Believe Quote by Natascha Kampusch

“A victim evokes sympathy, right? Victims are not responsible, right? Victims have the moral high ground… someone else is causing the misery, right? Victims…

— David W. Earle

“What does it mean that we find victims who suffer with dignity more attractive than victims who don’t? What does it mean that we…

— Carolyn J. Dean

“The rest of us have never embraced your victim mentality; we are not victims. We are people, the same way that men are. We…

— Lori Ziganto

“There are advantages to being labeled the victim. You are listened to, paid attention to. Sympathy is bestowed upon you.”

— Jessa Crispin

“People are often at their absolute worst when responding to others’ aggression.”

— Brendon Burchard

“The victim mindset dilutes the human potential. By not accepting personal responsibility for our circumstances, we greatly reduce our power to change them.”

— Steve Maraboli

“The psychological and political reasons to overcompensate by insisting on victimhood were strong.”

— Timothy Snyder

“People can be cruel, deadly, heartless, selfish, disrespectful. They can be vice-ridden and lack any basic empathy toward their fellow man.”

— Carrie Lofty

“And by focusing on the character of the victim, we inadvertently take the focus off the powerful and instead train our eyes and judgment…

— Wesley Lowery

“I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed or humiliated, disrespected and…

— James Gilligan

“until victims know deep in their souls that it is a choice to be an abuser, they will continue to entertain pity for toxic…

— Shannon Thomas

“Bizarre though it is, people seem more inclined to rally around and identify with the victimizer than with the person who has suffered an…

— Natalie Shainess