Violent Quotes

1042 Violent quotes by 782 unique authors

The history of science has been one long series of violent brainstorms, as successive generations have come to terms with increasing levels of queerness in… — Richard Dawkins
What opera isn't violent? Two things happen, violence and love. And other than that, name something else. You can't — Cab Calloway
I respect most boxers because they're violent people who learned to discipline themselves ... a good boxer is an artist ... Boxing is existential -… — Norman Mailer
I don’t believe in eye-for-an-eye. The most incredible, sustainable, beautiful movements have been non-violent movements of civil disobedience. — Ellen Page
Every single person in jail for a violent crime had a nightmare childhood. — Rob Reiner
I wish I was beautiful or at least wise, but I’m simply mad and violent. — Courtney Love
I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one fish… — Joaquin Phoenix
God gave us intestines for a reason. I'm not keen on surgery. It's too extreme. All it took was one of those plastic surgery shows… — Kirstie Alley
It never occurred to me that I’d be typecast, although I was. And I never thought of the role as a commercial product, because I… — Tom Baker
I got a role in this movie called Freeway playing this really angry, aggressive, violent young woman who believed wholeheartedly in the truth. I had… — Reese Witherspoon
I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and… — Edward James Olmos
At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent — Edward James Olmos
In the U.S., blacks are 12% of the population but commit 50% of violent crimes; can anyone honestly think this is unconnected to the fact… — Eric S. Raymond
That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color. — Eric S. Raymond
Irony ruined everything Even the best exploitation movies were never meant to be `so bad they were good`. They were not made for the intelligentsia.… — John Waters
Some of the things that I do, I think are very important and much more important than the radio show or the television show that… — Casey Kasem
I think Jefferson and George Washington would strongly discourage you from growing marijuana, and their tactics to stop you would be more violent than they… — Newt Gingrich
Whites already know blacks are stupid, violent, destructive apelike creatures. That is why Whites move away from them -- always. — Alex Linder
If we divide into two camps--even into violent and the nonviolent--and stand in one camp while attacking the other, the world will never have peace.… — Ayya Khema
Seek perfection of character. Be faithful. Endeavor. Respect others. Refrain from violent behaviour. — Gichin Funakoshi
At heart, we're all violent raging wolves, but in our actions we can be pacifists. — Polly Horvath
Socrates, in Plato, formulates ideas of order: the Iliad, like Shakespeare, knows that a violent disorder is a great order. — Harold Bloom
What if a kid goes to school after seeing Kill Bill and starts slicing up other kids? You know, I'll take that chance! Violent films… — Quentin Tarantino
I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a… — Mackenzie Astin
If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. I have the same violent temper my father and older brother… — Babe Ruth

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