A Quote by Mahatma Gandhi

I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Acts Contend Effective Exert Far Gentleness Goodwill More Pressure Than Violent Violent Acts

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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian - Leader
October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948

Any form of corporal punishment or 'spanking' is a violent attack upon another human being's integrity. The effect remains with the victim forever and becomes an unforgiving part of his or hier personality--a massive frustration resulting in a hostility which will seek expression in later life in violent acts towards others. The sooner we understand that love and gentleness are the only kinds of called-far behavior towards children, the better. The child, especially, learns to become the kind of human being that he or she has experienced. This should be fully understood by all caregivers.

Ashley Montagu

When it's your own thing there's a lot more pressure to make it awesome, since these people bought tickets specifically for you. Whereas at the festivals, you're one of many acts on a bill so I find it's less pressure.

Flume

Constant acts of goodness are worth far more than rare acts of greatness.

Ron Kaufman

Acts that proceed from your calm center are always more effective than acts that proceed from fear, guilt, or anger.

Alan Cohen

Throughout history humans have inflicted countless violent, cruel, and hurtful acts on each other, and continue to do so. Are they all to be condemned; are they all guilty? Or are those acts simply expressions of unconsciousness, an evolutionary stage that we are now growing out of? Jesus’ words, “Forgive them for they do not know what they do,” also apply to yourself.

Eckhart Tolle

There is a report that says that kids who watch violent TV programs tend to be more violent when they grow up. But did the TV cause the violence, or do violent children preferentially enjoy watching violent programs?

Carl Sagan

Nothing counts but pressure, pressure, more pressure, and still more pressure through broad organized aggressive mass action.

A. Philip Randolph

MTV promotes the most violent of acts in front of our children.

Eddie Rabbitt

Only the violent acts of men "count" toward something besides evil in a patriarchy. It is the male story of violence that is sanctioned both socially and aesthetically. The male hero and acts of heroism require violence. Everyone is okey dokey with that. We are only beginning to see that constricting set of truths open up a little.