Continents Quote by Sam Shepard

We're the most violent nation on earth. There's no getting away from that. But you've got to look at it on a broader level.

— Spike Lee

Well, one hopes that if you're really related to the core of your particular culture, you have profound commitments to it, and that you…

— Chaim Potok

My whole access into culture was violent. Violence is something I understand. Don't like it, don't condone it, but I sure understand where it…

— Henry Rollins

There's violence in my culture [from America's South].

— William Gibson

I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people. I know where it comes from when someone is…

— Jack Bowman

We need to do something about the culture of violence.

— Laurence Tribe

Does our culture have a need for violence? I don't know. I guess it's a personal thing.

— Lena Headey

“Violence is a tool. It is meant to shock. To change. Instead, they normalize and celebrate it. And create a culture of exploitation.”

— Pierce Brown

“Violence is not just an emotion, it is a culture. Some suffer in it, some are born into it and others cannot live without…

— Isabella Poretsis

As a nation, this is the moment to start seriously investing our time, energy and resources into proven methods of reducing violence, both within…

— Joaquin Phoenix

“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

“Resorting to violence is always a clear sign of a culture at risk rather than a culture of strength.”

— Gary Holthaus