Quotes about Violence

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If somebody says 'I love you' to me, I feel as though I had a pistol pointed at my head. What can anybody reply under su — Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons
Physical love is unthinkable without violence. — Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of — Gary L. Francione
Ethical veganism results in a profound revolution within the individual; a complete rejection of the paradigm of oppress — Gary L. Francione
We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these us — Gary L. Francione
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of c — Ernst F. Schumacher
Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander. — Yehuda Bauer
We often think of peace as the absence of war, that if powerful countries would reduce their weapon arsenals, we could h — Thich Nhat Hanh, Living Buddha, Living Christ
This calls for a very special blend of psychology and extreme violence. — Ben Elton, Bachelor Boys: The Young Ones Book
Humm humm haaa. Rahmumm humm haaaa," intoned Opal, finishing her chant. "Peace be inside me, tolerance all around me, fo — Eoin Colfer, The Time Paradox
I get it,' said the prisoner. 'Good Cop, Bad Cop, eh?'If you like.' said Vimes. 'But we're a bit short staffed here, so — Terry Pratchett, Night Watch
You were born a child of light’s wonderful secret— you return to the beauty you have always been. — Aberjhani, Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black
I can kill a bad guy, but I can't save anyone. I'm not a hero. All I am is a killer. A dead killer who shit his pants. — Samuel Engelen, Vigilante Day
Violence is spiritual junk food, and boredom is spiritual anorexia. — Peter Kreeft, Jesus-Shock
Among peoples who possess a highly developed pugnacious instinct we find the greatest progress in the arts, sciences, so — Holly Estil Cunningham, An Introduction to Philosophy
In this becalmed zone the sea has a smooth surface, the palm-tree stirs gently in the breeze, the waves lap against the — Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth
Children are no longer being parented, but are raised. Thats why they don't have morals, ethics,humanity and manners, be — De philosopher DJ Kyos
We should write as we dream; we should even try and write, we should all do it for ourselves, it’s very healthy, because — Hélène Cixous
Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain. — Mahatma Gandhi
I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do thi — Albert Einstein