“Confession cleans the sinner's soul. It does not help the victim.”— Anthony McCarten, Jorge Bergoglio/Pope Francis, Jonathan Pryce, imdb.com
“I was a victim of his lust and appetites.”— Russell T Davies, John Preston , Norman Scott, Ben Whishaw, imdb.com
“Do you prefer fashion victim or ensembly challenged?”— Amy Heckerling, Cher Horowitz, Alicia Silverstone, imdb.com
“Sarah: Don't be a victim you know. Just do something; you don't need an invitation to your own life. Camille: You are absolutely right, and I'm really glad I taught you that.”— Jason Katims, Camille Braverman, Bonnie Bedelia, imdb.com
“Counselor Condon: Have you ever been the victim of a serious crime? Larry: My cousin once stole an Almond Joy from me, It was upsetting at the time but, umm...”— Larry David, Larry David, Larry David, imdb.com
“Until we become aware of and acknowledge our contributions to our personal experience, we will blame, feel victimized, and cling to powerlessness.”— Iyanla Vanzant, twitter.com
“I'm projected as an ambulance chaser, but I'm more the ambulance. People call me because they know I will come.… I have never fought a case where they didn't ask me to come. People have this picture like I'm sitting up in bed at night with a walkie-talkie. "You hear anything? Oh, let's run! It's Vir…”— Al Sharpton, en.wikiquote.org
“May Anthony Rapp's voice be the one which is amplified here. Victim's voices are the ones that deserve to be heard.”— Zachary Quinto, twitter.com
“I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“Whenever there's a conflict, your partner somehow makes himself out to be the injured party — every time. He ends up making you feel for him, and you sympathize with his bad experiences. You may even end up comforting him, apologizing for something (or everything), and telling him you'll do better n…”— Erin Adair, familyshare.com
“If he ghosts you, it’s because he’s at a difficult time in his life. If the situation really calls for it, out comes the good old victim card: I nearly lost my job, I nearly lost my house, I was abandoned as a child, I think I have a serious addition to weed, I think I am terminally ill…”— Tristen Lee, pollygolightly.com
“If I believe I will win, then victory will believe in me. No life is complete without a touch of madness.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com
“The truth is, a victim of abuse rarely consciously ‘chooses’ to be in an abusive relationship – often, they ‘choose’ a partner who treats them very well in the beginning – the false mask that the abuser portrays. When the victim is sufficiently hooked into the relationship and invested, that is when…”— Shahida Arabi, amazon.com
“In part, trauma repetition is an effort by the victim to bring resolution to the traumatic memory. By repeating the experience, the victim tries anew to figure out a way to respond in order to eliminate the fear. Instead, the victim simply deepens the traumatic wound. Note that repetition, like sham…”— Patrick Carnes, Patrick Carnes Ph.D., amazon.com
“The minute you start falling victim to your circumstances is the minute you let the world dictate how high you can climb on this mountain of life.”— Gloria Atanmo, gumroad.com
“No one holds anyone accountable for what they do. It’s always someone else’s fault. Usually people just blame the victim.”— Meg Cabot, amazon.com
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men and women a…”— Elie Wiesel, amazon.com
“A lot of people feel like they’re victims in life, and they’ll often point to past events, perhaps growing up with an abusive parent or in a dysfunctional family. Most psychologists believe that about 85 percent of families are dysfunctional, so all of a sudden you’re not so unique. My parents were…”— Rhonda Byrne, amazon.com
“See if you can catch yourself complaining, in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge.…”— Eckhart Tolle, amazon.com
“You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is your self left over from yesterday.”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com