“I ask the American people not to fall victim to disinformation. There are no death panels. The Affordable Care Act cuts the deficit.” PeopleCareFallAsksCuttingVictimDeficitAffordableAffordable Care Act Author:Al Franken
“When someone hurts you or harms you, even if it is a deep wound, forgive them. Forgive them NOT for their sake, but as a sign of gratitude to Allah. Why you ask? For making you the victim and not the oppressor. There is no crime in being a victim, rather it brings you closer to Allah and rids you of sins. But as for the oppressor, they'll have to face their Lord one day. So in reality, they are their own greatest victims.” IfsRealityFacesAsksHurtSinLordCrimeGratitudeOne DayVictimForgivingSakeHarmWoundsMuslimOppressorsDeep Wounds Author:Suhaib Webb
“Now you ask a group of young women on the college campus, 'How many of you are feminists?' Very few will raise their hands because young women don't want to be associated with it anymore because they know it means male-bashing, it means being a victim, and it means being bitter and angry.” KnowsWantMeanHandsYoungAsksGroupsCollegeRaisesVictimAngryMalesFeministBitterYoung WomenCampusCollege Campus Author:Christina Hoff Sommers
“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 Virginia today!"... Every victim calls us.... "Who put Sharpton in charge?" The victim!” PeopleKnowsRunningTodayNightAsksCasesBedSittingVictimAsk MeCall MeVirginiaAmbulanceSitting UpChasersTalkiesWalkie Talkies Author:Al Sharpton
“All you have to do is ask yourselves, who controls the government? And who are the victims of that control?” GovernmentAsksVictim Book:Assata: An Autobiography Source: Assata: An Autobiography
“There are many choices out there for young women. And you have to ask yourself whether you want to model your life on the women who let life pass them by and who spend their lives thinking they were victims and that men are the enemy. Or do you want to have a happy life with a successful marriage and 14 lovely grandchildren. The choices are out there.” ThinkingMenWantYoungChoicesAsksEnemySuccessfulModelsVictimLovelyHappy LifeYoung WomenGrandchildrenSuccessful Marriage Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“What does a professional photojournalist do that others cannot? Depicting photo opportunities as if they are authentic, covering press conferences, or making subjects play their assigned roles (the poor as passive victims, celebrities as glamorous) are hardly adequate responses. In fact, these might be reasons to ask for the help of amateurs who do not know how to stylize their imagery and are not interested in making a publication seem more palatable to its potential consumers.” IfsKnowsDoeReasonPlayFactsHelpingSeemsMightAsksOpportunityPoorRolesKnow HowSubjectsVictimPressesResponseConsumersNot InterestedPassiveAdequateConferencesImageryCoveringGlamorousPublicationPress ConferencesPhotojournalists Author:Fred Ritchin
“In the first place, the church can ask the state whether its actions are legitimate and in accordance with its character as state, i.e., it can throw the state back on its responsibilities. Secondly, it can aid the victims of state action. The church has an unconditional obligation to the victims of any ordering of society, even if they do not belong to the Christian community. The third possibility is not just to bandage the victims under the wheel, but to put a spoke in the wheel itself.” IfsFirstsStatesCharacterActionChristianAsksCommunityChurchResponsibilityPossibilityThirdsVictimAidsObligationWheelsSpokesUnconditionalBandagesChristian Community Author:Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Where do you draw the line between peace and justice? If you ask the victims, they want more justice; if you ask the potential victims, they want more peace.” IfsWantAsksLinesJusticeDrawsVictimPeace And Justice Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“The question I'm always asking myself is: are we masters or victims? Do we make history, or does history make us? Do we shape the world, or are we just shaped by it? The question of do we have agency in our lives or whether we are just passive victims of events is, I think, a great question, and one that I have always tried to ask.” ThinkingWorldDoeAsksOur LivesEventsMastersShapesAskingVictimAgencyPassive Author:Salman Rushdie
“I'm the one who got hit by that car, not you,' I tell him. 'Don't act like you're the victim here. You made choices I didn't ask you to make. I'm not sure anyone asked you to make them.' I'm screaming the words, not caring that the entire world can probably hear me. 'You think I like limping everywhere I go? I don't. I'm the victim! Be honest with me! You didn't care about me enough to trust me. I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.” ThinkingWorldHeartMadeEnoughCareChoicesAsksHonestCarLike YouMy HeartVictimCaringBeing HonestNot SureTrust MeNot CaringLimping Book:Return to Paradise Source: Return to Paradise
“But other people also 'invite' us to behave like victims, when they complain about the unfairness of life, for example, and ask us to agree, to offer advice, to participate. Be careful. When you join in that game you always end up losing.” PeopleEndsAsksGamesAdviceExampleOffersLosingAgreeVictimCarefulComplainingBehaveInvitesBe CarefulUnfairness Author:Paulo Coelho
“Behold Jesus Christ crucified, Who is the only foundation of our hope; He is our Mediator and Advocate; the victim and sacrifice for our sins. He is goodness and patience itself; His mercy is moved by the tears of sinners, and He never refuses pardon and grace to those who ask it with a truly contrite and humbled heart.” HeartAsksJesusChristSinGraceSacrificeTearsGoodnessJesus ChristMercyVictimFoundationMovedRefuseSinnerPardonMediators Author:Carlo Borromeo
“Each of the Iraqi children killed by the United States was our child. Each of the prisoners tortured in Abu Ghraib was our comrade. Each of their screams was ours. When they were humiliated, we were humiliated. The U.S. soldiers fighting in Iraq - mostly volunteers in a poverty draft from small towns and poor urban neighborhoods - are victims just as much as the Iraqis of the same horrendous process, which asks them to die for a victory that will never be theirs.” ChildrenWarStatesDiesFightingAsksProcessPoorUnitedPovertyUnited StatesVictoryTownsOur ChildrenVictimSoldierIraqNeighborhoodPrisonerScreamAntiwarUrbanVolunteerSmall TownComradeHumiliatedAbu Ghraib Author:Arundhati Roy
“It is very tempting to take the side of the perpetrator. All the perpetrator asks is that the bystander do nothing. He appeals to the universal desire to see, hear, and speak no evil. The victim, on the contrary, asks the bystander to share the burden of pain. The victim demands action, engagement, and remembering.” ActionPainRememberDesireEvilAsksSpeakSidesShareDemandUniversalVictimBurdenContraryAppealsEngagementTemptingPerpetratorsBystandersSpeak No Evil Book:Trauma and recovery Source: Trauma and recovery
“The death penalty serves no one. It doesn't serve the victims. It doesn't serve prevention. It's truly all about retribution....There comes a time when you have to ask if a penalty that is so permanent can be available in such an imperfect system. The only guarantee against executing the innocent is to do away with the death penalty.” IfsAsksVictimAvailableInnocentPermanentGuaranteesImperfectPenaltiesDeath PenaltyRetributionPreventionThere Comes A TimeExecuting Author:Jeanne Woodford
“For many years, I shut down that place inside myself that needed to rage, cry, ask questions and basically just express herself. I made a conscious choice when I put (the song) 'Me and a Gun' on the record not to stay a victim anymore.” YearsMadeSongChoicesAsksRecordsCryNeededConsciousGunVictimRage Author:Tori Amos
“How many people worldwide are victims of this type of slavery, in which the person is at the service of his or her work, while work should offer a service to people so they may have dignity. I ask my brothers and sisters in faith and all men and women of good will for a decisive choice to combat trafficking in persons, which includes "slave labor."” PeopleMenShouldMayPersonsChoicesAsksBrotherTypeOffersMen And WomenLaborDignityVictimSlaverySlaveMy BrotherCombatBrothers And SistersGood WillTraffickingSlave Labor Author:Pope Francis