My grandfather was hit over the head by a crane boom in Seattle. Some of the family claimed he was never a… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
“Every mode of violent death available to Renaissance man, including a lye pit, land mines, a trained falcon with envenom'd talons, is… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
Between me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through… — W. E. B. Du Bois Copy Share Image
Any movement at all that reduces disease, that reduces overdoses, that reduces property crime, that reduces violent crime, is good. — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
Though there are still many good people out there in the world, it seems that they're vastly outnumbered by the stupid, selfish,… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
In sum, U.S. history is no more violent and oppressive than the history of England, Russia, Indonesia, or Burundi - but neither… — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent. — Mark Udall Copy Share Image
Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Law and order is a social service. Crime and the fear which the threat of crime induces can paralyse whole communities, keep… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus, expiring, do foretell of him: His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
We have been taught to wish for it, but the wish to be understood may be our most vengeful demand, may be… — Adam Phillips Copy Share Image
The men of wealth who today are trying to prevent the regulation and control of their business in the interest of the… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
Violent drama has been a hallmark of every great civilization. It is not the cause of the disease - it is an… — Michael Moriarty Copy Share Image
The Theatre of Cruelty has been created in order to restore to the theatre a passionate and convulsive conception of life, and… — Antonin Artaud Copy Share Image
It's not the norm, I guess, to see someone as aggressive as me being more or less very athletic. You see me… — Ndamukong Suh Copy Share Image
Accommodation is a central aspect of the cross-centered interpretation of violent portraits of God that I'm advocating. Like everything else in Cross… — Gregory A. Boyd Copy Share Image
I never thought that Syria and Israel should engage in a violent confrontation because I don't think that there is any particular… — Ehud Olmert Copy Share Image
Immediately surrounding the tranquil eye is the most violent part of the hurricane: the eye wall. The most intense wind speeds at… — Ginger Zee Copy Share Image
In many ways, I think that, while we've been remarkably violent in our media, there's been a real schizophrenia. In private, on… — Ivan Reitman Copy Share Image
Let's face it: the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned... but it sent millions of kids to… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
I once went to a demonstration in Aachen against fare increases on public transport. A police officer pulled out a bunch of… — Wolfgang Beltracchi Copy Share Image
Repose and cheerfulness are the badge of the gentleman - repose in energy. The Greek battle pieces are calm; the heroes, in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
I was always a sensitive, sweet kid, but I got brutalized and I became brutal. And frankly, I don't think it was… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It’s a shameful moment for U.S. media when it insists on being subservient to the grotesque propaganda agencies of a violent, aggressive… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I understand the climate we live in and why people are curious. But it's just tough and almost emotionally violent - for… — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions because it loves moderation, delights in compromise an is most careful to avoid… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share Image
I think we should be pushing for amnesty and a path to citizenship for every undocumented person residing in the United States… — Conor Oberst Copy Share Image
No wonder we have a lot of violence in Rio: the corrupt and violent policemen meet the violent criminals in the streets.… — Jose Padilha Copy Share Image
Since 1994, unemployment rates are lower. Median household income is higher. A greater percentage of Americans are graduating from college. Home ownership… — Cliff Stearns Copy Share Image
'Splendour' broke through to new territory for me. It exposed my commitment to writing for women: my desire to recognise that they… — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
We who claim to love peace and justice must always be careful that we do not use our righteousness to provoke the… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
I'm nihilistic, antagonistic, violent, horrible - but not obliterated, yet. I just refuse to be beaten down. I think it's stubborness that… — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
When at last I came upon the right book, the feeling was violent: it blew open a hole in me that made… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema,… — Hugh Mackay Copy Share Image
I'm not violent, I don't believe in killing people, but standing up for yourself, speaking out against injustice, is another form of… — Eva Gabrielsson Copy Share Image
The NFL has gone a long way to Disney-fy its image, but it's not Disney. It's the MMA. It's a violent, brutal… — Terry Crews Copy Share Image
The external reality and inner dynamic of happenings in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1974 were symptomatic of change, violent change admittedly,… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
If a cause be good, the most violent attack of its enemies will not injure it so much as an injudicious defence… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
To be violent is the ultimate laziness. War always seems a great effort, but it is the easy way. And false non-violence… — Peter Brook Copy Share Image
