Abusive Quote by Joyce Banda

Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.

— Christoph Martin Wieland

African women in general need to know that it's OK for them to be the way they are - to see the way they…

— Wangari Maathai

Usually, when people talk about the "strength" of black women . . . . they ignore the reality that to be strong in the…

— Bell Hooks

Men may be stronger, but it is women who endure.

— Cassandra Clare

Women can endure pain with fortitude, and they can perform monotonous tasks with patience.

— Melvil Dewey

What we have to learn from the women of Africa is that every day is worth living.

— Angelique Kidjo

“women don't endure simply because we can; no, women endure because we aren't given any other choice. - they wanted us weak but forced…

— Amanda Lovelace

I'm convinced that we Black women possess a special indestructible strength that allows us to not only get down, but to get up, to…

— Janet Jackson

We're told that men are strong & brave, but I think women know how to endure, accept defeat & bear physical & mental agony…

— Lisa See

“Abused women aren't "codependent." It is abusers, not their partners, who create abusive relationships.”

— Lundy Bancroft

Women are often forced to maintain good relations with men who abuse them precisely because those men have power.

— Kirsten Powers

The No. 1 reason women stay in abusive relationships - because they're not able to take care of themselves financially. It's also the No.…

— Kerry Washington