Violent Quotes

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Meteorology has ever been an apple of contention, as if the violent commotions of the atmosphere induced a sympathetic effect on the minds of those… — Joseph Henry
NVC suggests behind every action, however ineffective, tragic, violent, or abhorrent to us, is an attempt to meet a need. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
While we may not consider the way we talk to be 'violent,' our words often lead to hurt and pain, whether for others or for… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
As NVC replaces our old patterns of defending, withdrawing or attacking in the face of judgment and criticism. We come to perceive ourselves and others,… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Yes I have loved, as no one on earth ever loved, with an insensate and furious love, so violent that I wonder it did not… — Theophile Gautier
Let our hearts admit, “I am poor and weak. Satan is too subtle, too cunning, too powerful; he watches constantly for advantages over my soul.… — John Owen
When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is… — Thomas Merton
The English are potentially very aggressive, very violent — Jack Straw
Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development is the best… — Kofi Annan
I think acceptance of human rights is going to progress from one day to the next. I don't think there's going to be any violent… — Erskine Caldwell
The violent subjugation of the Palestinians, Iraqis, and Afghans will only ensure that those who oppose us will increasingly speak to us in the language… — Chris Hedges
How easy it is to forgive and loose the most violent offender, when in tears, they repent. How difficult it is forgiving our own self,… — Stefanie Schneider
You know that Republicans will yell about the evils of partisanship whenever anyone tries to make a connection between the rhetoric of Beck, Limbaugh, etc.… — Paul Krugman
The violent reaction on the recent development of modern physics can only be understood when one realises that here the foundations of physics have started… — Werner Heisenberg
I believe that the high rates of property crime (and some of the increase in violent crime) are part of the price you pay for… — James Q. Wilson
If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy. — Rick James
The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and somewhat distempered zeal;… — James F. Cooper
The truth is, the liberal policies of the elite class have done little to improve the lot of those who depend so much on them.… — Benjamin Carson
A crash really occurs when you suddenly have a violent downturn in the market that then heralds a long bull market. — Ron Chernow
Hatred as an element of the struggle; a relentless hatred of the enemy, impelling us over and beyond the natural limitations that man is heir… — Che Guevara
Organized force alone enables the quiet and the weak to go about their business and to sleep securely in their beds, safe from the violent… — Alfred Thayer Mahan
Political [or individual] rights do not exist because they have been legally set down on a piece of paper, but only when they have become… — Rudolf Rocker
I’m just waiting for the violent urges to subside. — Derek Landy
Cryptography is the ultimate form of non-violent direct action. — Julian Assange

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