Home / Quotes / Quote by Bob Riley

Quote by Bob Riley

“Victims of domestic violence need assistance and deserve justice, I commend the crime unit's efforts to put offenders behind bars and reach out to victims.”

Quote by Bob Riley

Author

Bob Riley, the former Governor of Alabama, was born on October 3, 1944. He is known for his leadership and contributions to the economic growth and infrastructure development of Alabama during his tenure as governor from 2003 to 2011. more

You May Also Like

“A friend of mine was married to an assistant church pastor who regularly beat her up. He was smart ?- he'd do it in a way that the bruises didn't show. For the longest time, she dealt with it. Who would believe the minister was a wife beater?! Meanwhile, my friend ? - An attorney! ? - Suffered in silence.”

Way Believe Shows Church Silence Wife Violence Mines Married Smart Beats My Friends Ministers Pastor Domestic Violence Attorney Assistants Bruises

Author:Carolyn Maloney

“I don't play chess with my life, ya' know.”

Knows Play Chess

Author:Russell Crowe

“I was just walking around like a zombie..I really had no idea what I was doing.. But the best thing that I did do was leave and get the hell out of there. I have no regrets.”

Ideas Hell Violence Regret Walking No Idea Best Things Domestic Violence Zombie No Regrets Have No Regrets

Author:Bob Casey, Jr.

“It is suggested that in domestic violence at least the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is of far less importance to the outcome than the passion generated in the attacker. The man who has lost control will cause serious injuries in many cases, quite irrespective of the weapon he uses and regardless of the certainty of detections and punishment.”

Men Use Passion Lost Causes Cases Violence He Man Serious Type Weapons Importance Absence Punishment Certainty Outcomes Injury Domestic Violence Firearms Detection

Author:Colin Greenwood

“Preliminary research-most of it published outside the medical literature-indicates that a significant number of our patients have experienced some form of violence and abuse during their lifetime, including elder abuse, child abuse, gang-related violence, sexual abuse, and domestic violence.”

Children Form Literature Numbers Violence Research Abuse Lifetime Patient Including Medical Significant Related Child Abuse Domestic Violence Elders Gang Significant Numbers

Author:David Schneider

“The biggest challenge is to convince a woman that it's not her fault. My daughter is 25; my stepdaughter is 22. As a mother, I want them to know that if a boyfriend is abusive, you cannot ignore it ?- 'Oh, he's been drinking,' or 'He had a bad day.' There is no excuse for a man hitting a woman. Ever.”

Ifs Knows Men Want Mother Challenges Violence Daughter Faults Drinking Excuse Convince My Daughter Hitting Domestic Violence Bad Day No Excuses Abusive Had A Bad Day Stepdaughters

Author:Debbie Stabenow

“Growing up, I thought my grandfather was dead. Later, I learned he was alive, but my family pretended he didn't exist because of the terrible way he'd abused my grandmother and my mother. He did things like shave my grandmother's head and lock her in a closet. With my mother's help, my grandmother finally left him.”

Way Helping Mother Left Growing Up Alive Growing Violence Terrible My Family Grandmother Grandfather Locks Closets My Grandmother Domestic Violence My Grandfather

Author:Deborah Pryce

“We're number one in domestic violence homicides. We also have a high rate of alcohol abuse and drug abuse and there's a high lethality rate when you get those factors involved, so the shelter has 52 beds, certainly it is never empty.”

Numbers Violence Involved Drug Bed Empty Abuse Rate Alcohol Factors Shelter Domestic Violence Homicide Drug Abuse Alcohol Abuse

Author:Diane Birch

“For too many women pregnancy is just the start of loneliness and abuse. It is a cruel reality.”

Reality Violence Loneliness Abuse Pregnancy Domestic Violence

Author:Fay Ripley

“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.”

Feels Should Light Violence Subjects Should Have Domestic Violence Secretive

Author:Fern Britton