Quotes by Violence When people access the use of force for the threat of violence they have, by definition, a new political power. An unwanted political power. Cody Wilson political violence people When you help the poorest in the world, you start to move them up an economic and social ladder, and they're not going to be moving toward violence or terrorism of the kind that we worry about. Colin Powell violence worry moving Sometimes you want to have a talk about race, about police violence. It's very hard to get through to somebody. Everyone's got their side staked out. They don't want to talk about it. But you can break the ice with a little humor. Colton Dunn police violence sometimes Violence diminishes our humanity. Coretta Scott King diminish violence humanity The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry. Coretta Scott King bed violence children Each memory recalled must do some violence to its origins. Cormac McCarthy violence memories You can't get away from violence in drama. If you do not have conflict, you do not have drama. Cornel Wilde conflict violence drama Terrorism is about magnifying one mediagenic act of violence into one hundred billion acts of terrorized authoritarian idiocy. Cory Doctorow terrorism hundred violence The 2 extremes, neither one worse than the other: the result of bad religion is self-loathing and violence; the result of bad spirituality is self-worship and narcissism. Criss Jami loathing violence self Murder, considered a crime when people commit it singly, is transformed into a virtue when they do it en masse. Cyprian murder violence people Acts of violence-- Whether on a large or a small scale, the bitter paradox: the meaningfulness of death--and the meaninglessness of killing. Dag Hammarskjold bitter violence killing Violence will only increase the cycle of violence. Dalai Lama increase violence justice Peace isn't the mere absence of violence; peace must come from inner peace. And inner peace comes from taking others’ interests into account. Dalai Lama inner-peace violence absence I'm sure all of us agree that we need to overcome violence, but we first need to examine whether it has any value. From a strictly practical perspective, on certain occasions violence appears to be useful. We can solve a problem quickly by force. But this success is often at the expense of the rights and welfare of others. Although one problem has been solved, the seed of another has been planted. Dalai Lama perspective violence rights Inner disarmament, external disarmament; these must go together, you see. Peace is not just mere absence of violence - genuine peace must start in each individual heart. Dalai Lama violence together heart Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue. Dalai Lama violence twenties firsts Black Power If the motive is good, and there are no other possibilities, then seen most deeply it [violence] is nonviolence, because its aim is to help others. Dalai Lama black violence helping-others Refraining from harm, not out of fear, but out of concern for others, their well-being and out of respect is non-violence. Dalai Lama concern-for-others honesty violence If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness. Dalai Lama violence desire hands Humanity happy, I get benefit. Humanity in state of trouble, or violence, I cannot escape from that. Dalai Lama benefits violence humanity «56789101112131415»