95 Essential Bullying Quotes: Inspire Change and Promote Kindness

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1. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

– Robin Jones Gunn

Robin Jones Gunn Quote: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

2. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

– Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Quote: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

3. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

– Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt Quote: “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

4. “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

– Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu Quote: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

5. “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength

Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius Quote: “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”

6. “Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it. Right is right, even if no one is doing it.

– St. Augustine

St. Augustine Quote: “Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it. Right is right, even if no one is doing it.”

7. “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.

– John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Quote: “One person can make a difference, and everyone should try.”

8. “People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.

– Dan Pearce

Dan Pearce Quote: “People who love themselves, don’t hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”

9. “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

– Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Quote: “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”

10. “What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.

– Anne Frank

Anne Frank Quote: “What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it happening again.”

11. “Stand up for what is right, regardless of who is committing the wrong.

– Suzy Kassem

Suzy Kassem Quote: “Stand up for what is right, regardless of who is committing the wrong.”

12. “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

– Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore Quote: “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

13. “No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true.

– Cinderella

Cinderella Quote: “No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true.”

14. “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

– Carl Jung

Carl Jung Quote: “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

15. “All I can do is be me, whoever that is.

– Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Quote: “All I can do is be me, whoever that is.”

16. “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.

– Benjamin Spock

Benjamin Spock Quote: “Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”

17. “The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.

– Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke Quote: “The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.”

18. “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

– Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli Quote: “Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.”

19. “We are only as strong as we are united, and as weak as we are divided.

– Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore Quote: “We are only as strong as we are united, and as weak as we are divided.”

20. “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.

– Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein Quote: “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.”

21. “Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

– William James

William James Quote: “Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.”

22. “Things will get easier, people’s minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.

– Ellen Degeneres

Ellen Degeneres Quote: “Things will get easier, people’s minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.”

23. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.

– Harold S. Kushner

Harold S. Kushner Quote: “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”

24. “The smaller the mind the greater the conceit

– Aesop

Aesop Quote: “The smaller the mind the greater the conceit”

25. “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.

– Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie Quote: “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.”

26. “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.

– Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill Quote: “You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

27. “Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.

– Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley Quote: “Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying.”

28. “Everyone has the bully or the mean girl or the ex-boyfriend who tried to bring them down.

– Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato Quote: “Everyone has the bully or the mean girl or the ex-boyfriend who tried to bring them down.”

29. “People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.

– Wayne Gerard Trotman

Wayne Gerard Trotman Quote: “People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.”

30. “A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.

– Wilson Mizner

Wilson Mizner Quote: “A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.”

31. “Bullying has always been around and there will always be people who thrive on the hurt they cause to others.

– Trisha Paytas

Trisha Paytas Quote: “Bullying has always been around and there will always be people who thrive on the hurt they cause to others.”

32. “The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.

– Sarah Fielding

Sarah Fielding Quote: “The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.”

33. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle

Socrates

Socrates Quote: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”

34. “You can only offend me if you mean something to me.

– Chris Rock

Chris Rock Quote: “You can only offend me if you mean something to me.”

35. “I would rather be a little nobody, than an evil somebody.

– Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Quote: “I would rather be a little nobody, than an evil somebody.”

36. “Private property is one of the best institutions which has ever evolved, to protect us from the bullying of others.

– Roger Scruton

Roger Scruton Quote: “Private property is one of the best institutions which has ever evolved, to protect us from the bullying of others.”

37. “Bullying happens because weak people need to prop up their ego by beating up or humiliating others.

– Bruce Dickinson

Bruce Dickinson Quote: “Bullying happens because weak people need to prop up their ego by beating up or humiliating others.”

38. “Bullies thrive wherever authority is weak.

– Tim Field

Tim Field Quote: “Bullies thrive wherever authority is weak.”

39. “We must either learn to live together as brothers or we are all going to perish together as fools.

– Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Quote: “We must either learn to live together as brothers or we are all going to perish together as fools.”

40. “Bullying is so common that it’s viewed as almost ‘normal,’ but it should never be.

– Choi Si-Won

Choi Si-Won Quote: “Bullying is so common that it's viewed as almost 'normal,' but it should never be.”

41. “No one heals himself by wounding another.

– St. Ambrose

St. Ambrose Quote: “No one heals himself by wounding another.”

42. “Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey.

– Anna Julia Cooper

Anna Julia Cooper Quote: “Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty safe instinct in scenting their prey.”

43. “Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment, and it is time that we all took a stand against this.

– Katherine Jenkins

Katherine Jenkins Quote: “Children should be able to live a life free from bullying and harassment, and it is time that we all took a stand against this.”

44. “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

– Mark Twain

Mark Twain Quote: “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

45. “When you’re nice, you’re not bullying people. But when you’re kind, you stand up against the bully.

– Daniel Lubetzky

Daniel Lubetzky Quote: “When you’re nice, you’re not bullying people. But when you’re kind, you stand up against the bully.”

46. “If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me.

– Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie Quote: “If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me.”

47. “Our music is never going to stop someone from bullying someone else. But you should be your own person.

– Andy Biersack

Andy Biersack Quote: “Our music is never going to stop someone from bullying someone else. But you should be your own person.”

48. “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you do not stoop to their level. Our motto is when they go low, you go high.

– Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Quote: “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you do not stoop to their level. Our motto is when they go low, you go high.”

49. “One’s dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.

– Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox Quote: “One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized, and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.”

50. “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise again.

– Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo Quote: “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise again.”

51. “Bullying is a learned behavior. It’s up to us to teach our children how to be kind and respectful to others.

– Caroline Kennedy

Caroline Kennedy Quote: “Bullying is a learned behavior. It's up to us to teach our children how to be kind and respectful to others.”

52. “If they don’t like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.

– Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift Quote: “If they don’t like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.”

53. “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.

– Peter Drucker

Peter Drucker Quote: “The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.”

54. “He says the best way out is always through. And I can agree to that, or in so far as that I can see no way out but through.

– Robert Frost

Robert Frost Quote: “He says the best way out is always through. And I can agree to that, or in so far as that I can see no way out but through.”

55. “Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.

– Richard Bach

Richard Bach Quote: “Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose.”

56. “I realized that bullying never has to do with you. It’s the bully who’s insecure.

– Shay Mitchell

Shay Mitchell Quote: “I realized that bullying never has to do with you. It's the bully who's insecure.”

57. “You can always—always—give something, even if it’s a simple act of kindness!

– Anne Frank

Anne Frank Quote: “You can always—always—give something, even if it’s a simple act of kindness!”

58. “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.

– Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall Quote: “Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”

59. “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

– John A. Holmes

John A. Holmes Quote: “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.”

60. “When you talk about bullying I always go back to when I was at school, a bully was a big kid picking on a little kid.

– Troy Deeney

Troy Deeney Quote: “When you talk about bullying I always go back to when I was at school, a bully was a big kid picking on a little kid.”

61. “Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.

– Art Buchwald

Art Buchwald Quote: “Whether it’s the best of times or the worst of times, it’s the only time we’ve got.”

62. “We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage.

– Barack Obama

Barack Obama Quote: “We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage.”

63. “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.

– Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson Quote: “I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me. All I ask is that you respect me as a human being.”

64. “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.

– Mr. Rogers

Mr. Rogers Quote: “Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.”

65. “The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them.

– Keisha Knight Pulliam

Keisha Knight Pulliam Quote: “The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them.”

66. “I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird

– Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa Quote: “I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird”

68. “It is against the principles of human rights to bully another human being.

– Shenita Etwaroo

Shenita Etwaroo Quote: “It is against the principles of human rights to bully another human being.”

69. “You should never make fun of something that a person can’t change about themselves.

– Phil Lester

Phil Lester Quote: “You should never make fun of something that a person can’t change about themselves.”

70. “Bullying can happen as an adult, it can happen as a child, in college, or your work place, everywhere.

– Porsha Williams

Porsha Williams Quote: “Bullying can happen as an adult, it can happen as a child, in college, or your work place, everywhere.”

71. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.

– Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Quote: “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”

72. “Bullies are masters at holding others responsible for their misbehavior. Instead of claiming “the devil made me do it”, they argue “You made me do it”.

– Sam Horn

Sam Horn Quote: “Bullies are masters at holding others responsible for their misbehavior. Instead of claiming "the devil made me do it", they argue "You made me do it".”

73. “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else

– Judy Garland

Judy Garland Quote: “Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else”

74. “Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

– Aristotle

Aristotle Quote: “Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.”

75. “Bullying is a cowardly act. It’s easy to bully someone when they aren’t looking or when they can’t fight back.

– Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey Quote: “Bullying is a cowardly act. It's easy to bully someone when they aren't looking or when they can't fight back.”

76. “To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.

– Golda Meir

Golda Meir Quote: “To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be.”

77. “When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.

– Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle Quote: “When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.”

78. “You can’t be against bullying without actually doing something about it.

– Randi Weingarten

Randi Weingarten Quote: “You can't be against bullying without actually doing something about it.”

79. “Bullying is the result of an unequal power dynamic – the strong attacking the weak.

– Maria Konnikova

Maria Konnikova Quote: “Bullying is the result of an unequal power dynamic - the strong attacking the weak.”

80. “I don’t consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying.

– George Michael

George Michael Quote: “I don't consider Americans bullies, but I do consider the American government bullying.”

81. “Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one.

– Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt Quote: “Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one.”

82. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.

– Alan Watts

Alan Watts Quote: “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”

83. “Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.

– Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga Quote: “Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.”

84. “You can’t base your life on other people’s expectations.

– Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder Quote: “You can’t base your life on other people’s expectations.”

85. “Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away.

– Arthur Helps

Arthur Helps Quote: “Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away.”

86. “When you have the choice between being right and being kind, just choose kind.

– Wayne Dyer

Wayne Dyer Quote: “When you have the choice between being right and being kind, just choose kind.”

87. “I have experienced a lot of online bullying because I am homeschooled.

– Jojo Siwa

Jojo Siwa Quote: “I have experienced a lot of online bullying because I am homeschooled.”

88. “Bullying is not just about physical violence, it’s also about psychological violence – the kind of violence that leaves scars on the soul.

– Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard Quote: “Bullying is not just about physical violence, it's also about psychological violence - the kind of violence that leaves scars on the soul.”

89. “Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.

– Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote: “Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one, he is a pedant.”

90. “Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.

– Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Quote: “Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.”

91. “The way we treat people we don’t understand is a report card on what we’ve learned about love, compassion, and kindness.

– Marc Chernoff

Marc Chernoff Quote: “The way we treat people we don't understand is a report card on what we've learned about love, compassion, and kindness.”

92. “To ignore or use silence is a cruel tool. Hence this quote; Silence is all we dread; there’s ransom in a voice; but silence is infinity.

– Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson Quote: “To ignore or use silence is a cruel tool. Hence this quote; Silence is all we dread; there's ransom in a voice; but silence is infinity.”

93. “Cruelty ever proceeds from a vile mind, and often from a cowardly heart.

– Ludovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto Quote: “Cruelty ever proceeds from a vile mind, and often from a cowardly heart.”

94. “You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down.

– Jeffrey Benjamin

Jeffrey Benjamin Quote: “You will never reach higher ground if you are always pushing others down.”

95. “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

– Mark Twain

Mark Twain Quote: “The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”
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