Quotes for All
I was a young feminist in the ’70s. Feminism saved my life. It gave me a life. But I saw how so much of what people were saying was not matching up with what they were doing. For example, we were talking about sister solidarity, and women were putting each other down. We were talking … Read more
Whenever I talk about being a feminist or speaking out for equality, it’s also about the idea that men are treated with respect. It’s not just about treating women like people and not abusing them. You also can’t abuse men and you can’t say things like, ‘Oh, he was just a man. He didn’t know … Read more
Most bullies are the product of a stressful and often abusive home life. Next time a bully threatens or attacks you, just yell, ‘Don’t abuse me like your parents abuse you!’ Then call children’s services and tell them you saw this bully crying in the bathroom and you’re worried about him. Bam! He just got … Read more
A monomaniac is a sick person whose mentality is perfectly healthy in all respects but one; he has a single flaw, clearly localized. At times, for example, he has an unreasonable and absurd desire to drink or steal or use abusive language; but all his other acts and all his other thoughts are strictly correct. … Read more
I can’t stand to watch anything that I’m in. I tear it apart. The worst thing you can do is leave me alone and let me watch what I’m in. It’s abusive. Elias Koteas
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. Edward T Welch
In decision after decision on the bench, Judge [Samuel] Alito has excused abusive actions by the authorities that intrude on the personal privacy and freedoms of average Americans. Edward Kennedy
The wise determine from the gravity of the case; the irritable, from sensibility to oppression; the high minded, from disdain and indignation at abusive power in unworthy hands. Edmund Burke
An imbalanced association is when one or both parties become abusive and takes unfair advantage, tries to block another’s enlightenment or success. Frederick Lenz
In sexual contact a doorway opens between people, and it is very possible for someone to be abusive at that time with energy. Frederick Lenz