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When a child wants to be accepted, he'll do anything. And if it means you're getting a certain amount of notoriety from a fight, that's what you'll do.

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

If my son wants a boxing career, I won't stop him, but I definitely won't push him. It's bad for a kid to be pressured.

— Gerry Cooney

I believe in allowing your child to be who they want to be - as long as they want to be something great.

— Ciara

My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight, tell them you won't wait-you can kick their ass right now.

— Cameron Diaz

Educate yourself. Understand what you're dealing with. Then figure out how to fight it. Then figure out how to raise money for that fight. It'll help you cope. It'll help your child.

— Boomer Esiason

No use to shout at them to pay attention. If the situations, the materials, the problems before the child do not interest him, his attention will slip off to what does interest him, and no amount of exhortation of threats will bring it back.

— John Holt

You can coddle your child and tell them, 'You're the best no matter what.' But in the end, when they go out into the real world, I think it's pretty tough out there and other children are cruel.

— Amy Chua

It's very important to be in your child's life and know what's going on and be there with them.

— Tracy Morgan

Education begins at home. You can't blame the school for not putting into your child what you don't put into him.

— Geoffrey Holder

✗Opposing Perspectives

A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

— Juvenal

Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense.

— Austin O'Malley