Believer Quote by Dalai Lama

I am a steadfast follower of the doctrine of non-violence which was first preached by Lord Buddha, whose divine wisdom is absolute...

— Dalai Lama

Non-violence is the essence of the entire Buddha's teaching, and the practice of non-violence is the entire essence of the practice of Buddha dharma,…

— Lobsang Tenzin

I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve - in the…

— Barack Obama

People understand the simplicity of violence, and martial arts has always been about the more efficient way to deliver said violence upon an adversary.…

— Samoa Joe

I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself.

— Dalai Lama

My own view is that violence is a part of classical Haida literature - and of every mythology everywhere, so far as I can…

— Robert Bringhurst

To be violent is the ultimate laziness. War always seems a great effort, but it is the easy way. And false non-violence is also…

— Peter Brook

We may never be strong enough to be entirely non-violent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep non-violence as our goal and…

— Mahatma Gandhi

If you resort to violent methods because the other side has destroyed your monastery, for example, you then have lost not only your monastery,…

— Dalai Lama

Violence is the weapon of weak, non-violence that of the strong.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Violence is part of everybody's life, whether you like or express it or not. My work utilises all the energies that I have, and…

— Cornelia Parker

My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time.

— Takeshi Kitano