“Old maids claw as cats do. They not only inflict wounds but experience pleasure in doing so. Nor will they fail to remind their victims of the blood drawn.” PleasureFailingBloodCatVictimWoundsMaidsRivalryClawsSpinstersOld Maids Author:Honore de Balzac
“If it be the pleasure of Heaven that my country shall require the poor offering of my life, the victim shall be ready, at the appointed hour of sacrifice, come when that hour may. But while I do live, let me have a country, and that a free country!” IfsMayCountryHeavenHoursPleasurePoorSacrificeReadyLet MeVictimOfferingFree Country Author:John Adams
“Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.” GivingSelfRealityPleasureVictimAddictionPityDestructiveSelf PityMomentaryPharmaceuticalNarcotics Author:John Gardner
“Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gunsight. And after I've finished "shooting," my unharmed victims are still around for others to enjoy. I have developed a deep respect for animals. I consider them fellow living creatures with certain rights that should not be violated any more than those of humans.” GivingShouldHumansStillsCertainEnjoyPleasureAnimalRightsIndustryCreaturesGive MeCamerasFellowsVictimFinishedShootingPetAnimal RightsHuntingAnimal WelfareAnimal CrueltyLiving CreaturesHuman AnimalHumans And AnimalsAnimal LifeWildlife Animals Author:James Stewart
“There is one regard in which bullies show real perception when compared with their victims; it is their silent good-natured pleasure of the moment.” RealMomentsShowsPleasurePerceptionRegardVictimSilentBullyingBully Author:Thornton Wilder
“Most of us tend to view childhood as a time of carefree pleasure. Those of us who have looked at the real condition of children in America, however, see a very different picture-one in which children are victims of terrible discrimination, prejudice, and abuse. They need protection. But the protection they need most is to have the protection of civil rights, so that they can be regarded as full persons under the law.” NeedsChildrenPersonsDifferentRealAmericaLawPleasureViewsRightsChildhoodConditionsTerribleAbusePrejudiceVictimProtectionDiscriminationCivil RightsCarefree Author:Richard Farson
“Taking responsibility means not blaming yourself. Anything that takes away your power or your pleasure makes you a victim. Don't make yourself a victim of yourself!” MeanPleasureResponsibilityVictimBlameTaking ResponsibilityBlaming Yourself Book:Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway Source: Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway