Violent Quotes

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There needs to be a thorough examination, by Muslims everywhere, of why it is that the faith they love breeds so many violent mutant strains. — Salman Rushdie
The old fairy tales are very, very violent, and these days I think we could do with a little less of it. — Julie Andrews
The ego is your enemy, not your friend. It is the ego that gives you wounds and hurts you. It is the ego that makes… — Rajneesh
A way of life that ever more rapidly depletes the power of the Earth to sustain it and piles up ever more insoluble problems for… — E F Schumacher
Birth is violent, whether it be the birth of a child or the birth of an idea. — Marianne Williamson
The richer you are, the more worries you have - problems of security, future. Whatsoever you have, you have to hold it. You have to… — Rajneesh
This whole society, up to now, has been very violent with the individual. It does not believe in the individual; it is against the individual.… — Rajneesh
Ambition is violence, the very effort to succeed in the world is violent. — Rajneesh
The most violent weapon on earth is the table fork. — Mahatma Gandhi
We should manage our fortune as we do our health - enjoy it when good, be patient when it is bad, and never apply violent… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black… — Malcolm X
There is no violent surface indication of the ecstasy which great thinkers alone enjoy. There is nothing dramatic about it, but there is some subtle… — Walter Russell
The effect of violent dislike between groups has always created an indifference to the welfare and honor of the state. — Thomas B. Macaulay
The transition from Religion to Scientific contemplation is a violent, dangerous leap, which is not to be recommended. In order to make this transition, art… — Friedrich Nietzsche
What you hold in your hand is proof of man's power - against which our strength means nothing. It has the force of 100 spears.… — Charlton Heston
Righteous ends, thus approved, absolve of guilt the most violent means. — Henri Frederic Amiel
In diversity we find our strongest bonds and most violent divides. — Wes Fesler
The necessity of a senate is not less indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies, to yield to the impulse of sudden… — James Madison
Man has been condemning women. Perhaps there is a reason; perhaps he was aware of some superiority in woman - the superiority of love. No… — Rajneesh
"On what motivated Colorado voters: "Let's face it, the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned ... but it sent millions… — John Hickenlooper
Let us suppose, that the Old and New worlds were formerly but one continent, and that, by a violent earthquake, the ancient Atalantis [sic] of… — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an… — Richard Rohr
I have a letter from a police inspector, retired after some 30 years in rural Derbyshire, alerting me to the potential impact of a total… — Unknown Author
If thou least fallen into sin through violent temptations, seek speedily for repentance for it, recovery out of it, and reformation from it. — Vavasor Powell
There is no longer beauty except in the struggle. No more masterpieces without an aggressive character. Poetry must be a violent assault against the unknown… — Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

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