Aggression Quote by Margaret J. Wheatley

Our aggression is a deep instinct which survives in all kinds of manifestations in modern man.

— Robert Winston

Anger elicits anger, fear elicits fear, no matter how well meaning we may be.

— Martha Beck

“Humans are more likely bound to act in response to emotion. Our emotions tend to influence our behavior greatly.”

— Jonny Bell

The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness.

— Dorothy Thompson

In our struggle to restrain the violence and contain the damage, we tend to forget that the human capacity for aggression is more than…

— Katherine Dunn

Anger prepares us to fight and fear prepares us to flee.

— Anonymous

Even though we are primarily responsible for our own anger, we believe naively that if we can say something or do something to punish…

— Nhat Hanh

Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.

— Cassandra Clare

“Anger can be defeated by controlling our emotions without upsetting the nerves.”

— Munia Khan

Now how do we cultivate an aggressive response? I think the answer is indignation... Your response, if attacked, must not be fear, it must…

— Jeff Cooper

Human action is governed largely by instinct and emotion.

— Clarence Darrow

“Then there are the secondary, mostly “social” emotions, such as anxiety, grief, guilt, pride, vengeance, and love. These may be unique to humans—hence, at…

— Scott Atran