic Christ... MIKE HUCKABEE You don't want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buyin... RON CHERNOW I'm not good at baking because there are too many rules involved. CHARLEEN L. SCOTT Most of the guys in the NFL would sit here and tell you we don't condone the abuse of a child, a... BENJAMIN WATSON My life isn't always at risk, even if I'm in a war zone. A lot of these places have areas of... LYNSEY ADDARIO The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern. LORD (JOHN EMERICH EDWARD DALBERG) ACTON The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern. LORD ACTON The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. LORD ACTON I'm constantly snatching my books out of the hands of precocious ten-year-olds who are simply to... MEG ROSOFF the allegations of sexual abuse by Michael Jackson were unfounded at that time. IRENE PETERS No, I'm not politically correct. I never wanted to be, and I never will be. CARL PALADINO Medicine, which I wouldn't be without, has also been a force for... less good. For example, if y... ROBERT WINSTON Conservatives highlight the primacy of family and argue that family breakdown exacerbates poverty, a... NICHOLAS KRISTOF We are in the era of dysfunctional relationships. STEVEN MAGEE I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long. MITCH HEDBERG We have to help young people, because at the end of the day, we won't have an economy if we don&... XAVIER NIEL Can you believe approximately 17 percent of American children ages 2 to 19 years are obese? How abou... ALISON SWEENEY For the parents of a girl who is not overweight and who gets her first period early, it doesn't mean... AVIVA MUST Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, ps... DIRK BENEDICT I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk. ALAIN PROST My parents put everything in a trust fund for me. I won't get it until I'm 18, so I'll u... HEATHER O'ROURKE Being Politically Correct means always having to say you're sorry. CHARLES OSGOOD People are spending a long time on the site. They're looking at their own homes, their bosses' homes... AMANDA HOFFMAN That's putting it politically correct. ED JONES I believe education should be a right for every child, but tragically in many parts of world it is a... GEORGE WEAH They stay in their homes, ... There is a lot of suspicion. Fifty percent of the children that were h... LISA ARONSON We don't mind that we still have troops in Germany, or that we still have troops in Japan or Kor... THELMA DRAKE If the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the f... PATRICIA SCHROEDER So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I'm going to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY No child should be raised in a system. A system isn't a parent. Even the system knows this, whic... RHEA PERLMAN
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