Violence Quotes · Page 77

Family violence is a criminal act; perpetrators, while often former victims themselves, need to accept culpability.

— Leslie Morgan Steiner

Blaming Obama for Iraq violence is like blaming Daniel Craig because Octopussy sucked.

— John Fugelsang

I will try to be non-violent one more day this morning, waking the world away in the violent day.

— Muriel Rukeyser

all history shows that the hand that cradles the rock has ruled the world, not the hand that rocks the cradle!

— Clare Boothe Luce

Violent behavior exists in one's psychological makeup much deeper than the level that receives information from television or movies.

— Richard King

You can just assume that better law enforcement response is going to quell the epidemic of gun violence in this country.

— Chris Murphy

People were excited by violence. What, after all, was the sexual act but a voluntarily endured assault, a momentary death?

— Anonymous

'The Author' is subtly unflinching in its satirical attack on certain practices in the creation of art and the mediation of violence.

— Tim Crouch

I have been in Washington for a while now, and most things don't surprise me. The fact that twenty 6-year-olds were gunned…

— Barack Obama

As a nation, this is the moment to start seriously investing our time, energy and resources into proven methods of reducing violence,…

— Joaquin Phoenix

I would quite like to see stories that are not necessarily to do with the violence, because I think there was quite…

— Ian McElhinney

When you think about going back to the States you start to become more aware of the violence there and how we…

— Renee O'Connor

We took an approach, supported by the Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and the Mayor for London, that we had very real…

— Michael Todd

The man who submits to violence is debased by his compliance; but when he submits to that right of authority which he…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of…

— Ban Ki-moon

Growing up in a small Alaska town, domestic violence was that dirty little secret nobody talked about. We must start talking about…

— Lisa Murkowski

What's really hurting me, the name Islam is involved, and Muslim is involved and causing trouble and starting hate and violence. ...…

— Muhammad Ali

We have gone a long way toward civilization and religious tolerance, and we have a good example in this country. Here the…

— Harry S. Truman

You do not want a war. You have known violence, you have suffered loss, but you have seen nothing of war. War…

— Joss Whedon

Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to…

— Barack Obama

I've been in a few movies that really have the tendency to polarize people, and I kind of like that. I kind…

— Ellen Page

Non-violence confronts systematic injustice with active love, but refuses to retaliate with further violence under any circumstances. In order to halt the…

— John Dear

Much as being active in the antislavery movement of the last century involved more than not engaging in slavery oneself, so joining…

— Sissela Bok

What is real is that adultery destroys tens of thousands of families every year across America. What is real is that adultery…

— Mike Pence

Every father should Remember that 1 day his son will follow his Example ,instead of his advice !

— Anonymous

I come from a city with a lot of violence and things like that, but my mind was always focused on what…

— Gervonta Davis

Men are distinguished from women by their commitment to do violence rather than to be victimized by it.

— Andrea Dworkin

“REJECT THE LIES AND VIOLENCE. STAND FOR LOVE, TRUTH, DECENCY AND THE COMMON GOOD.”

— Bryant McGill

I grew up with lots of anger, frustration, and violence in my heart.

— Rose Namajunas

Probably all cultures, certainly Western culture, always have been violent.

— Leonard Cohen

Crowds of people moved through the streets with a dream-like violence.

— Nathanael West

Violence is like money in the bank; it's only helpful if you don't have to use it.

— Nikki Giovanni

“You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling you why, Cause Santa Clause might put a…

— Craig Ferguson

It's the suppression of the word that gives it the power, the violence, the viciousness.

— Lenny Bruce

We cannot allow violence from militant activists to dictate where and how democratically elected state leaders hold their meetings.

— Otto Schily

Mercantile jealousy is excited, and both inflames, and is itself inflamed, by the violence of national animosity.

— Adam Smith

Abortion should be listed as a weapon of mass destruction against the voiceless.

— Anonymous

Every authentic poem contributes to the labour of poetry... to bring together what life has separated or violence has torn apart...

— John Berger

It's senseless. I've lost several uncles, I've lost my best friend to gun violence in New Orleans.

— Tyrann Mathieu

I think that violence and nonviolence are not moral principles, they’re tactics.

— Jerry Vlasak