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Violence Quotes

Even in the most peaceful communities, an appetite for violence shows up in dreams, fantasies, sports, play, literature, movies and television. And, so long as we don't transform into angels, violence and the threat of violence - as in punishment and deterrence - is needed to rein in our worst instincts.

Dreams Sports Literature Violence

The strongest and most effective force in guaranteeing the long-term maintenance of power is not violence in all the forms deployed by the dominant to control the dominated, but consent in all the forms in which the dominated acquiesce in their own domination.

Power Control Violence Maintenance

Well, you know, the violence is mostly in Mexico itself, at least the violence that people are worried about. And so we want to make sure that violence does not spill over into our communities that are along the border.

Janet Napolitano

People Border Violence You Know

We tried to make a movie that had sex and violence because we like sex and violence.

Violence Sex Because Like Tried Had

I don't want to write about violence, and I don't want to hang a plot on a murder. I think it's cheap.

Alice McDermott

Think Violence Want Cheap Write

Technology companies must constantly weigh ethical decisions: Where should Facebook set its privacy defaults, and should it tolerate glimpses of nudity? Should Twitter close accounts that seem sympathetic to terrorists? How should Google handle sex and violence, or defamatory articles?

Nicholas Kristof

Technology Decisions Violence Sex

The myth of redemptive violence - Caesar, peace, and victory - is in people's bones so deeply, we aren't even aware of it. You crush the opposition; that's how we bring peace.

Peace People Victory Violence You

We're surrounded by violence, and we see so much of it on TV, especially the news programs. We almost become numb. And that forces filmmakers to try to outdo themselves... They say, 'Look what I can do,' and it becomes like a showoff thing. To me, that's ridiculous. Filmmaking isn't a contest!

Me Violence Look I Can Filmmaking

I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is a way to open up that information you want to get out to the reader.

Karin Slaughter

Great Think Violence You Information

I have a kind of magnetic attraction to situations of violence.

Violence Kind Attraction Magnetic

A majority of Americans oppose partial-birth abortion, and Judge Hamilton's decision flies in the face of Congress passing and President Bush signing legislation banning such horrible acts of violence.

Decision Face Judge Violence

I grew up with lots of anger, frustration, and violence in my heart.

Heart Anger Frustration Violence Up

The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose.

James Earl Jones

People Win World Violence Will Guns

Sometimes we equate anger to destructive physical violence, but anger need not be martial.

Anger Violence Sometimes Need Equate

I don't think that swearing or gratuitous violence or sex make a show better. I just think there are natural rhythms to a human being in these situations, and what happens in these situations that cable allows is a natural reaction.

Philip Winchester

Think Better Violence Sex Reaction

No one law or set of laws will end horrific acts of violence, but Congress has an obligation to take action and make sure that terrorists and bad guys don't have easy access to guns in our country.

Law Action End Violence Easy Bad

I was given a thick paperback copy of the 'Guinness Book of Records' when I was 11 years old, and I read it gluttonously, cover to cover, paying special lip-smacking attention to all the incredibly gruesome chapters about the violence of human history.

History Book Violence Attention Copy

Violence against women is as American as apple pie. I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience.

Women Experience American Violence

We have to continue to do the work, because we can't see people lose their lives over senseless gun violence.

Work People Gun Violence Lose See

Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.

Perseverance Together Violence More

Sex should not be in the movies and should be in the home, and violence should be in the movies and not in the home.

Home Violence Sex Movies Should

Competing is different than violence. Sport is love. It's passion. There's no passion in hurting people.

Love Passion People Violence Than

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.

Hunter S. Thompson

Hate Me Alcohol Violence Insanity

As for sex, well, I mean sex is a perfectly respectable subject as far as Shakespeare is concerned. I mean, all history is love and violence.

Love History Violence Sex Mean Well

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