Top 1200 Consequences Of Violence Quotes & Sayings - Page 4

It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas

If you disapprove of violence, then you can't think there is any age when violence is appropriate.

There are things that can be accomplished only by violence. Physical love is unthinkable without violence.

Not violence, nor untruth but non-violence and Truth are the laws of our being.

The violence associated with the A.N.C. is minimal, infinitesimal next to the violence of the apartheid regime.

Without being forgiven, released from the consequences of what we have done, our capacity to act would, as it were, be confined to one single deed from which we could never recover; we would remain the victims of its consequences forever.

If there is violence, it will certainly be crushed because violence can only end in a disgraceful rout.

Yes, violence begets more violence, but historically this has been the way of the world.

The clearer you are about the consequences of your actions and the more intensely you desire to enjoy the consequences that your behaviors may lead to, the more motivated you will be.

People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is.

Violence - look, we live in a violent world, man. This country was founded on violence. Who's kidding who?

Violence begets violence, and then you get leaders who are violent men. And you don't want that.

I believe actual violence scars children much more than violence in storybooks.

Answer violence with violence. If one of us falls today, five of them must fall tomorrow.

The Oriental approach to violence is a much more aesthetic and poetic approach, whereas in the western world, violence is put in because you can't solve the problem. Violence is always the last solution, but unfortunately, in cinema, it's the first solution, because it's easy. And it's often too easy.

Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create.

It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas.

Playing by the rules, one does the best he can, irrespective of the social consequences. Whereas in making the rules, people ought to be concerned with the social consequences and not with their personal interests.

Violence does not resolve. It always leads to more violence.

Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf.

Civil disobedience does not admit of any violence or countenancing of violence directly or indirectly.

Only free people have an incentive to be virtuous. Only people who bear the consequences of their own acts will care about those consequences and try to learn from their mistakes.

That's violence, terrible violence, to tell a woman to sit down and shut up.

The sexist perception that violence by anyone against only women is anti-woman while violence by a woman against only men is just generic violence creates a political demand for laws that are even more protective of women.

For me popular violence is as much an obstruction in our path as the Government violence.

They're in the red zone. They're in the last 20 yards, and you can't let them cross that goal line. You can't let them score a touchdown, because that would have unbelievable consequences, grievous consequences for the peace and security of us all, of the world really.

Violence has not really been an issue. Even in my wildest hopes, I wasn't trying to get violence in.

Non-violence should be a tactic - not an ideology preached from the sidelines to victims of massive violence.

The world is ruled by violence, or at least the imminent threat of violence. It always has been.

Each money-printing exercise brings about unintended consequences. These unintended consequences are higher inflation rates than had no money been printed.

Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence.

When faced with a choice between violence and cowardice, always choose violence

I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can't murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate through violence. Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that.

In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.

I think, personally, nothing comes from violence other than more violence.

What is gained by violence must be lost before superior violence.

I know, it's disturbing that gentle looking people have such violence, but I believe we all have a penchant for violence in us.

When a rap song glorifies violence, death and sadness and loss is inflicted because of the violence.

Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It's just another colour to work with.

I think violence should be a bit much sometimes because I don't like glorifying violence.

The violence seems to be diminishing. They've stared into the abyss a bit. I think they've all concluded that further violence... is not in their interests.

Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.

Mankind has to get out of violence only through non-violence.

I've always been terrified of violence which is probably why I keep making violent films - I'm trying to exorcise some demons or something. My mum ended up bringing me up on the edge of a big estate in south London, so I was on the periphery of violence - a lot of football violence and stuff because I was a Millwall supporter. So I've always had a very healthy fear of it, yet at the same time a fascination. I think in all of my films that's a really strong subtext... people who are terrified by violence but are yet compelled by it as well.

Violence maims not only the body but also the mind and spirit. As Pierre Bourdieu has argued, it lies "on the side of belief and persuasion." If we are to counter violence by offering young people ways to think differently about their world and the choices before them, they must be empowered to recognize themselves in any analysis of violence, and in doing so to acknowledge that it speaks to their lives meaningfully.

Abortion is violence; a deep, desperate violence inflicted by a woman upon, first of all, herself.

We try to show that violence has a consequence - when you create violence, it turns against you.

At the same time I think it is absolutely necessary that there be no confusion, no misunderstanding that if the Iraqis.. do not comply, then there will be consequences and those consequences will involve the use of military force to disarm them through changing the regime.

There is violence in real life but I would never impose violence in a film just to attract the audience.

Violence commands both literature and life, and violence is always crude and distorted.

If I do not respond to some situation, my conscience kills me. I believe in permissible violence, not necessarily non-violence.

I want the violence among young people in this country to stop - particularly gang violence.

There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.

Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work.

I have a deep-seated skepticism about the morality of violence. Violence is almost always morally corrosive.

Violence is the gold standard, the reserve that guarantees order. In actuality, it is better than a gold standard, because violence has universal value. Violence transcends the quirks of philosophy, religion, technology, and culture. () It's time to quit worrying and learn to love the battle axe. History teaches us that if we don't, someone else will.

We recognize that violence is a learned behavior. One of the best classrooms for learning violence is in the home.

My philosophy is that one shall not resort to violence unless one is resolved to become the subject of violence at any time.

Of course, I write crime stories, and I have to describe violence and the aftermath of violence.

Practically every violent conflict or social change has proved that violence unleashes violence in return.