Peter Capaldi Quotes

I remember when I was young, there was an older boy who was physically and mentally disabled. He had a speech impediment and walked with difficulty. The boys used to make fun of him. They teased and taunted him until sometimes he would cry.

I would never make fun of anyone who is obviously disabled who cannot defend himself, like Donald Trump.

I've had tons of bullies who would call me retarded, even on my Facebook page. It's sad and it really hurts. I want to tell people not to use the word. Don't say your friend's retarded when they do something foolish. If you have a disability, keep working hard. Whatever it takes, do it, and don't be mean to people.

You shouldn't make fun of people who have issues.

It's not nice to make fun of people with issues.

My teacher said my brain was the size of a pea. He made my life miserable by singling me out in the classroom as a failure.

I will not put up with bullying and harassment - certainly not after the experiences I've had.

I was used to football supporters hammering me and I thought my name was Graham Potter-Boo at one point.

Yes, it gets better, but I also understand that saying to a 15-year-old that, 'Oh, don't worry, just wait a year', is like saying 'Wait a lifetime', but every single person has the right to go to school and not be afraid.

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.

I am doing my job and trying to win a game for my team. I shouldn't be getting racially abused; it's silly.

People do get ridiculed for liking us or because they look the way they do and they're a part of what we do.

Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying.

There's only so many times you can read how ugly you are and how much people hate you.

Like so many other kids with special needs, I have been bullied. Kids in elementary school made me eat sand, and those same boys would walk behind me, teasing me. Finally I had enough, and I told them to grow up.

I have suffered from bullying in many ways, from bullying in school due to my disability in reading, to digital abuse that I deal with on a daily basis. I'd like to tell the kids that are being bullied that no one should have to deal with the abuse, ever!

I was called 'Dumbo,' like the elephant, as a child because I couldn't understand things at school.

When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.

There's no glory and no respect in making fun of the weak, the powerless.

Children tease each other because you're short or you're tall or you're a redhead or because you're ugly or because you're smart or because you're dumb or all kinds of differences and as parents we have to deal with that and strengthen our children to be comfortable with themselves and also to show empathy and acceptance towards others.

If she were a man, I would have knocked her flat. Instead I whispered to her, 'Liz, you are as ugly on the inside as you are on the outside.'

I'm passionate about speaking out against bullying and speaking up for self-awareness with young people and body-image issues and self-esteem issues.

Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.

An openly gay footballer would be exposed to abusive comments.

I was brutally bullied in school. I had short hair and buck teeth and kids would call out to me in the most nasty ways possible.