Quotes About Self-defense

What y'all ladies got to share? Hmmm, what you bitches got?" Aunt Georgia sighed and squinted at the boy. She said, "The Lord loves a cheerful giver, but I'm just not in the mood." The thug moved his hand from his crotch to his scalp, still scratching. "What in the hell's that supposed to mean?" Mrs. Cleveland raised and pumped her walking stick, which, it turned out, was a double-barreled shotgun. "It means take one more step," she said, "and I'll blast you to hell, you ignorant-ass bastard.

You know, I've carried a weapon for 10 years, never shot anybody, never robbed anybody. It has saved my life twice, but I know they're not toys. I practice with firearms, I enjoy shooting, it's a hobby of mine and I have a healthy respect for them.

The purpose of this book is to equip women with the ability to protect themselves, physically and psychologically, from angry and controlling men.

I was never a bully and I never started a fight. And I didn't like to fight, but if the other guy pushed me around, then I hit him back.

Should an individual or a government use force at all, even in retaliation? Clearly yes; complete pacifism is self-defeating.

How sad is it when a luxurious imagination is obliged in self defense to deaden its delicacy in vulgarity, and riot in things attainable that it may not have leisure to go mad after things which are not.

What is there in being able to say that one has dominated the stream in an attitude of self-defense; in proving that one has had the experience of carrying a stick?

Sometimes I think to myself; people would be very surprised if I stop being a bi... but it keeps me from getting hurt.

But the commandments were absolute. The stone tablets Moses brought down from the mountain had not said Thou shalt not kill except when fighting Nazis, or in self-defense, or in some other situations, listed below. Thou shalt not steal unless thou art near death with hunger fighting in a just cause, or hath a family to support, or if perhaps an irresistible opportunity to get rich presenteth itself.

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense I call it intelligence.

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

For example instead of "Thou shall not kill," try "Thou shall not murder." There's a big difference between those two, and you had better learn it. If you believe in the not-kill part, you're fucked if you meet someone who doesn't. If you adhere to the not-murder view, however, you can, if necessary, kill someone.

Criminal violence is the largest percentage of so-called self-defense cases lawyers will handle.

Awareness is the key to self-defense.

A very good summation is: Self-defense is when you have no other good option. Fighting is when you're part of the problem. If the cop decides and the prosecutor can sell that you were involved in the creation of circumstances that led to violence, you're screwed – especially if they're right.

you have to be a giant mirror. If someone comes at you with respect, you treat him with respect. If someone comes at you with no regard to your life or well-being, you do the same.

The first component of self-defense, "understanding violence

There are a number of models. The one we like is Rory Miller's social and asocial violence. It's quick, easy to remember, and– most importantly– it's something you can apply in an actual situation.

Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.

The vote, I thought, means nothing to women. We should be armed. Edna O'Brien

Like the NRA says, it's better to have a machine gun and not need it than to need a machine gun and not have it.

Don't do that. Stay away." She was on the edge of fear. "Was he stronger?" "No. He was softer. His hands were soft. And when I relaxed, he relaxed. That's when I stamped on his instep." "Where'd you learn that?" "From my ex-husband's father. He taught me some self-defense things." "Come here." "No.

To the clothing, he added a pump shotgun and a box of shells. A Glock 9mm semiautomatic pistol went in his Tahoe's gun safe with two extra magazines. If he needed more than fifty-one shots at somebody, he deserved to die.