Violent Quotes

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The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by hardy Polynesian sailors, who crossed thousands of miles of open ocean in primitive canoes, braving violent storm-tossed seas for… — Dave Barry
...there isn't often anything in Wagner opera that one would call by such a violent name as acting. — Mark Twain
Geologists have usually had recourse for the explanation of these changes to the supposition of sundry violent and extraordinary catastrophes, cataclysms, or general revolutions having… — George Julius Poulett Scrope
In passing I draw attention to another English expression which often occurs in Dutch texts: "the real world". In Dutch - and I am afraid… — Edsger Dijkstra
My biography of Frank Sinatra is not paean to his music but rather an illumination of the man behind the music, who once described himself… — Kitty Kelley
One principle I've been fighting for that doesn't endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated and… — Henry Louis Gates
There's no way to escape the fact that we've grown up in a violent culture, we just can't get away from it, it's part of… — Sam Shepard
I'm not a violent person and I don't hit people. — Shannen Doherty
I'm a very great non-violent character. I would never resort to violence to change anything. — Bob Brown
I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being… — Edward Bond
The bottom line is this. When it comes to preventing violent extremism and terrorism in the United States, Muslim Americans are not part of the… — Denis McDonough
So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema, should we conclude… — Hugh Mackay
I had a stalker who was extremely violent. He broke into the studio with knives and I was locked in a bathroom. — Paget Brewster
Chicago is known for good steaks, expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately, the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics, violent crime, and… — Bob Barr
That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent! — Kurtis Blow
They have some pretty tough gun laws in Japan, as they do in any other civilized country in the world, and they're not killing each… — Michael D. Barnes
I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being… — Peter Berg
It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people. — Tammy Baldwin
We need to send a clear message to gang members that violent crime will not be tolerated. — Tim Bishop
What many people don't know about 'Peter Pan' is that it's a very violent book and Hook is one of the most finely observed villains… — Eoin Colfer

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