“I think anybody who has been abused as a kid - and I was abused as a kid, by various people - will say it's irrational because violence is irrational.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensKidsViolenceVariousIrrational Author:Samantha Morton
“I think that people are going to find more interest in the human condition, especially with them being weaned on so much reality television. They want character driven stuff along with real violence. Cage fighting is very popular with the kids right now. They see and know what one punch can do to someone's face. You can't give someone five hundred punches in a film anymore.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantGivingHumansRealCharacterRealityKidsFilmFacesFightingStuffInterestCan DoFiveViolenceConditionsTelevisionRight NowHundredDrivenHuman ConditionCagesVery PopularReality Television Author:Dolph Lundgren
“The only guy that speaks at any sort of depth is, in my mind, Eminem. He's a guy that does music that talks about the struggles of addiction and before that violence, with growing up in a broken family, not being a good enough father. So, you know that's what I enjoy about it. It's harder to listen to than ever before because I have a bunch of kids and you just can't put it on.” KnowsMindDoeEnoughKidsGuyFatherSpeakEnjoyStruggleGrowing UpGrowingViolenceBrokenHarderDepthAddictionBunchGood EnoughBroken Family Author:Marco Rubio
“There's been nothing proven that violence in video games has an impact. As a parent though, and I'm a parent for a 20-year-old, for a 16-year-old and for a 10-year-old, and so, you know, I make choices everyday for my kids as to what games I think is appropriate for them to play. And, you know, in the end it's up to the parents, it's up to the gamers themselves working with their parents, if they're under 21, to make the smartest choice for the games they play.” IfsThinkingKnowsYearsEndsPlayKidsChoicesGamesParentViolenceImpactEverydayVideoAppropriateProvenGamer Author:Reggie Fils-Aime
“There is a report that says that kids who watch violent TV programs tend to be more violent when they grow up. But did the TV cause the violence, or do violent children preferentially enjoy watching violent programs?” ChildrenKidsGrowsCausesEnjoyWatchesGrowing UpViolenceTelevisionTvsProgramViolentReports Author:Carl Sagan
“As a mother trying to raise kids with some kind of a code, an honorable way to solve problems without using violence, I find it interesting to live in a country where your government is allowed to kill, whether it's war or execution. What interests me is not who deserves to die but who deserves to kill.” WayTryingKindWarCountryProblemGovernmentKidsMotherDiesInterestInterestingViolenceDeserveRaisesSolveCodeExecutionHonorableDeath Penalty Author:Susan Sarandon
“I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.” WayPersonsKidsActionTogetherFilmValuesWatchesViolenceGrewDadGrew UpAppreciateMy DadEntertainmentAffectedEntertainingAction FilmsRambo Author:Scott Adkins
“In spite of conflicting signals - and in spite of a popular culture that sometimes puts down their innocence - most of our kids are good kids. Large numbers do volunteer work. Nearly all believe in God, and most practice their faith. Teen pregnancy and violence are actually going down. Across America, under a program called True Love Waits, nearly a million teens have pledged themselves to abstain from sex until marriage.” BelieveSometimesHumorKidsAmericaPoliticalCultureSexWaitingNumbersPracticeMillionsViolenceProgramInnocenceSpitePregnancyBelieve In GodTeensVolunteerSignalsLarge NumbersPopular CulturePolitical HumorTeen PregnancyVolunteer Work Author:George W. Bush
“I have sat with the mothers who have lost addicted sons. I have sat with families of kids who have been killed in drug-related gang violence. I have been to the prisons. I have seen the effects. At some point in time, I felt I had to do something other than write a novel about it, that I needed to try to make some sort of contribution, at least try to make some sort of difference in the real world.” WorldWritingTryingHas BeensRealKidsMotherLostFeltDifferencesNovelViolenceEffectsSonNeededDrugPrisonSatRelatedContributionReal WorldGangGang Violence Author:Don Winslow
“Kids and violent TV, violent TV and violence, violence and kids. The only people missing from this discussion are the parents. Where are we? Gone. Abdicated.” PeopleKidsParentGoneViolenceMissingTvsViolentDiscussion Author:Anna Quindlen
“I think that it's easy to target a heavy metal band for inciting violence or making kids turn to a cult than it is to actually look at real problems in the real world.” ThinkingWorldLooksRealProblemKidsTurnsEasyViolenceBandHeavyTargetReal WorldMetalsCultReal ProblemsHeavy MetalMetal Band Author:Sam Dunn
“Research has convincingly demonstrated that using the "rod" creates children who are not more obedient but who are instead simplymore angry and aggressive than other kids. Parents who routinely slap or strike their children are actually handing them a model of violence to imitate--and many do indeed grow to be abusive, some even murderously so.” ChildrenKidsGrowsParentViolenceDisciplineModelsResearchAngryStrikesAggressiveObedientSlapAbusive Author:Julius Segal
“To all the kids who looked up to me, I’m truly sorry for letting you down, but I hope it’s helped you learn that one bad decision can turn your dream into a nightmare. There is no excuse for domestic violence, and I apologize for the horrible mistake I made.” MadeDreamKidsTurnsDecisionMistakeViolenceSorryExcuseHorribleYour DreamsNightmareApologizingDomestic ViolenceNo ExcusesI ApologizeBad DecisionHorrible Mistakes Author:Ray Rice
“I like this idea of generation after generation helping children on the streets, kids who have run away fleeing violence. I like the whole idea of opening arms for children who have nowhere else to go, sleeping by dumpsters.” ChildrenIdeasWholeHelpingRunningKidsSleepViolenceGenerationsStreetsArmsOpeningRunning AwayFleeingDumpstersHelping Children Author:Laura Bush
“I think if we could raise one generation of kids without violence and shaming, we don't know what might be possible.” IfsThinkingKnowsMightKidsViolenceGenerationsRaises Author:Gloria Steinem
“Violence has been a part of storytelling forever and there's obviously a reason for it. Fairy tales are really violent, the original ones. I think there's something cathartic about having kids live through their fears through a book or any kind of story.” ThinkingKindHas BeensBookReasonStoriesKidsForeverViolenceOriginalsViolentTalesStorytellingFairyFairy TaleHaving KidsCathartic Author:Jane Levy
“I am convinced that if we lose kids to the culture of drugs and materialism, of violence and war, it's because we don't dare them, not because we don't entertain them. It's because we make the gospel too easy, not because we make it too difficult. Kids want to do something heroic with their lives, which is why they play video games and join the army. But what do they do with a church that teaches them to tiptoe through life so they can arrive safely at death?” IfsWantWarPlayKidsCultureGamesEasyDifficultLosesChurchTeachViolenceDrugArmyDareConvincedVideoMaterialismHeroicTiptoesViolence And WarJoining The Army Book:The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical Source: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
“The motives of these parents vary, many parents don't like the curriculum being taught to their kids, or are wary of the threat of peer pressure or the presence of drugs or violence lurking in too many of our schools today.” KidsTodaySchoolParentViolenceTaughtDrugPressureThreatMotivePeersVaryCurriculumPeer PressureLurkingSchool Curriculum Author:Ernest Istook
“If the movie [The Hunger Games] were stylized violence that was pretty and fun and cool, which is great when you go see 300 or The Matrix, it would just be out of sync with the fact that they're kids.” IfsFactsKidsGamesFunViolenceHungerSync Author:Nina Jacobson
“All kinds of violence on the TV. You're not supposed to watch violence on the TV. Children, they can't watch it 'cause they're afraid maybe the kids will copy something they see on the TV. I can't even get a funny cartoon anymore because some 12-year-old somewhere watched a particularly violent episode of the Road Runner-Coyote show, and the next day, they found him at the bottom of a canyon, two giant springs strapped to his feet.” YearsKindChildrenI CanTwoShowsKidsNextFoundCausesWatchesViolenceFeetTvsSpringBottomViolentAll KindsGiantsCopiesEpisodesRunnersCartoonNext DayCanyonsCoyotesRoad Runner Author:Norm MacDonald
“There's no excuse for domestic violence. It sounds like a challenge. I mean, does everything have to be so black-and-white in this kindergarten country of ours? What if you come home from a long day at work and your wife has drowned two of your kids - she's about to dunk the third one. Can you run over and pop her then? Unfortunately no, there's no excuse. You're going to have to let her drown that third one.” IfsMeanLongDoeTwoCountryHomeRunningKidsSoundBlackChallengesWhiteWifeViolenceThirdsExcusePopsWhat IfComing HomeBlack And WhiteDomestic ViolenceNo ExcusesKindergartenLong DayExcuse You Author:Daniel Tosh
“In the 1990s, Michael Jordan was the preeminent athlete in the country. And when the product with his name on it seemed to be linked to crime and violence in poor communities, many called on him to address it. They asked him to weigh in on robberies, on kids robbed for their high-priced Air Jordan sneakers. But he wouldn`t.” CountryKidsNamesCommunityPoorViolenceAirCrimeProductsAthleteAddressesLinkedJordanRobberySneakers Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Me? I see an old, broke-ass black guy taking care of a bunch of kids, living life, taking them to school, and all that stuff, who's asking himself: What the hell is this? But I wouldn't give it up for the world because I love my wife. I never expected to have a life like this. No chaos... no confusion... no lawsuits... no violence... no going to jail.” WorldGivingCareKidsSchoolGuyStuffBlackHellWifeViolenceAskingChaosMy WifeExpectedBunchAssConfusionBrokeLive LifeJailLawsuitBlack GuysLove My WifeI Love My Wife Author:Mike Tyson
“Whether the people in Haiti, the young kids in Chicago that [are] going through violence, or whether you're in Atlanta or L.A. or Europe - it's not even color barriers for me - I go to where I know there's a lot of turmoil and pain.” PeopleKnowsKidsPainYoungViolenceColorEuropeBarriersChicagoTurmoilHaitiAtlanta Author:Common
“Now a days, I don't think these things scare kids. I think that kids are so desensitized to violence and I don't mean this in a negative way what so ever, but, I just think it's the reality that I think that it's just all changing so I don't know.” ThinkingKnowsWayMeanRealityKidsViolenceNegativeScare Author:Mila Kunis
“I've never trained anyone that I haven't known as a child. I knew Kirkland when he was 12. Every one of them I started training when they were kids. This is not about just the fight game for me. It is a sport for troubled children that are drawn to violence and that type of life. Boxing has that violence part in it, but it also has structure and dedication and the whole nine yards. You get that little bit of violence that you were drawn towards, but it can save a lot of kids.” ChildrenKidsFightingSportsViolenceTrainingBoxingDedication Author:Ann Wolfe
“In The Shining, you love Shelley Duvall. You love Jack Nicholson. You're let into the intimacy of that violence and it's emotional and it's physical. We're let in very close. So I think a good horror film has to pull you in very deeply inside. Halloween is a good horror film because we love Jamie Lee Curtis, we're brought very deeply in right when she's babysitting the kids. She's going from house to house, all those houses have windows that you can look in. We're a very vulnerable and exposed audience.” ThinkingKidsFilmHouseAudienceViolenceEmotionalHorrorWindowShiningVulnerableIntimacyHalloweenVery DeepHorror FilmNicholsonShelleyBabysitting Author:Kimberly Peirce
“The idea for me is that if the movie connects with you the way I want it to connect with you, you should be experiencing both the horror and the wonder as a child would. From a child's point of view. When we're kids, brutality registers differently than when we are adults. Because as adults, we get too used to violence.” ChildrenKidsWonderViolenceHorrorPoint Of View Author:Guillermo del Toro
“Somebody said to me, in a very well-meaning way, at a screening, "We love the movie but it's too violent. If you tone down the violence you could reach a great audience of kids.".” KidsAudienceViolenceViolent Author:Guillermo del Toro