Bullying Quotes

I started off believing all men were equal. I now know that's the most unlikely thing ever to have been... But by observation, reading, watching, arguing, asking, that is the conclusion I've come to.

I bought one of those anti-bullying wristbands when they first came out. I say 'bought', I actually stole it off a short, fat ginger kid.

Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.

"It gets better." - On his campaign against bullying.

Bullying can leave scars that do not heal.

If you let a bully intimidate you, he's going to do it again. You've got to stand up to these strong-arm tactics.

The bullying was hideous and relentless, and we turned it round by making ourselves celebrities.

People who love themselves, don't hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.

Before the game there was all this stuff about anti-racism and anti-bullying. It would be a good idea to start wearing wristbands for anti-diving.

We're not excusing the ones who are mean, but I want girls to understand the psychology. It's not in everyone. But the bully needs to put this pain somewhere.

If they don't like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.

I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy.

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.

A bully is playing a game, one that he or she enjoys and needs. You're welcome to play this game if it makes you happy, but for most people, it will make you miserable.

The final words of a domestic bully: If you leave me now furious angels will descend upon you and bring you back to me.

That is the biggest form of bullying ever, the paparazzi. Printing lies, making accusations, it's just bullying.

Bullying is a national epidemic.

Bullying is a horrible thing. It sticks with you forever. It poisons you. But only if you let it.

Only the best are bullied.

We are supposed to call poison medicine and we wonder why we're always sick.

You know, what we do know is that there is a high frequency of violence in the home of those who bully.

Teaching prejudice to a child is itself a form of bullying. You've got to be taught to hate.

Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper.

Everyone has the bully or the mean girl or the ex-boyfriend who tried to bring them down.

Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.

You can't have a discussion about bullying unless you also have a discussion against our culture's obsession with masculinity.

Banning books is just another form of bullying. It's all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.

Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.

When you hold people up for ridicule, you have to take responsibility when other people act on it.

I always try to be myself. Ever since I was an introverted kid, I'd get on stage and be able to break out of my shell.

Those that know the least of others think the highest of themselves.

Occasional kindness does not cancel out cruelty. Hitting is never acceptable under any circumstances.

I was very tiny...I spent most of my time stuffed into lockers. Thank god for cell phones, or I'd still be there.

The USA approach looks like bullying because it is.

You only get to walk variations of the same lines everyone has already drawn for you.

Now that another is suffering pain at thy hand, trust not that thy heart shall be exempt from affliction.

Let me tell you right now, you are not alone. Seeking help requires incredible strength and courage. The most powerful weapon you have against bullying is your voice.

The challenge of being a manager is to get the best out of everybody, not just the few who are clones of yourself.

The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy takes the place of greed.

Natural playgrounds may decrease bullying.

Far off, men swell, bully, and threaten; bring them hand to hand, and they are feeble folk.

There is one regard in which bullies show real perception when compared with their victims; it is their silent good-natured pleasure of the moment.

Be sure of yourself, don't let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy.

I went through a lot of bullying early on. Girls made my life a living hell. We had come to America from a different country. My brother and I had accents. It was very tough.

Do not trust the person of spite; though you have loved and tamed them, the snake will bite.

Those in powerless positions aren't about to complain about bullying bosses, abusive supervisors or corrupt co-workers. There is no safe way to do so and no process that promises redress.

Fresh peach pie can lift a bullying reprobate into apologetic courtesy; I have watched it happen.

Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.

There really is no difference between the bully and the victim.

The whole bullying issue has really struck a nerve with me. It affects so many different types of people at a vital time in their lives.