Quotes tagged ‘Survivors’

“Fighting for the people meant fighting on behalf of survivors of sexual assault—a fight not just against predators but a fight against silence and stigma.”

— Kamala Harris, cnn.com

“Do you know what it's like for survivors? Do you know what it's like to tell people?”

— Lady GaGa, buzzfeednews.com

“But do not confuse weakness and vulnerability. It is not weak to share your pain. Sharing pain takes vulnerability. To be vulnerable takes deep strength.”

— Daniel Antebi, teenvogue.com

“Emma Ren: We've got 47 survivors. I'm afraid that's all we're gonna find. Have any of them said anything to you? We're having trouble getting them to talk. Jude Ellis: No. Most were in shock, hypothermic. So, do you know what kind of ship they were on? Emma Ren: No. And so far, no vessels reported m…”

— Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, Jude Ellis, Steve Zahn, imdb.com

“History is written by survivors, and I am surely that.”

— Drew Lindo, Queen Catherine de' Medici, Megan Follows, imdb.com

“Finding opportunity in misfortune. This is the mark of true resilience. The say every crisis brings opportunity. The resilient survivor knows it to be true.”

— Shawn Smith, amazon.com

“I refuse to be anyone's survivor because I prefer to think of myself as a winner.”

— Gabourey Sidibe, amazon.com

“Abusers have not morphed into a new person with their latest victim. Time and time again, the narcissist acts as a magician and presents the greatest illusion of all: the disappearing act, followed by a honeymoon romance with his or her latest victim. Don’t fall for these cheap magic tricks. These a…”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“I wish women didn’t have to rip our pasts open and show you everything and let you ogle our pain for you to believe us.”

— Lindy West, latimes.com

“Overstating harm comes at the expense of survivors.”

— Laci Green, twitter.com