Traumatic Quotes

118 quotes by 114 authors

The legal system is designed to protect men from the superior power of the state but not to protect women or children from the superior… — Judith Lewis Herman
I donâ€™t care what people thinkâ€¦I learned a long time agoâ€¦I was 19 and had a very traumatic experienceâ€¦.and I learned that I have to… — Iris Apfel
I have this helicopter crash, and I fall in love with this man who was in the crash with me. I must have been suffering… — Christie Brinkley
Growing up in a violent home is a terrifying and traumatic experience that can affect every aspect of a child's life, growth, and development. — Lucille Roybal-Allard
You've been told that you're broken. That you're damaged goods ... there is also Post-Traumatic Growth. You come back from war stronger and more sure… — James Mattis
I had post-traumatic amnesia, five-second memory, it happens as a result of brain injury. — Richard Hammond
We cannot abandon this rabbit hole for fear of a traumatic encounter with our own culture. — Elif Safak
A Dream of Undying Fame is a probing, elegant and balanced book. Louis Breger shows how Freudâ€™s traumatic childhood shaped his ambitious, detached and authoritarian… — Brenda Webster
A traumatic event doesn't doom us to suffer indefinitely. Instead, we can use it as a springboard to unleash our best qualities and lead happier… — Jane McGonigal
I believe in poetry as a way of surviving the emotional chaos, spiritual confusions, and traumatic events that come with being alive. — Gregory Orr
Natalie Bakopoulos has that rare gift, the ability to imagine a traumatic historical event in the form of individual lives and ordinary details. The Green… — Elizabeth Kostova
I have learned that some of the nicest people you'll ever meet are those who have suffered a traumatic event or loss. I admire them… — Sasha Azevedo
Suffering is traumatic and awful and we get angry and we shake our fists at the heavens and we vent and rage and weep. But… — Rob Bell
To have your heart in pieces while every other aspect of your life couldnâ€™t go better is a traumatic experience. In appearance, life is fine.… — Matthew Bellamy
Scientists have demonstrated that dramatic, positive changes can occur in our lives as a direct result of facing an extreme challenge - whether it's coping… — Jane McGonigal
Unless you've also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer driver's know: a… — Brad Alan Lewis
Old soldiers never die, they just lose their grip on reality after traumatic brain injuries. — Douglas MacArthur
My brother is a doctor and he will take care of post-traumatic stress. I think he'll do it for free. — Wladimir Klitschko
We all get damned in our lives, and there are ripple effects. One thing can determine a life, and it's hard to overcome that if… — Matthias Schoenaerts
Everyone gets wounded in this world and everyone has within them some golden qualities that can serve to heal the wounds of time and the… — Michael Meade

Who Wrote These Traumatic Quotes

114 authors contributed a total of 118 Traumatic Quotes, led by these top contributors: