Luke was a little boy in a growing body that felt pain and sadness and fear for his mum, and he always… — Rosie Batty Copy Share Image
What I want people to take from this is that it isn't simple. People judge you, people tell you what you should… — Rosie Batty Copy Share Image
The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release. — Joyce Meyer Copy Share Image
Domestic violence is an epidemic, and yet we don't address it. Until it happens to celebrities. — Nelsan Ellis Copy Share Image
If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive. — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
The effects of abuse are devastating and far-reaching. Domestic violence speaks many languages, has many colours and lives in many different communities. — Sandra Pupatello Copy Share Image
“Children have rights outside their mother's womb without having to be victim's of Domestic Violence inside their mother's womb.” — Sheree' Gay Copy Share Image
“She counts the tiles on the cold bathroom floor lays her secrets out like stones square by square tile by tile she… — Diana Rasmussen Copy Share Image
“NEVER EVER STAY IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR CHILDREN. That is the worst thing one can ever do.… — RACHITHA CABRAL Copy Share Image
“I am living in hell from one day to the next. But there is nothing I can do to escape. I don't… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Recently, I was in Africa monitoring elections when right on the street, this guy started beating a woman. I got out of… — Barbara Lee Copy Share Image
Nobody believes that domestic violence kills and nobody believes it is detrimental to children. This world has got to wake up. To… — Denise Scott Brown Copy Share Image
Growing up in a small Alaska town, domestic violence was that dirty little secret nobody talked about. We must start talking about… — Lisa Murkowski Copy Share Image
Family violence is an entrenched epidemic that we've lived with since time began, so we've got a long way to go. But… — Rosie Batty Copy Share Image
Women should know that love doesn't abuse you. It shouldn't hurt you. Love cannot be redefined into 'He only hit me once,… — Jahmene Douglas Copy Share Image
“When we hear these kinds of excuses from a drunk, we assume they are exactly that—excuses. We don’t consider an active alcoholic… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“One of the obstacles to recognizing chronic mistreatment in relationships is that most abusive men simply don’t seem like abusers. They have… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
An abuser can seem emotionally needy. You can get caught in a trap of catering to him, trying to fill a bottomless… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“To make matters worse, everyone she talks to has a different opinion about the nature of his problem and what she should… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“I used to pray you know, pray to God that He would somehow stop it. All the nights of listening to my… — Emily Andrews Copy Share Image
“ALCOHOL HAS NO BIOLOGICAL CONNECTION TO ABUSE OR VIOLENCE Alcohol does not directly make people belligerent, aggressive, or violent. There is evidence… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Statistically, domestic violence issues affected one in every four women and one in every six men and led on average to two… — Sarah Flint Copy Share Image
Domestic violence is often ignored as it usually happens behind closed doors and it can seem easier not to get involved. Yet,… — John Nettles Copy Share Image
“If you have survived an abuser, and you tried to make things right… If you forgave, and you struggled, and even if… — Jenna Brooks Copy Share Image
I never want anyone to be sitting where I'm sitting and to have lost their son, because I can never get Luke… — Rosie Batty Copy Share Image
We can all take responsibility for helping to bring about change, and keeping our friends and colleagues safe from domestic violence — Charles Clarke Copy Share Image
“From here onwards, the old adage "may you live in interesting times" shall be regarded as the casting of a curse!!” — A.E. Samaan Copy Share Image
'Honour'-based violence is a form of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a broad category. — Deeyah Khan Copy Share Image
But think about how evil that is for one man to think that he's actually more valuable than a woman, because as… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
Emotional abuse is any type of abuse that is not physical in nature. It can include everything from verbal abuse to the… — Beverly Engel Copy Share Image
“No amount of me trying to explain myself was doing any good. I didn't even know what was going on inside of… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
We must unite. Violence against women cannot be tolerated, in any form, in any context, in any circumstance, by any political leader… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
I think we're at a time where people just want to join together and cause change. People don't want to live like… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
Pregnant women are more likely to die from homicide by domestic violence than any other cause of death. — Lois Capps Copy Share Image
This is about saving children's lives. It is not about agencies and services protecting themselves. — Rosie Batty Copy Share Image
I want to take a stand against domestic violence and show others that it's okay to come out and speak about it… — Rachael Ostovich Copy Share Image
I spend my time on Crimewatch appealing for criminals on the run. Domestic violence is one of the few crimes I can… — Fiona Bruce Copy Share Image
I will also continue to fight to provide better economic security for victims of domestic violence. — Lucille Roybal-Allard Copy Share Image
We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence... — Shakira Copy Share Image
I wonder if this guy got his giant belt buckle before or after his third domestic violence charge... — Anonymous Copy Share Image