British - Politician | September 27, 1953 -
When fast food is not a treat but a dietary staple, the children surf the internet all day in dark corners of the room and are bombarded with latest gadgets. Things replace parental standards.
Diane Abbott
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I'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.
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I wanted my marriage to work, but it didn't.
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It's very lonely bringing up a child on your own.
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My father was a manual worker.
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Because when you watch U.S. television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.
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Finally, there's a sense in which I look at this Westminster village and London intelligentsia as an outsider.
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I was a postman one Christmas and I developed a morbid fear of dogs.
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You learn from mistakes.
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I knew what could happen to my son if he was sent to the wrong school and got in with the wrong crowd.
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I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.
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I don't think you can have pain and soul-searching doing the right thing for your child.
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