Domestic Violence Quotes

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.

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

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.

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

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

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.

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

... you don't have to wait for someone to treat you bad repeatedly. All it takes is once, and if they get away with it that once, if they know they can treat you like that, then it sets the pattern for the future.

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

A recent government survey found that 47 percent of all women report being the victims of either physical, emotional, sexual or economic violence. But 84 percent of those who are victims of domestic violence remain silent.

I did not know that the first step in any domestic violence relationship is to seduce and charm the victim. I also did not know that the second step is to isolate the victim. The next step in the domestic violence pattern is to introduce the threat of violence and see how she reacts. We victims know something you [non-victims] usually don't. It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is to 'kill her'. Over 70% of domestic violence murders happens after the victim has ended the relationship.

Often things are as bad as they seem.

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

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

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

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.

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.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.

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

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

Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.

Many survivors insist they're not courageous: 'If I were courageous I would have stopped the abuse.' 'If I were courageous, I wouldn't be scared'...Most of us have it mixed up. You don't start with courage and then face fear. You become courageous because you face your fear.