“Politicians know it's a game of power, every politician at every level, even in the common of mortals.” — Bangambiki Habyarimana Copy Share Image
“Sexual abuse injects poisonous lies into its victims’ hearts and minds. “You’re not worthy” is one of them.” — Carolyn Byers Ruch Copy Share Image
Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence. — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
“[...] survivors like that, well, they understood better than anyone how to get back on their feet.” — Rachel Barenbaum Copy Share Image
Women are not just victims; they are survivors and leaders on the community-level backlines of peace and stability. — Zainab Salbi Copy Share Image
You can get used to anything - haven't I already said that? Isn't that what all survivors say? — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in playing the victim. I like stories about survivors. — Laurie Holden Copy Share Image
Nothing and no one can destroy the Chinese people. They are relentless survivors. — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
Rather than deal with problems in relationships, I've always moved on. That's why I'm one of the very few survivors as a… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
“We are not meant to come through our battles as merely survivors. We are meant to come off the battlefield as victors,… — Kristen M. Smeltzer Copy Share Image
I think we're all survivors, to be honest. I mean, some of us more than others - some of us have to… — Passenger Copy Share Image
“Survivors are wise to not fall into the trap of second guessing all of their actions because it is likely they could… — Shannon Thomas Copy Share Image
We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also… — Glenn Close Copy Share Image
I have a lot of experience - not just with my 'Me Too' campaign but with survivors disclosing. I know that there… — Tarana Burke Copy Share Image
It's sad that grandkids show up at the end of obituaries, way behind the list of work place achievements, social clubs and… — Regina Brett Copy Share Image
“Many survivors struggle to believe the abuse happened. They don’t want to believe it. It’s too painful to think about. They don’t… — Laura Davis Copy Share Image
I would never call myself a cancer survivor because I think it devalues those who do not survive. There's this whole mythology… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Did you ever notice how many survivors they have? Did you ever notice that? Everybody - every time you turn around, 15,000… — David Duke Copy Share Image
“The healing process is best described as a spiral. Survivors go through the stages once, sometimes many times; sometimes in one order,… — Laura Hough Copy Share Image
“In healthy development, trust evolves. How do we decide whether to trust? We share a feeling with someone and watch their reaction;… — E. Sue Blume Copy Share Image
“Amnesia, which is a loss of memory, is a symptom of many different trauma and/or dissociative disorders, including PTSD, Dissociative Fugue, Dissociative… — Ruth A. Lanius Copy Share Image
“there were two types of survivors in life: those, like her, who found the requisite strength in having once been loved with… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
Being a survivor doesn't mean being strong - it's telling people when you need a meal or a ride, company, whatever. It's… — Bernie Siegel Copy Share Image
“Women involved in out-patient treatment for substance abuse were interviewed to examine their recollections of childhood sexual abuse. Overall, 54% of the… — Elizabeth F. Loftus Copy Share Image
“Well before she became famous — or infamous, depending on where you cast your vote — Loftus's findings on memory distortion were… — Lauren Slater Copy Share Image
“The fact that most perpetrators of organised abuse are men, and that their most intensive and sadistic abuses are visited upon girls… — Michael Salter Copy Share Image
“Psychological trauma is an affliction of the powerless. At the moment of trauma, the victim is rendered helpless by overwhelming force. When… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
“The themes that exercised the minds of survivor movements and their allies within the health and welfare professions generated a political project:… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“Survivors are damaged to different degrees by their experiences. This does not depend on what happened physically. A Survivor who has been… — Carolyn Ainscough Copy Share Image
“He might all the same do a little something for us. We’re on our backs, doesn’t He see?' 'I’m doing my best,… — Romain Gary Copy Share Image
“The result exactly fulfilled all the theoretical predictions. The land wasn’t properly worked; there were strikes in all the factories; the laws… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
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