“My father had to flee from what is today Pakistan when he was a child, and he became a manager at IBM, and any item of consumption he would acquire was a direct measurement of his success in life. But that same equation wasn't going to work for me - I was quite clear about that in my early teens.” ChildrenTodayFatherClearDirectManagersAcquireTeensConsumptionSuccess In LifePakistanEquationsGoing To WorkItemsMeasurementIbm Author:Tino Sehgal
“The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.” ChildrenWarUseProblemFunnyEvilForceNationsPeacePoorMilitarySolutionsDirectLibertarianSarcasmCombatAntiwarProblem SolvingEmployedPeace WarSmall ChildSolution To A ProblemJust WarUse Of ForceMilitary SoldierSoldiers At WarPro War Author:David Friedman
“God waits for you to communicate with Him. You have instant, direct access to God. God loves mankind so much, and in a very special sense His children, that He has made Himself available to you at all times.” ChildrenMadeWaitingPrayerSpecialMankindDirectCommunicateAvailableAccessAll TimeGod LoveInstant Book:Touch the World Through Prayer Source: Touch the World Through Prayer
“But many researchers operate as if it is their responsibility to demonstrate that video violence has a direct effect on the behaviour of young children, because that will help to explain why society is becoming more violent.” IfsChildrenHelpingYoungResponsibilityViolenceEffectsBecomingDirectViolentVideoBehaviourBecoming MoreResearchersYoung ChildrenDirect Effect Author:Hugh Mackay
“What does a woman feel when she is hit? My mother slapped me when I was a child - on two occasions, to the point of pure hysteria; I never liked it. Those who are humiliated in such a way learn to disintegrate – that is, they become once removed from pain. This is the most direct route to psychic ruin.” WayFeelsChildrenDoeTwoPainMotherPureDirectRuinsOccasionsRoutesPsychicsHysteriaHumiliated Author:Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.” WayChildrenTodaySchoolGirlResultsBoysDirectOur ChildrenTreatedArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisBoy And Girl Author:Basmah bint Saud
“Men and women ... do you not realize that the State is the worst enemy you have? It is a machine that crushes you in order to sustain the ruling class, your masters. Like naïve children you put your trust in your political leaders. You make it possible for them to creep into your confidence, only to have them betray you to the first bidder. But even where there is no direct betrayal, the labour politicians make common cause with your enemies to keep you in leash, to prevent your direct action. The State is the pillar of capitalism, and it is ridiculous to expect any redress from it.” MenFirstsChildrenStatesActionPoliticalOrderCausesRealizingCommonLeaderEnemyClassWorstMastersPoliticianMen And WomenCapitalismDirectMachinesBetrayalRidiculousCrushLabourBetrayRulingCreepsPillarsWorst EnemyPolitical LeadersLeashesRedressDirect Action Author:Emma Goldman
“If thou desire to see thy child virtuous, let him not see his father's vices: thou canst not rebuke that in them, that they behold practised in thee; till reason be ripe, examples direct more than precepts: such as thy behaviour is before thy children's faces, such commonly is theirs behind their parents' backs.” IfsChildrenReasonFacesDesireFatherParentBehindsExampleDirectVicesTheeVirtuousBehaviourRipeRebuke Author:Francis Quarles
“I don't want to name names because I don't want to draw too many direct comparisons but the history of Fascism is populated by people who need to subjugate other people and elevate their status and power to a level which is supreme. Usually, any psychological study of those people will reveal a sort of lost, damaged child, who is somehow heartbroken and doesn't have any self-worth.” PeopleWantNeedsChildrenSelfNamesLostLevelsStudyDrawsDirectSupremeSelf WorthPsychologicalComparisonFascismHeartbroken Author:Tom Hiddleston
“Why was Joseph Smith persecuted? Why was he hunted from neighborhood to neighborhood, from city to city, and from State to State, and at last suffered death? Because he received revelations from the Father, from the Son, and was ministered to by holy angels, and published to the world the direct will of the Lord concerning his children on the earth.” WorldChildrenStatesEarthLastsFatherCitiesLordSonHolyAngelDirectRevelationsNeighborhoodPersecutedHuntedJoseph Smith Author:Brigham Young
“I want to talk about the internet, the impact it’s having on the innocence of our children, how online pornography is corroding childhood and how, in the darkest corners of the internet, there are things going on that are a direct danger to our children and that must be stamped out.” WantChildrenChildhoodDangerInternetDirectOur ChildrenImpactCornersInnocenceOnlinePornography Author:David Cameron