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In violence, we forget who we are
Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar.
Our silence is deafening and deadly.
Often things are as bad as they seem.
I am a survivor of domestic violence.
Women initiate most domestic violence.
It’s never too late to do the right thing.
There's no such thing as "just a domestic".
...those serpents! There's no pleasing them!
All marriages are sacred, but not all are safe.
An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
Insanity runs in my family. It practically gallops.
So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.
Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.
My mother and I are big domestic violence advocates.
Domestic violence and sexual assault go hand in hand.
Domestic violence is the front line of the war against women.
I've overcome neglect and deprivation, abandonment and abuse.
Domestic violence isn't funny, especially if you live together.
...after all, who isn't a survivor from the wreck of childhood?
It is impossible to correct abuses unless we know that theyre going on.
[Domestic violence is] a carefully laid physical, financial and psychological trap.
A lot of people think that domestic violence is if someone hits, kicks, [or] punches you.
No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like they are not alone.
Every woman who thinks she is the only victim of violence has to know that there are many more.
From every wound there is a scar, and every scar tells a story. A story that says, "I survived."
Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.
The thing about secrets is they keep you in a prison. Once you share, WHOOSH, there is a release.
If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive.
This is about saving children's lives. It is not about agencies and services protecting themselves.
I will also continue to fight to provide better economic security for victims of domestic violence.
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
Pregnant women are more likely to die from homicide by domestic violence than any other cause of death.
The time when domestic violence is the most lethal is when the person is trying to leave the situation.
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours.
One of the most basic things we can do is let the men in our lives know it's not okay to mistreat a woman.
I never want anyone to be sitting where I'm sitting and to have lost their son, because I can never get Luke back.
Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it.
It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is: kill her.
Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.
The more that we choose not to talk about domestic violence, the more we shy away from the issue, the more we lose.
Hey ladies, I'm willing to do my part to end domestic violence by posting a selfie online. Some might call me a hero
They don't like the thought of someone else making demands on the person whom they see as belonging entirely to them.
It's a subject that is often hidden and very secretive, but it's something which I feel should have a light shone upon it.
I lived in Complexo do Alemao until I was 12, dealt with domestic violence in my childhood and faced difficulties in life.
These women need to feel that we're all aware of what they may be going through, to give them the confidence to speak out.
I think we're at a time where people just want to join together and cause change. People don't want to live like this any more.
We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence.
Success will come when the societal attitude changes and not a single woman in America asks herself the question 'What did I do?'.
Women trapped in violent relationships need to know that there's no shame in talking out and walking out on their abusive partners.