Violence Quotes · Page 84

I honestly never understood how violence against women became a women's issue. 95 percent of the violence men are doing to women.

— Eve Ensler

I will work tirelessly to defend all communities, including the LGBTQ one, from terrorism and violence.

— Donald Trump

Better be secure under one king, than exposed to violence from twenty millions of monarchs, though oneself be one of them.

— Herman Melville

Violence produces only something resembling justice, but it distances people from the possibility of living justly, without violence.

— Leo Tolstoy

I think everyone is aware there's something wrong about the way violence is enacted against Black people in this country.

— Nia DaCosta

The situation is getting worse, and people are losing hope. That despair stokes violence.

— Saleh al-Mutlaq

Disapproving and boycotting is the Quranic thing to do, whereas violence and threats are not.

— Mustafa Akyol

“This might not be true nay other time, but tonight you're safe with me." Page 167 Chap 17”

— Katee Robert

No matter what sort of adversity or challenge you might face, you can always believe that, with hope, it can be conquered…

— Brooke Ellison

Misuse of the Koran to provide legitimacy for violence is common, particularly in Europe, where terrorists tend not to be well-educated Muslims.

— Mia Bloom

“The absolute defining moment of my life was the day the drug deal went bad. It started out just like any other…

— Valerie Fries Wade

No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets.…

— Jose Padilha

The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support…

— Barbara Boxer

With every righteous action, we prepare the way for the New Earth on which righteousness will dwell. And bringing justice to those…

— Jürgen Moltmann

And what is it, according to Plato, that philosophy is supposed to do? Nothing less than to render violence to our sense…

— Rebecca Goldstein

“People have been stabbed over spicy chicken sandwiches. The duck farm industry could benefit from that kind of violence to help increase…

— Jarod Kintz

I think we have two conflicting traditions in this country. I think it's important for us to recognize that we've got a…

— Barack Obama

Although I haven't experienced violence in a relationship, I know that two women every week in England and Wales are killed by…

— Jemma Kidd

We are presented with a unique situation in the black community in that we have embraced the beauty of hip hop, the…

— Tamron Hall

Storytelling is very important. It is through context and relations that we understand the importance of human dignity. The concept means nothing…

— Payam Akhavan

I do not believe that marijuana is a gateway drug, and having been a mayor trying to keep my community safe, if…

— Cory Booker

The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that…

— Jane Goodall

Whether low-income people are dealing with access to veteran's benefits, or a protective order to guard against domestic violence, or a way…

— Martha Minow

There are really two core principles at play here. There's giving people a voice so that people can express their opinions. Then,…

— Mark Zuckerberg

Nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could, for all those born beneath an angry star, lest we forget how fragile we…

— Sting

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

— Mahatma Gandhi

The most important rule of the new Europe is: There must never again be violence in Europe.

— Helmut Kohl

My whole life I had seen my father solve every problem he had through the use of violence.

— Juan Pablo Escobar

No amount of violence you've done to others prepares you for violence done to yourself.

— Glen Duncan

Rome has betrayed itself. It knew the truth and chose violence, it knew humaneness and it chose tyranny.

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

Mentioning violence to Bruce was like mentioning chocolate sauce to a six-year-old.

— Robert Muchamore

To be reserved, secretive, with a passionate violence that causes suffering.

— Gwen John

“I understand more that pain is evidence to our awakening to truth and also a measure of closeness to truth.”

— Adam Scott Huerta

“There is only one rule about violence. Do whatever you must do to make it stop.”

— Megan Lindholm

I feel Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence was for the intelligent, educated British.It was not for those who don't understand this language.

— Raj Thackeray

It’s impossible to say who has guns in Gaza anymore. The ballots are the only thing that can stop the violence at…

— Saeb Erekat

Gun violence and social justice are near and dear to my heart. And they are so connected it's sad.

— Jason Winston George

To use violence against a peaceful man is the greatest immorality and the biggest rot ever!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Revenge only engenders violence, not clarity and true peace. I think liberation must come from within.

— Sandra Cisneros

Refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith but a sign that one's faith is unshakeable

— Hillary Clinton