“If a girl gets assaulted, it's not because she was drunk. It's because somebody decided to assault her.” Quote by Jon Shenk
“The idea of blaming alcohol or drugs or quote-unquote "promiscuity" is a false path. The real issue is that men should not hurt women.” MenShouldIdeasRealHurtPathIssuesDrugBlameAlcoholPromiscuity Author:Jon Shenk
“You can't blame a victim for being under the influence when there is a violent act [happening to them]. These are two separate things.” TwoInfluenceHappeningsVictimBlameViolentViolent Acts Author:Jon Shenk
“There's a misconception about girls accusing people of sexual assault. There's this sense of, Well, she might be lying, she might be telling the truth, it's really a he-said, she-said. But it turns out if you study the cases, something like 97 percent of the cases are actually true. And you think about it common sense - wise: Why would a young girl or a woman bring this attention upon herself? It's nonsensical. It sets up a binary equation where, in fact, if a girl makes that accusation, she's usually not lying about it.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsSaidFactsMightYoungLyingTurnsGirlCommonAttentionCasesStudyWisePercentCommon SenseTelling The TruthAssaultEquationsMisconceptionAccusationSexual AssaultBinaryAccusingNonsensicalHe Said She Said Author:Jon Shenk
“There's something almost impossible about the criminal justice system when it comes to sexual assault cases. It immediately sets up a trial, where witnesses may have been drunk or maybe there were no witnesses and maybe there's no evidence.” MayHas BeensJusticeCasesImpossibleEvidenceCriminalsTrialsDrunkWitnessAssaultJustice SystemSexual AssaultCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice System Author:Jon Shenk
“Let's get to a world where we don't litigate the aftermath, because it doesn't happen in the first place.” WorldFirstsHappensAftermath Author:Jon Shenk
“A real man isn't somebody who takes advantage of a young girl but who treats her with respect.” MenRealYoungGirlAdvantageTreatsReal Men Author:Jon Shenk
“Clearly, there are many places where diesel is king or gas-turbine is king, or IC engines will win, but there are many places in the world where, as we've seen, they just won't do the job. The modern version of the Stirling engine has some very, very attractive characteristics, and we're trying to optimize it for some of those applications.” WorldTryingJobsWinningModernKingsVersionsAttractiveCharacteristicsGasApplicationEnginesPlaces In The WorldDieselTurbines Author:Dean Kamen
“Most people are good people. But they're afraid to speak out, they're afraid for their safety and their jobs. And unfortunately that dictates a lot of their actions.” PeopleActionJobsSpeakSafetyGood PeopleSpeaks Out Author:Jon Shenk
“All of the things I've directed, I'm really emotionally close to. That's why I choose to direct them and spend years on them.” YearsDirect Author:Nicholas Stoller