A Quote by Philip Zimbardo

Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can kill you.

Philip Zimbardo

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Philip Zimbardo
American - Psychologist
Born: March 23, 1933

Sticks and stones, I'll break yer bones, but names ain't worth a quarrel.

Philip Pullman

My parents said sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. But I always felt a sense of exhilaration after a fight; it was the names that really hurt me.

Michael Franti

Sticks and stones may break bones, but the Gat will kill you quicker.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will break our spirit.

James Howe

People say sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt. They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven't forgotten.

Demi Lovato

Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can hurt like hell.

Chuck Palahniuk

Sticks and stones may break your bones, but Chinese throwing stars get you a dozen stitches.

Jim Butcher

..and only sticks and stones can break my bones.

Mark Haddon

sticks and stones can only break bones; but words can shatter the soul

Adam Savage

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me.

Rihanna

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can make me think I deserved it.

Randall Munroe

Sticks and stones and small caliber bullets may break my bones... Words will never, et cetera.

Jim Butcher

It's amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me - such bullshit.

Lauren Oliver

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will always hurt me. Bones mend and become actually stronger in the very place they were broken and where they have knitted up; mental wounds can grind and ooze for decades and be re-opened by the quietest whisper.