Bullied Quotes - Page 8

• For too long, our society has shrugged off bullying by labeling it a 'rite of passage' and by asking students to simply 'get over it.' Those attitudes need to change. Every day, students are bullied into silence and are afraid to speak up. Let's break this silence and end school bullying.

  Linda Sanchez

  Bullying, Attitude, School

  "LGBT Youth Need Our Voices to Stand Up to Bullying" by Rep. Linda Sanchez, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 11, 2014.

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• I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.

  Anthony Hopkins

  Growing Up, Kids, Boys

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• I’ve never dreamed of becoming a model. As a child I was bullied and insulted as ugly

  Lara Stone

  Children, Ugly, Becoming

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• Being bullied means you’re special and that’s what I want all kids to know.

  Jessie J

  Mean, Kids, Special

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• I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully.

  Lily Cole

  Bullying, Doe, Type

  Biography/Personal, www.imdb.com.

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• My dad instilled in me a great sense of humor. I wasn't bullied at school because my outward attitude was confident, and that helps.

  Warwick Davis

  Attitude, Dad, School

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• Plenty of clever children have to pretend to be not clever or else they get bullied by the thick.

  Tom Baker

  Children, Clever, Plenty

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• Authority has always attracted the lowest elements in the human race. All through history, mankind has been bullied by scum. Those who lord it over their fellows and toss commands in every direction and would boss the grass in the meadow about which way to bend in the wind are the most depraved kind of prostitutes. They will submit to any indignity, perform any vile act, do anything to achieve power. The worst off-sloughings of the planet are the ingredients of sovereignty. Every government is a parliament of whores. The trouble is, in a democracy the whores are us.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Race, Government, Wind

  P.J. O'Rourke (2015). “Thrown Under the Omnibus”, p.253, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• Readers are bullied in schoolyards and in locker-rooms as much as in government offices and prisons.

  Alberto Manguel

  Government, Office, Lockers

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• I took all the blame. I admitted mistakes I hadn't made, intentions I'd never had. Whenever she turned cold and hard, I begged her to be good to me again, to forgive me and love me. Sometimes I had the feeling that she hurt herself when she turned cold and rigid. As if what she was yearning for was the warmth of my apologies, protestations, and entreaties. Sometimes I thought she just bullied me. But either way, I had no choice.

  Bernhard Schlink

  Hurt, Mistake, Apology

  Bernhard Schlink (2001). “The Reader”, p.49, Vintage

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• The only person on this ship who gets paid for what they do is you, Alix. The rest of us live off our trust funds and we use those funds for our humanitarian missions. I do what I do because I can’t stand to see innocent people bullied by a corrupt government. I don’t want to see a baby starve and die because some fat politician wants to work its parents into the ground for a mineral most of them can’t even pronounce. (Devyn)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Baby, Government, People

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2009). “Born of Ice”, p.213, Macmillan

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• No one knew I was gay growing up but I was bullied. I was a cheerleader, fairly popular and considered straight.

  Cat Cora

  Cheerleading, Growing Up, Gay

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• When you're bullied in high school, even if it's the smallest amount, or you're actually tortured, I feel like everybody carries that with them. They always think of that one person who treated them badly in high school.

  Odette Annable

  School, Thinking, That One Person

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• I’ve always been a black sheep. That’s a hard thing to be until you find your calling in life. I was bullied a lot at school, probably because I was perceived to be different from everyone else.

  Natalie Dormer

  School, Sheep, Black

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• I allowed myself to be bullied because I was scared and didn't know how to defend myself. I was bullied until I prevented a new student from being bullied. By standing up for him, I learned to stand up for myself.

  Jackie Chan

  Students, Scared, Being Bullied

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• I don't why I was bullied. I was quite shy and skinny. Very nerdy, very bookwormish. I think I was just a target.

  Naomie Harris

  Thinking, Shy, Target

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• I was tortured, and probably half of it was deserved, but I was bullied — so much so that there were days when I was like, 'I can't go to school today.' I was too scared.

  Chelsea Handler

  School, Half, Today

  "Chelsea Handler Puts it All Out There". Interview with Marisa Fox, www.redbookmag.com. February 10, 2012.

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• Being bullied is something I experienced in school, and it is not fun.

  Bridgit Mendler

  Fun, School, Being Bullied

  "Ariana, Bridgit, and Kat Delete Digital Drama". www.seventeen.com. February 26, 2013.

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• There are many facts within fiction. This captivating story provides invaluable insights into the childhood of a girl who has Asperger’s syndrome. Fiction allows the author to explore different perspectives and add poignancy to the experiences of sensory sensitivity and being bullied and teased of someone who has Asperger’s syndrome. The title Delightfully Different describes Asperger’s syndrome but also the qualities of this novel.

  Tony Attwood

  Girl, Perspective, Childhood

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• I am still bullied occasionally. However, none of my current bullies really exist. They’re all in my head. Be your own best friend instead of your worst enemy.

  Abiola Abrams

  Worst Enemy, Bully, Currents

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• I was bullied and regarded as little bit of an oddball myself.

  Peter Jackson

  Littles, Oddballs, Bits

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• I was bullied in first grade, and it's definitely not fun. But always tell somebody instead of holding it in. Communicate with people and just say, 'Hey, I'm being bullied. I need help.'

  Leo Howard

  Fun, People, Needs

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• You know with a bully you cannot let them slap you around, because they slap you around today, they slap you five or six times tomorrow. We are not going to be bullied.

  Harry Reid

  Bully, Today, Six

  "House, Senate Stay Faithful To Their Measures". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, David Greene, www.npr.org. October 1, 2013.

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• After using the 'good offices' of UN diplomacy (economic sanctions and weapons inspections) to ensure that Iraq was brought to its knees, its people starved, half a million of its children killed, its infrastructure severely damaged, after making sure that most of its weapons have been destroyed, in an act of cowardice that must surely be unrivalled in history, the 'Allies' / 'Coalition of the Willing' (better known as the Coalition of the Bullied and Bought) - sent in an invading army!

  Arundhati Roy

  Children, Army, Iraq

  Arundhati Roy (2006). “Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire”, p.117, Penguin Books India

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• When I was a child I had something called Perthes' Disease which meant I was on crutches, so I was bullied at school and all that sort of stuff.

  Antony Beevor

  Children, School, Disease

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