Quotes with violent

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  • Bhagat Singh L. Ram Saran Das was a member of the revolutionary party which was held responsible for many a violent deed. But this by no means proves that revolutionaries are bloodthirsty monsters, seeking pleasure in destruction.
    Bhagat Singh
    Indian socialist revolutionary (1907 - 1931)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Life and language are alike sacred. Homicide and verbicide - that is, violent treatment of a word with fatal results to its legitimate meaning, which is its life - are alike forbidden.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi Mental violence has no potency and injures only the person whose thoughts are violent. It is otherwise with mental non-violence. It has potency which the world does not yet know.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Albert Bandura Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears.
    Albert Bandura
    Canadian-American psychologist (1925 - )
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  • John Ruskin Mountains are to the rest of the body of the earth, what violent muscular action is to the body of man. The muscles and tendons of its anatomy are, in the mountain, brought out with force and convulsive energy, full of expression, passion, and strength.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Thomas Carlyle No violent extreme endures.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Salman Rushdie No, I don't think it's fair to label Islam 'violent.' But I will say that to my knowledge, no writer has ever gone into hiding for criticizing the Amish.
    Salman Rushdie
    Engels writer (1947 - )
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  • Bob Saget Now people want what the movie was about, which is violent comedy. And that's really what The Aristocrats is based on - what will a family do out of desperation.
    Bob Saget
    American stand-up comedian, actor, television host and director (1956 - 2022)
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  • Bhagavad Gita O Krishna, the stillness of divine union which you describe is beyond my comprehension. How can the mind, which is so restless, attain lasting peace? Krishna, the mind is restless, turbulent, powerful, violent; trying to control it is like trying to tame the wind.
    Bhagavad Gita
    Indian Hindu storybook
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  • Eva Le Gallienne People who are born even-tempered, placid and untroubled - secure from violent passions or temptations to evil - those who have never needed to struggle all night with the Angel to emerge lame but victorious at dawn, never become great saints.
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  • Anna Lindh Poverty does not make people terrorists, but terrorists can exploit the frustration it creates and use it as a breeding-ground for violent ideas.
    Anna Lindh
    Swedish Social Democratic politician (1957 - 2003)
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  • John Dryden Railing and praising were his usual themes; and both showed his judgment in extremes. Either over violent or over civil, so everyone to him was either god or devil.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Sylvester Stallone Rambo isn't violent. I see Rambo as a philanthropist.
    Sylvester Stallone
    American actor and filmmaker (1946 - )
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  • Ogden Nash Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.
    Ogden Nash
    American poet (1902 - 1971)
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  • Bob Filner Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century later.
    Bob Filner
    American politician (1942 - )
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  • Al Pacino Shakespeare's plays are more violent than 'Scarface.'
    Al Pacino
    American actor and filmmaker (1940 - )
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  • Bjornstjerne Bjornson Shakespeare's plays were a great Teutonic Valhalla with brilliant sunshine at times and violent tempests at others. The world to him was a battlefield, but his sense of poetic justice, his sublime faith in life and its infinite resources, guided the battles.
    Bjornstjerne Bjornson
    Norwegian writer (1832 - 1910)
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  • John Dryden So over violent, or over civil that every man with him was God or Devil.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Billie Jean King Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.
    Billie Jean King
    American tennis player (1943 - )
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  • Thomas B. Macaulay The effect of violent dislike between groups has always created an indifference to the welfare and honor of the state.
    Thomas B. Macaulay
    American essayist and historian (1800 - 1859)
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