111 Quotes About Self-defense

Those who were molested or beaten as children or teenagers might later be vulnerable to sexual abuse or violence, because their natural impulses to protect themselves and protest (physical and verbal) were extinguished. Expectation of hurtful treatment by others or one's own failed capabilities can stubbornly persist despite overwhelming evidence that such is no longer the case.

If someone hates you so much that they try to hurt you, defending yourself is not being aggressive, it is doing what’s necessary.

Even monsters had the right to protect their home.

Protecting yourself is self-defense. Protecting others is warriorship.

(Tori) "In the real world, if we’re attacked by some Cabal goon, we’re going to use our fighting powers.” (Simon) “But Chloe doesn’t have fighting powers.” (Tori) “Sure she does. She has a poltergeist. Well, when Liz is around. And when she’s not, Chloe has the awesome power of zombies at her fingertips.” Tori waved at the woods behind our rented house. “Raise a dead bunny. It can nip my ankles while I’m throwing you down.”

Be careful with your knives baby, use them before anyone can use them against you." Nan-The Otherside

It is important for long-range stability that peaceful countries be well armed and well organized in self-defense.

We don’t like it when women get uppity.” “Well,” she said, “that is a bit of a problem, as I am feeling quite uppity.

I asked Mama was it a sin to do what I done, and she said no, it was the same as David slaying Goliath, it was only to save Ulyssa and the others, not because of meanness that I did it. I would do it again, too. I am not sorry, but this has hurt my heart and spirit more than all the other trials, for being forsaken is worse than being killed.