Human Quote by Rod Lurie

I think that man is conditioned to violence.

— Rod Lurie

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

Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior.

— Jane Goodall

Violence is literally the glue of the cycle of life, and yet I think that we're the only species that does it maliciously.

— Taylor Sheridan

But does that mean that war and violence are inevitable? I would argue not because we have also evolved this amazingly sophisticated intellect, and…

— Jane Goodall

I think people are propelled towards violence, and what propels them is much more interesting than the actual act of violence itself.

— Colin Farrell

How our availability, our showing up, our presence, leaves us open to that violence. I think it's a question of language, as it arrives…

— Claudia Rankine

We really are creatures of a violent world, biologically speaking - watching violence and learning about it is one of our cognitive drives.

— Steven Pinker

It's not that tens of millions of people all want to be violent. But they share the worldview that then, at its extreme, gives…

— Tony Blair

I don't like violence. I get sick from violence. Do you think people are excited by violence?

— Bette Midler

I believe that the basic nature of human beings is gentle and compassionate. It is therefore in our own interest to encourage that nature,…

— Dalai Lama

Yet the basic fact remains: we live in a world marked by violence, and if we want to protect others, we sometimes have to…

— Eric Greitens