It's our responsibility for the village to say, 'Hey we're going to create these programs,' whether it's sports, creative arts, music, we need some things to give young people positive things to do, and that's including jobs.
I have long felt that the way to keep children out of trouble is to keep them interested in things. Lecturing to children is no answer to delinquency. Preaching won't keep youngsters out of trouble, but keeping their minds occupied will.
It's tough for kids to stay focused if they don't have something to get them off the streets... that's where the kids can get into the bad things.
I'm not up for violence, just for fun.
I'm always looking for good things to do.
Tomorrow we will do beautiful things.
I think it is very important to keep the kids off the street and out of trouble.
And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships for training and money, and assistance to allow their families to live in decent homes.
In my experience the best way to beat depression is to get involved in something inspiring.
My parents always kept my brothers and I in sports to keep us out of trouble.
Awareness of having better things to do with their lives is the secret to immunizing our children against false values--whether presented on television or in "real life." The child who finds fulfillment in music or reading or cooking or swimming or writing or drawing is not as easily convinced that he needs recognition or power or some "high" to feel worthwhile.
Whatever excites you, go do it. Whatever drains you, stop doing it.
