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Violence Quotes by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- When our communication supports compassionate giving and receiving, happiness replaces violence and grieving.
- Our ability to offer empathy can allow us to stay vulnerable, defuse potential violence, help us hear the word 'no' without taking it as a…
- When we judge others we contribute to violence.
- Classifying and judging people promotes violence.
- Punishment is the root of violence on our planet.
- Violence comes from the belief that other people cause our pain and therefore deserve punishment.
- Anger, depression, guilt, and shame are the product of the thinking that is at the base of violence on our planet.
- Power-Over leads to punishment and violence. Power-With leads to compassion and understanding, and to learning motivated by reverence for life rather than fear, guilt, shame,…
- Violence in any form is a tragic expression of our unmet needs.
- All violence is the result of people tricking themselves into believing that their pain derives from other people and that consequently those people deserve to…
- Peace requires something far more difficult than revenge or merely turning the other cheek; it requires empathizing with the fears and unmet needs that provide…
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- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. — Isaac Asimov
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- Violence against women in all its forms is a human rights violation. It's not something that any culture, religion or tradition propagates. — Michelle Bachelet
- Violence ravaged my life. I was a victim of hatred, and I have dedicated my life to reversing that hatred. — Michelle Bachelet
- There is no city or country in the world where women and girls live free of the fear of violence. No leader… — Michelle Bachelet
- If it's natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how? — Joan Baez
- Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence. — Pearl Bailey