I'm no shrinking violet. I played hockey until half my teeth were knocked down my throat. And I'm extremely competitive on a… — Peter Burwash Copy Share Image
You want to free the world, free humanity, from oppression? Look inside, look sideways, look at the hidden violence of language. Never… — Ariel Dorfman Copy Share Image
Rather than dull our consciences to the unmitigated violence of abortion, the passage of time has only enabled us to see and,… — Chris Smith Copy Share Image
“I think unfortunately society nowadays picks upon the fact that we should all fit into this perfect little box, perfect little label.… — BBC Radio 4 Copy Share Image
The more intense has been the religion of any period and the more profound has been the dogmatic belief, the greater has… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
Let me say it openly: we are surrounded by an enterprise of degradation, cruelty, and killing which rivals anything the Third Reich… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Fear is the parent of cruelty, and therefore it is no wonder if cruelty and religion go hand in hand. — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of. — Maggie Nelson Copy Share Image
The states in which we infuse a transfiguration and a fullness into things and poetize about them until they reflect back our… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
It is hard to conceive of the utter demoralization, of the political blindness and immorality, of the patriotic dishonesty, of the cruelty… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“Twas such a useless thing. And so unnecessary. Many had suffered for the actions of a few. Wasn't that always the way… — Maya Banks Copy Share Image
There is indeed something deeply wrong with a person who lacks principles, who has no moral core. There are, likewise, certainly values… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What I think about vivisection is that if people admit that they have the right to take or endanger the life of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
He has known joy and violence. Felt the warmth of children and the cruelty of abuse. He has nearly died saving lives… — Anna Sewell Copy Share Image
There is an aristocracy of the sensitive. They represent the true human tradition of permanent victory over cruelty and chaos. — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it.” — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Dumbledore paused, and although his voice remained light and calm, and he gave no obvious sign of anger, Harry felt a kind… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“She wasn't a cruel Bird. But her heart ached so badly for these sad, broken birds that, just as the Puppeteer had… — Katherine Catmull Copy Share Image
Each man has a breaking point, no matter how strong his spirit. Somewhere, deep inside him, there is a flaw that only… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
“Your tears are never invisible---there is always an insecure woman that lights up when you point them out.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is the real story are the people who rise above all of this incredible cruelty. Otherwise that… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reiteration of the badness of… — Lionel Trilling Copy Share Image
