Violence Quotes · Page 69

You cannot live a nonviolent life as long as you are consuming violence. Please consider going vegan.

— Anonymous

I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his...

— Malcolm X

You can justify, from a political standpoint, any type of violence you want to use.

— Jerry Vlasak

You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way.

— Anthony Eden

Hillary Clinton has a strong and powerful voice regarding ending violence against women and girls.

— Amanda Lindhout

“Which do you prefer, she says. Sex or Violence? I try to smile. What's the difference, really.”

— Will Christopher Baer

For the sake of peace, religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the cause of violence and war.

— Pope Francis

The home to everyone is to him his castle and fortress, as well for his defence against injury and violence, as for…

— Edward Coke

Gang members have invariably grown up in broken, chaotic homes, often experiencing domestic violence; they have truanted from school and many have…

— Iain Duncan Smith

“Humans have far longer memories than do animals and, thus revenge -the social settling of accounts with those who offended them- assumes…

— Azar Gat

I've heard many reports of police attending scenes of domestic violence where they've had to turn off music and televisions and radios.…

— Julian Treasure

By choosing to be kind instead of cruel, we can break the karmic chain of reacting to violence with more violence, contributing…

— Sharon Gannon

I can think of films that I'm producing right now that are extremely hard-hitting, graphic films, that nobody necessarily wants to see,…

— Aaron Eckhart

“Relax, my dear,” she whispered. “If you wish to thrive here, you must be open to new ideas.” She drew his hand…

— Joseph Moukarzel

I've talked to law enforcement officials at the state and local level who say that violence against women is going up. In…

— Patricia Ireland

“I don't believe in revenge. It's unnecessary. I prefer using a very discreet psychological intervention topped of with a short burst of…

— José N. Harris

I believe I am quite amiable and affable and quite fair, and I've rarely worked with people who are the opposite. Moodiness…

— Anthony Hopkins

As I have shown, I will defend democracy with arms when it is threatened by violence; with firmness when it is weakened…

— Anonymous

See how fortune deludes us, and that which we put carefully into her hands, she either breaks or lets it fall from…

— Giordano Bruno

Giving primacy to God means having the courage to say ‘no’ to evil, ‘no’ to violence, ‘no’ to oppression, to live a…

— Pope Francis

Stories come from violence, they come from sex. They come from death. They come from the dark places that everyone has to…

— Joss Whedon

Oakland, by far, is really gorgeous; it still has these pockets that are really dangerous. Certain things are kind of normal. I…

— Mahershala Ali

“In particular, the State has arrogated to itself a compulsory monopoly over police and military services, the provision of law, judicial decision-making,…

— Murray N. Rothbard

Turning a human being into a thing, an object, is almost always the first step towards justifying violence against that person. It…

— Jean Kilbourne

If it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how?

— Joan Baez

Violence - look, we live in a violent world, man. This country was founded on violence. Who's kidding who?

— Bruce Willis

In the world today, only a philosophy of eternity could justify non-violence.

— Albert Camus

Deporting asylum seekers back to violence does not reflect the values of our country.

— Diane Guerrero

The violence and burnings in Lebanon were the work of Syrian soldiers and workers dressed in civilian clothes.

— Walid Jumblatt

“Nihilism is…not only the belief that everything deserves to perish; but one actually puts one shoulder to the plough; one destroys.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

. . . first in myth, later in reality, passion and violence watered my root soil.

— Roy Wilkins

We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom.

— Toni Morrison

Tyranny is abhorrent, freedom benefits all, whereas violence benefits no one for long.

— Mark Kingwell

Domestic violence is an epidemic, and yet we don't address it. Until it happens to celebrities.

— Nelsan Ellis

If you push me, I'll shove, I'm masculine. When she wants to play rough, I'm masculine.

— Meat Loaf

War is not the answer. Violence is not the solution. A more peaceful world is possible.

— Ron Kovic

I try to understand people who do violence. I try to understand what they are feeling and experiencing.

— Yolanda King

At the end of the day, violence never really solves any problem...it just creates new ones.

— Anonymous

We seem okay with violence, but nudity we race to criticize and censor.

— Eva Mendes

The Israeli people deserve better than a life in between rounds of violence.

— Tzipi Livni