Domestic Violence Quotes
Collection of top 89 famous quotes about Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Quotes & Sayings
Happy to read and share the best inspirational Domestic Violence quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes.
I'm very anti-domestic violence.
— Ronda Rousey
Women trapped in violent relationships need to know that there's no shame in talking out and walking out on their abusive partners.
— Kate Thornton
Domestic violence and sexual assault go hand in hand.
— Georgia Taylor
Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.
— Herbert Ward
If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive.
— Gloria Steinem
All marriages are sacred, but not all are safe.
— Rob Jackson
It's a subject that is often hidden and very secretive, but it's something which I feel should have a light shone upon it.
— Fern Britton
My wife runs a non-profit that gives legal information online to victims of domestic violence.
— Marshall Curry
We sat still, our breathing loud and rhythmic, its music melancholy, a traditional song of sorrow.
— Margot McCuaig
Violence is violence and can in no way be misconstrued as discipline under any circumstance cultural or otherwise.
— Aysha Taryam
I realise I'm behind on this but Rebekah Brooks was married to Ross Kemp of Gangs fame?! And she assaulted him? That explains so much.
— Mandy Wiener
When we die, we go into the arms of those who remember us.
— Rosie Malezer
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.
— Tim McGraw
Success will come when the societal attitude changes and not a single woman in America asks herself the question 'What did I do?'.
— Joe Biden
Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it.
— Barack Obama
We can all take responsibility for helping to bring about change, and keeping our friends and colleagues safe from domestic violence
— Charles Clarke
A husband should not discipline his wife, Johanna says.
— Veronica Roth
It is essential that children who are directly or indirectly affected by domestic violence receive psychological care.
— Asa Don Brown
I never want anyone to be sitting where I'm sitting and to have lost their son, because I can never get Luke back.
— Rosie Batty
I think we're at a time where people just want to join together and cause change. People don't want to live like this any more.
— Charlize Theron
Love don't make you bruise Nell.
— LeeAnn Whitaker
It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is: kill her.
— Leslie Morgan Steiner
More and more leaders around the world are joining the struggle. More and more individuals understand that any abuse of any woman is intolerable.
— Asha-Rose Migiro
A lot of people think that domestic violence is if someone hits, kicks, [or] punches you.
— Robin McGraw
Don't play his game. Play yours.
— Rachel Caine
These women need to feel that we're all aware of what they may be going through, to give them the confidence to speak out.
— Anna Friel
It's not your fault you had an unwanted dick in you.
— Rebecca O'Donnell
Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.
— Nicole Kidman
I lived in Complexo do Alemao until I was 12, dealt with domestic violence in my childhood and faced difficulties in life.
— Maria Das Gracas Silva Foster
His hands struck her any hour of the day, like hands that strike a clock, whether early, whether late; they strike, they strike.
— Anthony Liccione
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!!
— Hideaki Sorachi
I am a survivor of domestic violence,
— Brooke Axtell
Children have rights outside their mother's womb without having to be victim's of Domestic Violence inside their mother's womb.
— Sheree' Griffin
Life is definitely about taking chances, living every minute with zeal, and then laying back and regretting nothing.
— Quadidra S. Williams
The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.
— Russell Wilson
A gentle giant, not a sexist or possessive bone in his body
— The Guardian
Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.
— Mariska Hargitay
This is about saving children's lives. It is not about agencies and services protecting themselves.
— Rosie Batty
Real confidence comes from knowing and accepting yourself- your strengths and your limitations -in contrast to depending on affirmation from others.
— Judith M Bardwick
Threatening a current or former partner isn't passion, or love, or heartache. It's violence, it's abuse and it's a crime.
— Miya Yamanouchi
Women's Aid is a fantastic charity which has my full support. I am proud to call myself a Real Man, a man who will stand up against domestic violence.
— Neil Fox
Pregnant women are more likely to die from homicide by domestic violence than any other cause of death.
— Lois Capps
A man or a woman can't be defined by the pain inflicted in them by others or by someone else's issues, but by their own character and actions.
— Linda Alfiori
Progress or lack of it, can only be judged by a measuring rod, and if the rod is placed low enough the standard will never threaten you
— Sara Niles
His worst fantasy her reality
he pulls the strings
does unspeakable things
A sadistic entrance
for his acceptance — Diana Rasmussen
he pulls the strings
does unspeakable things
A sadistic entrance
for his acceptance — Diana Rasmussen
An option means decision, and a decision means acknowledging something is wrong and the shame one can no longer hide from.
— Na'ama Yehuda
The first step in Overcoming domestic violence begins with recognizing you are in an abusive relationship.
— Grace Crockett
There's no such thing as "just a domestic".
— Patrick Stewart
Society has seldom considered the vicarious effects of domestic violence between partners on the lives of children.
— Asa Don Brown
Smothered by control
a tormented soul
trapped in his castle
Her tears rolling mist
proof she exists
in Snow White Darkness. — Diana Rasmussen
a tormented soul
trapped in his castle
Her tears rolling mist
proof she exists
in Snow White Darkness. — Diana Rasmussen
Often things are as bad as they seem.
— Sheldon B. Kopp
We all know the protocol. But more powerful than our protocol is our grooming to believe in something more.
— Danielle Valenilla
Domestic violence is frequently excused when alcohol and other substances are involved.
— Asa Don Brown
Jemima Jane Erickson was one drunken pass away from jumping Ethan Weston's bones. He just didn't know it.
— Amy Andrews
It is seldom that domestic violence is an isolated episode; rather it is comprised of a number of episodes over an extended period of time.
— Asa Don Brown
Domestic abuse, also called intimate partner violence, is the systematic suffocation of another person's spirit.
— Joanna Hunter
Hey ladies, I'm willing to do my part to end domestic violence by posting a selfie online. Some might call me a hero
— Nev Schulman
We are a society of excuses, shame and blame; we avoid accountability and often project our responsibility when involving domestic violence.
— Asa Don Brown
There is life after abuse. This is mine.
— Lindsay Fischer
[Domestic violence is] a carefully laid physical, financial and psychological trap.
— Leslie Morgan Steiner
I did some research into domestic violence, and there were some stories that will stay me with forever.
— Liane Moriarty
Men who hit do so because they can...someplace they enjoy or need to humiliate another. There is no love in violence, only control and domination.
— Na'ama Yehuda
Our silence is deafening and deadly.
— James Brown
Domestic violence rarely affects only those directly involved in the abusive relationship.
— Asa Don Brown
It's ironic that it was not until I lost my hearing that I finally found my voice. Sign language saved my soul.
— Rosie Malezer
The time when domestic violence is the most lethal is when the person is trying to leave the situation.
— Julie Johnston
I will also continue to fight to provide better economic security for victims of domestic violence.
— Lucille Roybal-Allard
An abuser's psychological diagnosis isn't the problem. Their sense of entitlement is.
— Caroline Abbott
...Domestic violence occurs at all socioeconomic levels.
— Asa Don Brown
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.
— Salma Hayek
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.
— Ashley Banjo
A domestic violence advocate can help you discern your level of risk from your abuser and whether you should get a civil restraining order.
— Caroline Abbott
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.
— Alice Bag
his abuse
makes her an anvil
without spark — Munia Khan
makes her an anvil
without spark — Munia Khan
Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.
— Samuel Griswold Goodrich