Amount Quote by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth, and the elimination of egoism and…

— Nikola Tesla

We are meeting here to put an end to this cycle [of violence], to put things back in order and to put the wheel…

— Hosni Mubarak

Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And, so long…

— Paul Bloom

“As one becomes aware of the decline of violence, the world begins to look different. The past seems less innocent; the present less sinister.…

— Steven Pinker

“Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace. I am convinced that if we…

— Martin Luther King Jr

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

Everywhere we turn, we see violence and hate and prejudice and anger and all of these negative emotions that are destroying humanity. And we…

— Arun Manilal Gandhi

Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.

— Steven Pinker

Our planet has run out of patience. So has our sense of justice. It is time to step it up - and up -…

— Ross Gelbspan

At this crucial crossroads of history, we join to call on the world to recognize that violence begets violence; that nuclear proliferation benefits no…

— David Saperstein

We have to promote human solidarity, avoid indifference, and play a part with society in the solution of the problem of violence...

— Shakira

In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.

— Andrew Young