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Quotes About Bullying

The assistant stayed away from the job—withdrew her cooperation—until the boss came to his senses and accepted her No to bullying (which was actually a Yes to respect).
~ William Ury
When I was a little boy, I wanted a dog desperately, and we had no money. My parents got me an ant. I called it "Spot." Coming home late one night, Sheldon Finklestein tried to bully me. Spot was with me; I said "Kill!" and Sheldon stepped on my dog.
~ Woody Allen
Better is one day in the company of those bullied by Christians but loved by Jesus than thousands in the company of those wielding scripture to harm the weak and defenseless.
~ David P. Gushee
Ha! Ha!" "Don't let the bullies get you down! It's what's in here that counts," said Sid, clutching his heart. "You are a smashing boy – don't ever forget that!
~ David Walliams
I always felt like I had to prove myself as a child, probably because other kids teased me about being a 'faggot.
~ Dean Hamer
I had kept Stoker hard at work, coaxing and bullying him into the best state he had known since she had annihilated him, and now her name was spoken once more, like a terrible incantation summoning a ghost that had never been entirely laid.
~ Deanna Raybourn
What if the kid you bullied at school, grew up, and turned out to be the only surgeon who could save your life?
~ Lynette Mather
My elementary school days were miserable. After Star Search, the jealousy got really bad that our neighbors slashed our tires.
~ Christina Aguilera
When being bullied or heckled, refuse to show the emotion the bully wants. Gain the audience's sympathy by trying to look calm and above it all.
~ Jay Heinrichs
A bullying occasion should not be about the bully. That's just what the bully wants. It's about the audience. And a bully can give you the chance to enhance your ethos to that audience.
~ Jay Heinrichs
She was in Spain, I believe. Kids were chasing her and screaming 'Maricona' and throwing stones at her.
~ Jean Genet
You know," Sybylla said warmly, "it isn't such a terrible thing to be incapable of open-mindedness. All of us are swayed by our experiences, and by prejudices. If the school bully who beat you up had red hair, then maybe there's a tiny part of you that resents people with red hair, even though you may know this to be irrational.
~ Jean Hanff Korelitz
You can't know how I dreaded appearing in school in those miserable poor box dresses. I was perfectly sure to be put down in a class next to the girl who first owned my dress, and she would whisper and giggle and point it out to the others. The bitterness of wearing your enemies cast-off clothes eats into your soul. If I wore silk stockings for the rest of my life, I don't believe I could obliterate the scar.
~ Jean Webster
Greg starts a middle school and asks: Why is "bullies" such a big PROBLEM? And says people need to shave twice a day.
~ Jeff Kinney
He held my finger over the toilet at chest-level, let it dangle for several seconds, then dropped it. It landed with a small splash. "Adios, dear finger," said Mr. Burke. He flushed the toilet and watched happily. "Going . . . going . . ." I wondered if this was payback for his being dunked in the toilet once too often by bullies in school. "Going . . ." He frowned. "Aw, shit, it's still there. Fuckin' low-flow toilets.
~ Jeff Strand
Emotions have their effects even after you try to bully them out of existence.
~ Eliot Schrefer
She doesn't exactly know why kids don't like her. She's good-looking enough. She has a sense of humor. She's not dumb. She guesses it's because they can sense how much she needs them. They are like kids in a circle holding sticks, picking on the weak thing. It is in people, to be entertained by cruelty.
~ Elizabeth Berg
Always be Kind" By Liam Miller, Age 8 If you meet up with a grizzly With really big claws Or a shark in the ocean Who looks just like Jaws I a scary bank robber Points a gun in your face Or a bully says "you loser" and makes you feel out of place Don't be hurtful or mean That will make you bad as them. Be kind! Join the nice team! Kindness wins in the end.
~ Alison Gaylin
Sticks and stones may break my bones; But names will never hurt me When I die, then you'll cry for the names you called me.
~ Alison Lurie
Yelling, bullying, threatening, temper tantrums, name calling, constant criticism, verbal attacks, ridiculing the woman's pain, subtle attempts to confuse her and make her doubt her sanity, forgetting things that happened between them, accusations, blaming, and
~ Allan Hall
But what she also came to know was that someone somewhere would always see in any kind of difference, an excuse to be mean.
~ Ama Ata Aidoo
As women, we need to give the right upbringing to our sons so that they respect, protect, and help the weaker sex instead of bullying them.
~ Raveena Tandon
I don't want to come across as a victim with a sob story. I've got a fantastic life. I'm not a victim. I thank the bullies out there for making me who I am. Some people become weaker, but the bullies made me stronger.
~ Kierston Wareing
I've never been comfortable around groups of guys when it gets into the putting-down. My past being a kind of geek - it kind of turns into an attack on the weakest of the group.
~ Paul Feig