Violent Quotes

1042 Violent quotes by 782 unique authors

My dad was a very violent, frightening and dangerous guy. Next to him, I was this vague kind of kid who walked around, as I… — Peter Coyote
Mars has long exerted a pull on the human imagination. The erratically moving red star in the sky was seen as sinister or violent by… — John Updike
Birth is violent, and out of that violence is our only chance of rebirth. — Nick Nolte
Smart on Crime says if you commit violent crimes, you should go to jail, and go to jail for extended periods of time. For people… — Eric Holder
Violent drama has been a hallmark of every great civilization. It is not the cause of the disease - it is an immunizing factor. People… — Michael Moriarty
For me, any fiction of nobles and swords necessarily has to be a story of corruption, injustice and savagely violent conflict - because any other… — Richard K. Morgan
A single week of Oprah takes you from bondage to all the violent terrors of life, to escape through vicarious encounters with celebrity, to visions… — Lee Siegel
Again and again, I find something eerie in many Irish occasions - the unrelenting whiteness, the emotional tribal attachments, the violent prejudices lurking beneath apparently… — Tom Paulin
Man is more naturally violent than woman. Four times as many men are involved in homicides as women. You might not pick this up in… — Jim Webb
I think we - the way to stop anything violent or anything wrong is by really just paying attention to your own circle. You only… — Schoolboy Q
Senseless violence is, almost by definition, hard to understand. Not that I can understand terrorists who kill from hate, but at least we can identify… — Susan Estrich
Violent predators are not like the rest of us. They kill for fun, for sport, for the sake of it. To compare them to animals… — Susan Estrich
Any movement at all that reduces disease, that reduces overdoses, that reduces property crime, that reduces violent crime, is good. — Gary Johnson
Your chances of dying a violent death are 1/500th of what they used to be during medieval times. — Peter Diamandis
The mainstream media spins stories that are largely racist, violent, and irresponsible - stories that celebrate power and demonize victims, all the while camouflaging its… — Henry Giroux
Subtle horror is where you rarely see the blood and gore. The violent people are called splatter-punks, who prefer graphic, unrelenting, violent, fast-paced horror. I… — Unknown Author
We rely on editors of blogs or websites and television stations to supply us these images, and the filter is becoming very thin and very… — Dan Gilroy
Of the paperbacks that you see at the airport, I am the most violent woman writer. — Chelsea Cain
This is an era of violent peace. — James D. Watkins
Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind. — Ogden Nash
Violence is the first refuge of the violent. — Aaron Allston
We must recognize the chief characteristic of the modern era - a permanent state of what I call violent peace. — James D. Watkins
It was a matter of survival for the local people, but it was the most violent scene I have ever witnessed. The people in my… — Wendie Malick
By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the… — John Acton
This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much of it as a kid. After that, and a lot… — Jack Bowman

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