Violence Quotes · Page 58

The gun violence epidemic is out of control and it's a crisis that is too glaring to ignore.

— Ritchie Torres

“The slick concrete reflected the facades of the work weary - grey, cracked and old, but more importantly, trodden upon.”

— Martin Hopkins

They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace. Even as they speak they create the seeds of turmoil…

— Frank Herbert

There is no religion in fact that I know that encourages or propagates violence in that its adherents should carry out.

— Desmond Tutu

Terrorism: deadly violence against humans and other living things, usually conducted by government against its own people.

— Edward Abbey

The police represent the authority of the state, the willingness of the state to use violence to assert their will.

— Vermin Supreme

Violence never settles anything should be debated by the ghosts of Hitler and Stalin, with the city fathers of Carthage as referees.

— Robert A. Heinlein

I understand people who believe that without violence they will not achieve anything at all.

— Uri Avnery

Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real…

— Anonymous

We need to do something about gun violence in America. But every time one of these things happen, we say the same…

— Don Winslow

Gabby Giffords deserves a vote. The families of Newtown deserve a vote. The families of Aurora deserve a vote. The families of…

— Barack Obama

If you've ever come across a tree that you've lived with for many years and then one day it's blown over, there's…

— Andy Goldsworthy

Our media provides a continuing message that for men, heroism is defined through association with control, independence, and the ability to commit…

— Deeyah Khan

Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but…

— Hannah Arendt

I think there's a natural system in your own head about how much violence the scene warrants. It's not an intellectual process,…

— Guy Ritchie

“I have reason to believe vigilantes grow to like their work. That power, unchecked, will corrupt its own agenda. That violence, given…

— J.D. Robb

Is it not the great end of religion, and, in particular, the glory of Christianity, to extinguish the malignant passions; to curb…

— William Wilberforce

While the Pilgrims landed on 'Plymouth Rock' in 1620, the Spanish had already settled in to the Southwest beginning in the late…

— Deb Haaland

Since men do not really respect anything unless it was established long ago and has developed slowly over time, those who want…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

I do love the sound of ripping corn husks. The violence of the noise, the sustained popping and shoring of the silky…

— Reif Larsen

All who affirm the use of violence admit it is only a means to achieve justice and peace. But peace and justice…

— Andre Trocme

Some people have witnessed the killing of their husbands, or they survived other horrific things. My sister is a widow but her…

— Chath Piersath

I know it's easier to portray a world filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence...It's an easy out.…

— Jim Henson

The president and other government officials denounce school violence, yet still advocate for endless undeclared wars abroad and easy abortion at home.…

— Ron Paul

Sometimes it seems like this is the choice - either kick ass or kiss ass.

— James Caan

“A real lion hunt, is as much a mind game as it is a physical explosion of violence.”

— Sameh Elsayed

In the Age of Kali the meek and helpless will be preyed upon without mercy, and there will be a surplus of…

— Ian McDonald

In the course of my lifetime, that world went from violence to a kind of peace.

— Kenneth Branagh

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.

— Julia Ward Howe

The true cause of hatred and violence is faith versus faith, an outward expression of the ancient instinct of tribalism.

— Edward'O

Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised.

— Marilyn Manson

Violence against women is an everyday reality, act now, always, and forever before its too late.

— The Forgotten

A lot of people use the phrase 'underage violence,' which, to me, is meaningless.

— Jane Goldman

“We're all violent. Especially when it concerns the ones we love. They're intimately connected, love and hate.”

— Tess Gerritsen

I became personal friends with Erica Garner and with so many other families affected by police violence.

— Shaun King

“If anyone ever tells you that violence won't make you feel better, they're lying.”

— Hajime Kanzaka

“A quick and brutal fuck from behind usually served as an effective reminder of where you stood in the pack hierarchy.”

— Nenia Campbell

Unfortunately, the greater the humanitarian outreach, the greater the violence required to achieve it.

— Ron Paul

Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you…

— Cesar Chavez

“The mech hadn’t been designed for violence, but it was suited for it. That made her and it the same.”

— James S.A. Corey