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title: "23 Act Violence Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 23 Act Violence quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Act Violence sayings and thoughts."
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> [“An act of violence, no matter how small, can never be justified if it can be avoided.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamand-kojouri/an-act-of-violence-no-matter-how-small-can-never-be-justified-if-it/)

[Kamand Kojouri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamand-kojouri/)

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> [The introduction of numbers as coordinates is an act of violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hermann-weyl/the-introduction-of-numbers-as-coordinates-is-an-act-of-violence/)

[Hermann Weyl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hermann-weyl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/hermann-weyl-16709_acts-of-violence_the-introduction-of-numbers-as-coordinat_857730.png)

> [It takes four generations to recover from every act of violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-adamson/it-takes-four-generations-to-recover-from-every-act-of-violence/)

[Rebecca Adamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-adamson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/rebecca-adamson-39292_acts-of-violence_it-takes-four-generations-to-recover-fro_929870.png)

> [War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost bounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-von-clausewitz/war-is-an-act-of-violence-pushed-to-its-utmost-bounds/)

[Carl von Clausewitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-von-clausewitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/carl-von-clausewitz-2060_acts-of-violence_war-is-an-act-of-violence-pushed-to-its_863281.jpg)

> [One act of violence takes four generations to heal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-steinem/one-act-of-violence-takes-four-generations-to-heal/)

[Gloria Steinem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-steinem/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ef/gloria-steinem-277_acts-of-violence_one-act-of-violence-takes-four-generatio_1918286.jpg)

> [“Confession is an act of violence against the unoffending.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-stoppard/confession-is-an-act-of-violence-against-the-unoffending/)

[Tom Stoppard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-stoppard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da0/tom-stoppard-437_confession_confession-is-an-act-of-violence-against_2796257.png)

> [The cost of growth is always a small act of violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/the-cost-of-growth-is-always-a-small-act-of-violence/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/jodi-picoult-45_acts-of-violence_the-cost-of-growth-is-always-a-small-act_2498949.jpg)

> [When a trans woman gets called a man, that is an act of violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laverne-cox/when-a-trans-woman-gets-called-a-man-that-is-an-act-of-violence/)

[Laverne Cox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laverne-cox/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30d/laverne-cox-12172_acts-of-violence_when-a-trans-woman-gets-called-a-man-tha_1925499.jpg)

> [It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to begin. I simply skip what should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainer-maria-rilke/it-is-a-tremendous-act-of-violence-to-begin-anything-i-am-not-able-to/)

[Rainer Maria Rilke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainer-maria-rilke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/rainer-maria-rilke-193_able_it-is-a-tremendous-act-of-violence-to-be_1884686.jpg)

> [The attention of the media is only caught by acts of violence... so I must perform this act of violence against myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-change/the-attention-of-the-media-is-only-caught-by-acts-of-violence-so-i/)

[Kathy Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/kathy-change-83607_acts-of-violence_the-attention-of-the-media-is-only-caugh_1962021.jpg)

> [A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would disgrace the individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmund-freud/a-belligerent-state-permits-itself-every-such-misdeed-every-such-act/)

[Sigmund Freud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmund-freud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/sigmund-freud-360_crime_a-belligerent-state-permits-itself-every_1043710.jpg)

> [We know we can't stop every act of violence, every act of evil in the world, but maybe we could try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-know-we-can-t-stop-every-act-of-violence-every-act-of-evil-in-the/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/barack-obama-17_acts-of-evil_we-know-we-can-t-stop-every-act-of-viole_837981.jpg)

> [I think people are propelled towards violence, and what propels them is much more interesting than the actual act of violence itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-farrell/i-think-people-are-propelled-towards-violence-and-what-propels-them/)

[Colin Farrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-farrell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/colin-farrell-2887_acts-of-violence_i-think-people-are-propelled-towards-vio_1615979.png)

> [There are great and terrible consequences to any act of violence, and they reverberate beyond the act itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-g-tremblay/there-are-great-and-terrible-consequences-to-any-act-of-violence-and/)

[Paul G. Tremblay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-g-tremblay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e0/paul-g-tremblay-12829_consequences_there-are-great-and-terrible-consequence_1584116.jpg)

> [“In order for punishment not to be, in every instance, an act of violence of one or many against a private citizen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-briggs/in-order-for-punishment-not-to-be-in-every-instance-an-act-of/)

[Steven Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-briggs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/steven-briggs-36083_crime_in-order-for-punishment-not-to-be-in-eve_2563559.jpg)

> [I have yet to see a serious act of violence that was not provoked by the experience of feeling shamed and humiliated,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gilligan/i-have-yet-to-see-a-serious-act-of-violence-that-was-not-provoked-by-2/)

[James Gilligan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gilligan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/james-gilligan-54622_acts-of-violence_i-have-yet-to-see-a-serious-act-of-viole_1836898.jpg)

> [If a violent act towards a woman takes place, and the inspiration for that act is violence in cinema, the inspiration for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-king/if-a-violent-act-towards-a-woman-takes-place-and-the-inspiration-for/)

[Richard King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/richard-king-18240_act_if-a-violent-act-towards-a-woman-takes-p_575273.jpg)

> [“In Minneapolis, tires were slashed and windows smashed. A high school student getting off a bus was hit in the face and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-fadiman/in-minneapolis-tires-were-slashed-and-windows-smashed-a-high-school/)

[Anne Fadiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-fadiman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/anne-fadiman-7855_children_in-minneapolis-tires-were-slashed-and-wi_2099142.jpg)

> [Every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. (23-24)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-vanier/every-act-of-violence-is-also-a-message-that-needs-to-be-understood/)

[Jean Vanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-vanier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/jean-vanier-3367_acts-of-violence_every-act-of-violence-is-also-a-message_2744000.png)

> [War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost limits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-von-clausewitz/war-is-an-act-of-violence-pushed-to-its-utmost-limits/)

[Carl von Clausewitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-von-clausewitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/carl-von-clausewitz-2060_acts-of-violence_war-is-an-act-of-violence-pushed-to-its_1358129.jpg)

> [An unjust law in itself is an act of violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/an-unjust-law-in-itself-is-an-act-of-violence/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e5/mahatma-gandhi-23_acts-of-violence_an-unjust-law-in-itself-is-an-act-of-vio_517603.jpg)

> [“Seeing an equal person as an inferior object is an act of violence”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arbinger-institute/seeing-an-equal-person-as-an-inferior-object-is-an-act-of-violence/)

[Arbinger Institute](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arbinger-institute/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/arbinger-institute-24841_equality_seeing-an-equal-person-as-an-inferior-ob_2219247.jpg)

> [War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-von-clausewitz/war-therefore-is-an-act-of-violence-to-compel-our-opponent-to-fulfill/)

[Carl von Clausewitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-von-clausewitz/)

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