Famous Quotes & Sayings

Gloria Steinem

If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive.

Jodi Picoult

They don't like the thought of someone else making demands on the person whom they see as belonging entirely to them.

Laura Davies

Many survivors insist they're not courageous: 'If I were courageous I would have stopped the abuse.' 'If I were courageous, I wouldn't be scared'...Most of us have it mixed up. You don't start with courage and then face fear. You become courageous because you face your fear.

Eric Idle

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.

Mariska Hargitay

Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.

Joyce Meyer

The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release.

Patrick Stewart

There's no such thing as "just a domestic".

Leslie Morgan Steiner

I did not know that the first step in any domestic violence relationship is to seduce and charm the victim. I also did not know that the second step is to isolate the victim. The next step in the domestic violence pattern is to introduce the threat of violence and see how she reacts. We victims know something you [non-victims] usually don't. It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is to 'kill her'. Over 70% of domestic violence murders happens after the victim has ended the relationship.

Lewis Carroll

...those serpents! There's no pleasing them!

William Clay Ford, Jr.

There is a great demand everywhere in the world for individual mobility. People like the fact they are not on somebody else's schedule. They can come and go as they please.

Zubin Mehta

American musicians are very giving - they have the highest standard in the world - but they are also very demanding in their conditions.

Ellen Key

Those who profess the faith of Life regard the ideals of mankind as an expression of man's higher needs. Ideals which were once incentives to development thus become a drag upon it whenever life's needs demand new forms that are not recognised by the prevailing idealism.

Jeff Katz

The overall trend is that prices have flat-lined in the last three to four months because the (housing) inventory has increased. Supply is up, and demand has been relatively constant.

Tim Albrecht

The overall global economy is robust, and there's quite good demand from many end-markets.

Steve Wynn

The pent-up demand for the good life in China is extraordinary.

Brewster Kahle

Libraries have had a long history of dealing with authoritarian organizations demanding reader records - who's read what - and this has led to people being rounded up and killed.

Bikram Choudhury

Indians do not like Indian teachers; they prefer foreigners, but there is a huge demand for Indian teachers around the world.

William Gibson

Whenever I read a contemporary literary novel that describes the world we're living in, I wait for the science fiction tools to come out. Because they have to - the material demands it.

Bethenny Frankel

I have always been a business person.

Camille Paglia

I am a very reclusive, private person.

Alan Sugar

I like to be a very fair person.

Cheri Huber

A person who is without fear cannot be controlled.

Beyonce Knowles

If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.

Benedict Cumberbatch

I've been broody since I was 12, but I can't just get anyone pregnant. It has got to be the right person.

Caitlin Moran

If you're not a confident person, pretend to be one.

Cass McCombs

You can't just explain a joke. Either it isn't funny, or the person just totally missed the punchline.

Bob Phillips

The person who knows everything has the most to learn.