Appropriate Boundaries Quotes

There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.

A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.

The maxim of Cleobulus, "Mediocrity is best," has been long considered a universal principle, extending through the whole compass of life and nature. The experience of every age seems to have given it new confirmation, and to show that nothing, however specious or alluring, is pursued with propriety or enjoyed with safety beyond certain limits.

Your Majesty may rest assured about my conduct towards the Comtesse de Provence; I will certainly try and gain her friendship and confidence, without going too far.

Growing up, there wasn't much emphasis on being nice or naughty. As a family, there wasn't much discipline. It was more relaxed at home, which I'm grateful for.

You chastise children when they are bad, as my parents did me. I'm not opposed to smacking. It is to be used occasionally.

When you work with kids, people tell you to be very delicate, but that's the last thing you should do with kids. They feel patronized if you're like that. They just want you to be normal.

Punishments inflicted with signs of anger are useless.

I assure you: If I were to hear a teacher raise a voice at a kid or anything, that goes against the model, and I would immediately address it.

I don't like it if I am being held like a baby. If someone holds me normally, and I'm not being coddled, I feel much more comfortable.

I don't mind if someone yells a motto out of their car at me. 'No touching! No touching!' No harm is done.

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

You are not alone with a guy until you are a proper age. You don't go to certain levels with men until you are married or you have a certain relationship.

I would never scream at my kids, never raise my voice. But as they often tell me, they were so well behaved that screaming was not necessary.

I accept that I sometimes overstepped the mark, but I can tell you that, off the pitch, I've never been an overly aggressive person.

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.

As a matter of fact, personally I am ok with exposing, as long as it is done in good taste.

I've never in my life hit my daughter.

Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.

Software constraints are only confining if you use them for what they're intended to be used for.