Tarana Burke Quotes

I think 'Normal People' is a fantastic piece of art for conversations around consent. It shows that you don't have to do anything you don't want to do and looks at respecting the other person.

We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.

Let's make sure that we are working for age-appropriate sex education in our school system.

I don't see men or women as my sexual objects. I keep myself out of that equation.

It would be nice to do a movie where I didn't have to choke the girl to get her.

We teach people how to treat us.

You can learn so much from children, and you can give them so much.

Children without access to quality early education programs start kindergarten with an 18-month disadvantage, and that gap continues to widen. By the time they are in fourth grade, many cannot do math or read at grade level.

You should not take a fellow eight years old and make him swear to never kiss the girls.

Young men do not want to have to take a consent form and a lawyer on a date, just as young women have every right to go on a date and to say 'No', having it respected.

The first 3 years of a person’s life determines the next 80 years.

Early childhood education packs a real wallop in terms of the return on the investment.

The Institution has been devised to afford the means of receiving your children at an early age, almost as soon as they can walk. By this means many of you, mothers and families, will be able to earn a better maintenance or support for your children; you will have less care and anxiety about them, while the children will be prevented from acquiring any bad habits. and gradually prepared to learn the best.

Having a larger vocabulary the day you walk into kindergarten is advantageous.

The power of 'no' means you're educating people in how to treat you.

What modeling taught me at a young age was how to say 'no,' which is something girls - we're not always good at saying 'no.' We want to be nice, and then we forget to look out for ourselves.

We need to sort the kids out and educate them properly. After all, they are our future.

Girls need to learn that they're allowed to say no and to speak up.

Children are our future and every child deserves to have an environment where they can learn and flourish and gain knowledge.

Women should not let anybody take them for a ride. If they face such things, they should talk about it.

I think imparting sex education to children is important.

Like every woman, I do have a #MeToo story, but if somebody wants to share something personal, they should do it when they want to, not because there is a movement or someone else is talking about it.

I have never in my life let a man disrespect me, verbally or physically, and that will never change. I feel very strongly about this because it's something my mother instilled in me and that I have instilled in my daughters.

It's sad that many don't realise the need for consent in relationships, and this can be attributed to lack of education, male chauvinism and lack of open mindedness.

I worked as a barista and a kindergarten teacher. I really love kids and enjoyed every minute of being in a kindergarten.