Victims suggest innocence.
And innocence, by the inexorable
logic that governs all relational
terms, suggests guilt.
?Susan Sontag
Act, if you like, but you do it at your
peril. Men's actions are too strong
for them. Show me a man who has
acted and who has not been the
victim and slave of his action.
?Ralph Waldo Emerson
All children are potential
victims, dependent upon
the world's good will.
?Sally Kempton
Be willing to make decisions.
That's the most important quality in
a good leader. Don't fall victim to what
I call the "ready-aim-aim-aim syndrome."
You must be willing to fire.
?T. Boone Pickens
Every day silence harvests its victims.
Silence is a mortal illness.
?Natalia Ginzburg
Every reformation must have its
victims. You can't expect the fatted
calf to share the enthusiasm of the
angels over the prodigal's return.
?Saki
I am an expert in hookers. I'm an expert
in doormats. I'm an expert in victims.
They were the best parts. And when
I woke up -- sociologically, politically,
and creatively -- I could no longer take
those parts and look in the mirror.
?Shirley MacLaine
I was learning the importance of names --
having them, making them -- but at
the same time I sensed the dangers.
Recognition was followed by oblivion,
a yawning maw whose victims
disappeared without a trace.
?Josephine Baker
The broad mass of a nation . . .
will more easily fall victim to a big lie
than to a small one.
?Adolf Hitler
