Being in an abusive relationship is nothing to be ashamed of or to fear what others will think. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin Copy Share Image
I was working in customer service and had a verbally abusive boss. One day, I decided to quit and pursue my acting… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image
I have never lost my temper. I let out my venom in my writing if I have to, but person-to-person, I have… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
Any relationships that would reject you for being true to yourself are - by definition - abusive relationships. You'll be much better… — Steve Pavlina Copy Share Image
I find life itself provides ample and sufficient tests of my valor and mettle: illness; betrayal; fruitless searches for love; working for… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
I think I'm equally as abusive as the editors normally are for the "Letters and Tomatoes" column, which is the fan mail… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Actually there's a very bad trend in some cults about how Guru's are supposed to be mean to their students, and there… — Robert Thurman Copy Share Image
“Even for healthy, low-risk women, the routine use of stirrups, restraining straps, shaving, episiotomies and forceps made the majority of births abusive… — Gabrielle Palmer Copy Share Image
Most bullies are the product of a stressful and often abusive home life. Next time a bully threatens or attacks you, just… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
Power properly understood is nothing but the ability to achieve purpose... one of the great problems of history is that the concepts… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
I don't know what the comics community could do to make everyone feel welcome; I'm cynical and unsure if everyone can feel… — Liz Prince Copy Share Image
Even when I do roles that are really profoundly abusive, like, I would say, in 'Deadwood' - there's a guy who's a… — Michael Harney Copy Share Image
The common belief that coaches must be abusive to be successful is a myth. Research shows that if you find a task… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
“We were always driven by a gray-haired man in the foster-care agency car. I remember leaving that abusive home, pulling out of… — Damien Black Copy Share Image
“Your loved one was authentic in his or her feelings towards the other person. However, your loved one met a con-artist. The… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“I don't know if its right to miss you, After all you was so abusive, I think i became immune to the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“No, you cannot beat your wife. No, you cannot hit your sister. No you cannot use abusive language to any woman (or… — Heena Rathore P Copy Share Image
This new world was a vicious, sleek world made of street lights and tight jeans, sharp smiles and fast cars. This was… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
For me, being a good creative writing teacher is actually kind of being a good therapist. The line is very porous -… — Annie Baker Copy Share Image
When someone comes up to me and says, 'Mary, you helped save my marriage', or, 'Mary, you helped me get out of… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge is to convince a woman that it's not her fault. My daughter is 25; my stepdaughter is 22. As… — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
“Further proof of your love involves giving up your right to react to what your partner does. If you cry or get… — Susan Forward Copy Share Image
Corliss had never once considered the fate of library books. She'd never wondered how many books go unread. She loved books. How… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
When I was younger, of course I had people act inappropriately to me. I've had certain directors yell at me. But I… — Patricia Clarkson Copy Share Image
I saw a guy being really abusive to his girlfriend. She was asking people to help, but no one would. When he… — Timothy Hutton Copy Share Image
I got married at 22 and remained in an abusive marriage for 10 years. I made up my mind that that was… — Joyce Banda Copy Share Image
One of the prevalent features of life with an angry or controlling partner is that he frequently tells you what you should… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“They also highlight the fact that a psychologically abusive person has no moral compass and is more than willing to use innocent… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
“The individual that believes God permits a man to hit a woman or speak to her using abusive language, is void of… — Ellen J. Barrier Copy Share Image
There are many signs of an abusive relationship. The most telling sign is fear of your partner. If you feel like you… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Don’t waste another minute dealing with a toxic, negative, energy-draining person. Some people are wired for negativity. They love being argumentative, combative… — Les Brown Copy Share Image
The Milkoviches are a much more extreme, much darker version of what the Gallaghers could be. The Gallaghers don't have a violent,… — Noel Fisher Copy Share Image
“frankness of her character in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
I have said that gymnastics can be abusive and brutal. That was my experience. I felt trapped in a world where authority… — Katelyn Ohashi Copy Share Image
To understand Cerutty you have to see him as a multifaceted personality. He could be both charming and very abusive. He was… — John Landy Copy Share Image
• People deserve a break. The stressed and unorganized person who doesn’t have the same priorities as you may be dealing with… — Guy Kawasaki Copy Share Image
There's so much going on, with child abuse, not having the right relationships and being in abusive relationships, that play into her,… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
Can individual psychic wounds really heal in an abusive and fragmented society? Audre Lorde has a poem which begins, "What do we… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
