Violence Quotes · Page 56

When people say there is too much violence in my books, what they are saying is there is too much reality in…

— Joyce Carol Oates

A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.

— Dick Van Dyke

“The time, the mosquito will land on your testicles, the way you'll kill it, will help you to resolve world issues without…

— Ntambara Sylvestre Owen Berbason

“Maxim 37: There is no "overkill." There is only "open fire" and "reload." -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”

— Howard Tayler

The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence people. But because of the silence of good people.

— Xiang16

I think if we could raise one generation of kids without violence and shaming, we don't know what might be possible.

— Gloria Steinem

He who trifles with truth cuts at the root of Ahimsa [non-violence]. He who is angry is guilty of Himsa.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Violence send deep roots into the heart, it has no seasons, it is always ripe, evergreen.”

— Pat Conroy

When we commit violence against an infant girl, we call it child abuse; when we commit violence against an infant boy, we…

— Warren Farrell

A society that presumes a norm of violence and celebrates aggression, whether in the subway, on the football field, or in the…

— Lewis H. Lapham

In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the…

— Sharon Salzberg

It's one thing to say, 'I don't like what you said to me and I find it rude and offensive,' but the…

— Salman Rushdie

When we don't fund Child Protective Services, there are consequences for all of us. Violence manifests itself. Mental health services in Texas…

— David Atwood

I faced a certain amount of violence. It taught me that I had to learn to protect myself - and it made…

— Daniela Vega

We need to remember that education can be both a basis for critical thought and a site for repression, which destroys thinking…

— Henry Giroux

I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing…

— Park Chan-wook

The leading cause of death for girls 15 to 19 worldwide is not accident or violence or disease; it is complications from…

— Nancy Gibbs

We are going to see a great number of articles in the future from so-called experts and public officials. They will warn…

— Mae Brussell

Veganism has given me a higher level of awareness and spirituality, primary because the energy associated with eating has shifted to other…

— Dexter Scott King

The violence of the Left is symbolic, the injuries are not intended. The violence of the Right is real - directed at…

— George Carlin

Non-violent resistance implies the very opposite of weakness. Defiance combined with non-retaliatory acceptance of repression from one's opponents is active, not passive.…

— Mahatma Gandhi

Terrorism thrives on administrative violence and injustice; that is the only atmosphere in which it can thrive and grow. It sometimes follows…

— Sri Aurobindo

Something like Deckard Cain is great; it doesn't ruin your voice. But games that involve violence or battle or mutating and stuff…

— Michael Gough

I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed and humiliated,…

— James Gilligan

Pornography does not inspire violence, but you can break a leg trying to imitate it.

— Mason Cooley

“It's an unwritten and widely unacknowledged fact, that land always ends up belonging to the most violent.”

— Mango Wodzak

The Background Check Expansion Act will help prevent guns from falling into the wrong hands, and combat senseless gun violence.

— Alex Padilla

I was born in West Baltimore, lived in a situation in which violence was everywhere.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“There's nowhere in existence you could go that I wouldn't find you, Violence.”

— Rebecca Yarros

Most dramatically, and perhaps least noticed, is the violence inside Saudi Arabia itself.

— Michael Scheuer

Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.

— Billy Graham

“When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all.”

— DaShanne Stokes

“Deeply-rooted conditioning has perverted us. We ARE the culture of violence. We must look at ourselves.”

— Bryant McGill

Unless we teach our children peace, somebody else will teach them violence.

— Colman McCarthy

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

— Robert Crumb

The Nazis believed in a master race. The militant Islamists believe in a master faith.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

— Timothy Radcliffe

This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence.

— Ben Elton

I took responsibility for the illegal actions, the potential for violence in my past actions, which I regret.

— Susan Rosenberg

A movie that gets a PG-13 rating can show someone running down a street killing 27 people. And there are no repercussions.

— Guy Pearce