Domestic Violence Quotes

Domestic Violence Quote of the day

From every wound there is a scar, and every scar tells a story. A story that says, "I survived."

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.

The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is one of the most vicious crimes conceivable, a violation of mankind's most basic duty to protect the innocent.

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.

There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.

Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.

My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for battered women. That's not the message we should be sending.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

Nearly one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime. And slightly more than half of female victims of domestic violence live in households with children under age 12.

We can all take responsibility for helping to bring about change, and keeping our friends and colleagues safe from domestic violence

Often things are as bad as they seem.

Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself- your strengths and your limitations -in contrast to depending on affirmation from others.

Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.

Emotional abuse is any type of abuse that is not physical in nature. It can include everything from verbal abuse to the silent treatment, domination to subtle manipulation.

It is impossible to correct abuses unless we know that theyre going on.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

[Domestic violence is] a carefully laid physical, financial and psychological trap.

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.

This is not love. It is a crime... You can't look the other way just because you have not experienced domestic violence with your own flesh.

One of the most basic things we can do is let the men in our lives know it's not okay to mistreat a woman.

It’s never too late to do the right thing.

Nowhere in the world is a woman safe from violence. The strengthening of global commitment to counteract this plague is a movement whose time has come.

It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is: kill her.

Women trapped in violent relationships need to know that there's no shame in talking out and walking out on their abusive partners.

Emotional abuse is like being continuously kicked in the shins. It can be worse than getting one punch in the face, and it cements itself.

Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.

Believe in yourself and be proud of who you are. Don't let anyone tell you differently. There is beauty in everyone and no one should stop you from growing into a confident and strong young person.

If anyone hits me, they can expect to be hit back, and harder. I never turn the other cheek because in my experience that doesn't work.

We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence.

If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be up in arms, and it would be the lead story on the news every night.

The time when domestic violence is the most lethal is when the person is trying to leave the situation.

The rule of thumb is that if someone is able to be verbally or physically abusive, he or she is able to understand that the behavior is wrong.

The effects of abuse are devastating and far-reaching. Domestic violence speaks many languages, has many colours and lives in many different communities.

In violence, we forget who we are

Constipation was one of the things she hated most in the world, on par with despicable men who commit domestic violence and narrow-minded religious fundamentalists.

I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse.

Our silence is deafening and deadly.

I never want anyone to be sitting where I'm sitting and to have lost their son, because I can never get Luke back.

Physical aggression by a man toward his partner is abuse, even if it happens only once.

The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.

...those serpents! There's no pleasing them!

If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.

Children have very little voice, and the coroner's inquest is about Luke's voice, and making sure Luke is heard and respected and honoured. I don't want him to have died in vain.

Domestic violence is the front line of the war against women.

This is about saving children's lives. It is not about agencies and services protecting themselves.

I am a survivor of domestic violence.

I was just walking around like a zombie..I really had no idea what I was doing.. But the best thing that I did do was leave and get the hell out of there. I have no regrets.

All marriages are sacred, but not all are safe.