Bully Quotes - Page 2

• One of the great attractions of patriotism

  Aldous Huxley

  Cheating, Patriotic, Patriotism

  Aldous Huxley (2010). “Eyeless In Gaza”, p.185, Random House

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• Not all forms of abuse leave bruises.

  Danielle Steel

  Bullying, Abuse, Bruises

  Danielle Steel (2006). “Journey”, Dell Publishing Company

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• He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.

  Louisa May Alcott

  Inspirational, Strength, Being Strong

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• I do not want our children and grandchildren to live in a world where everyday they fear some regional strongman with weapons of mass destruction. We need to send a message to these future would-be bullies: you will not be allowed to threaten the world.

  George Voinovich

  Children, Mass Destruction, Everyday

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• Freedom of religion does not give you the right to physically or verbally assault people.

  Jim C. Hines

  Bullying, People, Giving

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• The bullying was hideous and relentless, and we turned it round by making ourselves celebrities.

  Julian Clary

  Bullying, Being Bullied, Relentless

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• One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

  Aldous Huxley

  Cheating, Patriotic, Feelings

  Aldous Huxley (1955). “The Collected Works of Aldous Huxley”

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• If you're secure in yourself, and even if you're not secure in yourself, you don't need to bully.

  Joan Jett

  Needs, Secure, Ifs

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• Life is a fight, but not everyone’s a fighter. Otherwise, bullies would be an endangered species.

  Andrew Vachss

  Bullying, Would Be, Prevention

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  Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

  Judy Garland

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Business Etiquette for the Nineties: Your Ticket to Career Success". Book by Lou Kennedy, 1992.

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• While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and destroyed records rather than have to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles. So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the media. The America I loved still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Country, Book, Names

  "A Man Without a Country". Book by Kurt Vonnegut (pp. 102-103), September 15, 2005.

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• If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

  Desmond Tutu

  Bullying, Justice, Sides

  "The secrets of a peacemaker". Interview with Gary Younge, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2009.

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  No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Motivational, Happiness

  Quoted in Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Ind.), 7 June 1941 See Channing 1

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• Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim.

  Tim Field

  Meaningful, Being Yourself, Bullying

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• Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.

  Robert E. Lee

  Inspirational, Friendship, Bullying

  John Esten Cooke, Robert E. Lee (2017). “General Robert E. Lee: The True Story of the Infamous “Marble Man”: The Life & Legacy of Robert E. Lee, Including & Personal Writings, Speeches and Orders”, p.42, Madison & Adams

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• I realized that bullying never has to do with you. It's the bully who's insecure.

  Shay Mitchell

  Bullying, Insecure, Being Bullied

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• When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

  Chris Colfer

  Inspirational, Bullying, Hurt

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  One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered.

  Michael J. Fox

  Life, Motivational, Success

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• We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common - which is - we all want to be happy.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Bullying, Thinking, Differences

  "Ellen DeGeneres to Ann Curry: 'I don't like a lot of attention.'". Interview with Ann Curry, www.today.com. October 3, 2011.

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• Bullies are always cowards.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Coward, Cowardice

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2824, Manonmani Publishers

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• A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Bullying, Fear, Play

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• Be sure of yourself, don't let anyone bully you, be a strong and independent woman or boy.

  Nicole Polizzi

  Bullying, Strong, Independent

  "Snooki: The Jersey Shore Is Better Than Italy". Interview with Naughty But Nice Rob, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 9, 2011.

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• Toughness is not being a bully, it’s having a backbone.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Bullying, Being Bullied, Backbone

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  If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

  Desmond Tutu

  Bullying, Peace, Elephants

  FaceBook post by Desmond Tutu from Jan 22, 2014

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• My message to kids who bully other kids is: You know it's wrong! What's really going on? Try not to make somebody else's life miserable because you are.

  Joe Nichols

  Bullying, Kids, Trying

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