Cooperation Quote by Steven Pinker

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

I think that maybe human beings are conditioned to violence.

— Rod Lurie

Violence is a personal necessity for the oppressed...It is not a strategy consciously devised. It is the deep, instinctive expression of a human being…

— Richard Wright

Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared.

— Henri Nouwen

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

“Humans are not innately good (just as they are not innately evil), but they come equipped with motives that can orient them away from…

— Steven Pinker

The extent to which human aggression exemplifies innate tendencies is not clear.

— B. F. Skinner

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

When we judge others we contribute to violence.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

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

— Jane Goodall

You treat violence as an aberration ... when in truth it is the norm. It is the very essence of the human condition.

— Dan Simmons

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

— Steven Pinker