“You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay. But adult love means you’re not in denial, and you want the loved one to be the best they can be.” WantMeanChildrenDoeCountryAmericaRepublicanAdultsOkayWingsDenialBeing The BestLoved OnesRight WingChildren LoveLove Means Author:Al Franken
“I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.” ThinkingFeelsProblemKidsAmericaIssuesAdultsValuablePriorities Author:Alonzo Mourning
“Today, 8 million adult Americans, more than the entire population of Michigan, have not finished 5 years of school. Nearly 20 million have not finished 8 years of school. Nearly 54 million - more than one-quarter of all America - have not even finished high school.” YearsTodaySchoolAmericaEducationMillionsHigh SchoolAdultsPopulationFinishedQuartersMichigan Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it's really going to hold them back if they don't.” IfsThinkingShouldAmericaLeaderBoysGayAdultsBoy ScoutBoy Scouts Of America Author:Bear Grylls
“Illiteracy is a huge problem in America. One in three adults in our country is illiterate.” CountryProblemAmericaThreeHugeAdultsOur CountryIlliterateIlliteracy Author:Roseanne Barr
“Michael Jackson carried urban America and eventually American society on his vocal cords for a good 25 to 30 years before even hip-hop became the vox populi of America, and then as an adult he shattered racial barriers.” YearsAmericaAdultsHip HopHipsHopsBarriersUrbanVocalShatteredCordsAmerican SocietyVocal CordsVox Populi Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“Each and every child in this country is valuable because they are our future as a society. We cannot afford to lose a single child to ill-health, under-education, abuse, addiction, jail, or gun violence. America's highest goal should be for every child to grow up to be a successful young adult -- healthy, educated, free, secure, and a good citizen.” ShouldChildrenCountryAmericaYoungGrowsGoalLosesGrowing UpSuccessfulViolenceCitizensHealthyHighestGunAdultsAbuseAddictionYoung AdultIllValuableEducatedSecureJailOur FutureGun ViolenceGood CitizenIll HealthSingle Child Author:John F. Kerry
“America is behind Europe and Japan in terms of accepting adult ideas in animation.” IdeasAmericaTermBehindsAcceptingAdultsEuropeJapanAnimation Author:Bill Plympton