Mutilation Quotes

39 quotes by 38 authors

There seems to be this sense among even well-meaning Americans that Africa is this black hole of murder and mutilation that can never be fixed,… — Nicholas D. Kristof
Maybe writing can't be taught, but editing can be taughtâ€”prayer, fasting and self-mutilation. — Donald Barthelme
The function of education has never been to free the mind and the spirit of man, but to bind them; and to the end that… — Jules Henry
The compensations of calamity are made apparent to the understanding also, after long intervals of time. A fever, a mutilation, a cruel disappointment, a loss… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Part of the main plan of imperialism... is that we will give you your history, we will write it for you, we will re-order the… — Edward Said
Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of… — Waris Dirie
Exploitation, mutilation, mutations, confirmation to the evils of the world. — Stevie Wonder
Every victory of man over man has in itself a taste of defeat.... There is no essential difference between the various human groups, creatures whose… — Freya Stark
When the body escaped mutilation, seldom did the heart go to the grave unscarred. — Virginia Woolf
Now I know why women get their ears pierced. Once they've survived this ordeal of mutilation, they can face the discomforts of childbirth with equanimity. — C.D. Payne
The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in… — Bell Hooks
The rule in our society is that while those who kill once make wretched a single person are severely punished, those (heads of state, inventors,… — Philip Slater
Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and cheerfully undertaken all… — Joshua Chamberlain
Rape, mutilation, abuse, and theft are the natural outcome of a world in which force rules, in which human beings are objects. — Chris Hedges
I wanted to die then I wanted to destroy the body I was trapped in because of what she was no matter what it took… — Justice Fitzgerald
Would it be wrong, would it be right? If I took my life tonight, Chances are that I might Mutilation out of sight And I'm… — Patience
Ripped apart, limb by limb, shattereing bones, heart caving in. Self mutilation, scar after scar, empty and having warn like tar. — SangFroid Stalker
Mutilation out of sight and I'm contemplating suicide. — Papa Roach
Why? You want to know why? Listen to the whispers that curl into your head at night, calling you ugly and fat and stupid and… — Laurie Halse Anderson

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