“The Women in Black are Israeli Jews who meet wall in Jerusalem. They meet every Friday, the Sabbath evening, and pray. They… — Megan McKenna Copy Share Image
To those who care about punctuation, a sentence such as "Thank God its Friday" (without the apostrophe) rouses feelings not only of… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
One of the paradoxes of our time is that the War on Terror has served mainly to reinforce a collective belief that… — Eula Biss Copy Share Image
Through TV and moving pictures a child may see more violence in thirty minutes than the average adult experiences in a lifetime.… — Fredric Wertham Copy Share Image
Trees and flowers were often more meaningful to me than people. They always helped me, consoled me, giving the soul a chance… — Svetlana Alliluyeva Copy Share Image
“I am sometimes asked, "How do you know there won't be a war tomorrow (or a genocide, or an act of terrorism)… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
The emotions of the ignorant man are continuously kept at a pitch by the most blood-curdling stories about Anarchism. Not a thing… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
I am willing to accept that there are women out there who say they have chosen to sell sex. But they are… — Jacqui Smith Copy Share Image
As an adult, I really don't watch much horror, to be honest. I mean, I like a good thrill. Thrillers are my… — Corey Feldman Copy Share Image
As parents, can we counter the effect of television violence? One worrying feature in Britain is that so many TV sets are… — Robert Winston Copy Share Image
When the days become longer and there is more sunshine, the grass becomes fresh and, consequently, we feel very happy. On the… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I would say that while most Muslims take offense at the portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad in cartoons, they would never resort… — Maz Jobrani Copy Share Image
I am delighted to be part of this Women's Aid campaign - the statistics are frightening. I've spent time with the victims… — Gethin Jones Copy Share Image
When I say there is no such crime as date rape I am saying what is true. There isn't a specific legal… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
It is not given to man to know the whole Truth. His duty lies in living up to the truth as he… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Violence is used to suppress a people in a most blatantly crude way. We can historicize and contextualize it. We can analyze… — Nigel Gibson Copy Share Image
Scientific theories never dictate human values, but they can often cast new light on ethical issues. From a sexual selection viewpoint, moral… — Geoffrey Miller Copy Share Image
Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And,… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
The violence for me is never meant to be entertaining. It's meant to hurt the characters and I'm trying to show the… — Charlie Huston Copy Share Image
As soon as one identifies, challenges and overcomes illegitimate power, he or she is an anarchist. Most people are anarchists. What they… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Young girls frequently report that their early sexual experiences were coerced. In a study in South Africa, 30 percent of girls report… — Njovana Watts Copy Share Image
For most of recorded history, parental violence against children and men's violence against wives was explicitly or implicitly condoned. Those who had… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
Living in the modern age, death for virtue is the wage. So it seems in darker hours. Evil wins, kindness cowers. Ruled… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
There's actually some fluidity here in the United States. Using local intelligence against [terrorism].But you still have to infiltrate these groups. You… — Malcolm Wrightson Nance Copy Share Image
My heart goes out to the families of innocent children who were killed today in Pakistan!! I do not accept a world… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
...people don't respect the morning. An alarm clock violently wakes them up, shatters their sleep like the blow of an ax, and… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
Violence has been a necessary component of every serious liberation struggle...Violence is not the only path to liberation, but likely an indispensable… — Jerry Vlasak Copy Share Image
[I]t must be emphasized that nonviolent resistance is not a method for cowards; it does resist. If one uses this method because… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
People stand themselves next to the righteous They believe the things they say are true They speak in terms of what divides… — Jackson Browne Copy Share Image
The challenge of ending displacement is inseparable from the challenge of establishing and maintaining peace. When wars end, farmers return to their… — Kenneth Bacon Copy Share Image
“In the colonial countries, on the contrary, the policeman and the soldier, by their immediate presence and their frequent and direct action… — Frantz Fanon Copy Share Image
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have from… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
The book I am best known for, or only known for, is a novel I am prepared to repudiate: written a quarter… — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
Those who take to guns could do so due to deprivation, suppression, or historical legacy. The Afghans have lived through violence for… — Asghar Ali Engineer Copy Share Image
“Isn't it amazing that, historically, the "Prince of Peace" has most often been introduced to new cultures through extreme violence? European and… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
If someone can produce the law that keeps guns out of the hands of criminals but protects the right of law-abiding citizens… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
If the first casualty of war is innocence, then perhaps with each bullet fired, bomb detonated, leader overthrown, wall built, economy destroyed… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
Had the cub thought in man-fashion, he might have epitomized life as a voracious appetite, and the world as a place wherein… — Jack London Copy Share Image