Violence Quotes - page 14

What will it profit this country if we... put our man on the Moon by 1970 and at the same time you can't walk down Woodward Avenue in this city without fear of some violence? (Jerome Cavanagh)
So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence. View quote
John Abizaid
Once the violence has ceased, the US should immediately call on the World Bank and other international institutions to convene a donors conference to rebuild Lebanon's shattered infrastructure. View quote
John Conyers
Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention. View quote
Jackson Katz
I have always been vitally interested in physical conditioning. I have long believed that athletic competition among people and nations should replace violence and wars. View quote
Johnny Weissmuller
Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education. View quote
Julian Bond
Violence is used to portray what happens in a film. It only helps portray the actors and what they do. I think it is more about the story, when you have something to play off of. View quote
Jake Lloyd
I am committed to the principle that violence is never justified as a means of ameliorating a grievance. View quote
Justin Sane
The rumors of Frank Sinatras violence and his ties to organized crime were such that journalists joked in print about me ending up in concrete boots and sleeping with the fishes if I proceeded to write his biography. View quote
Kitty Kelley
I'm a strong person, but I'd never resort to violence. View quote
Kristen Johnston
I have never been attracted to any kind of violence. (Kate Adie)
I think violence in a cinematic context can be, if handled in a certain way, very seductive. View quote
Kathryn Bigelow
As the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks draws near we must ensure our nation is prepared to handle the continued threat of violence and terrorism on our country. View quote
Leonard Boswell
The global phenomenon of poverty tourism - or 'poorism' - has become increasingly popular during the past few years. Tourists pay to be guided through the favelas of Brazil and the shantytowns of South Africa. The recently opened Los Angeles Gang Tour carries visitors through battle-scarred territories of urban violence and deprivation. View quote
Leslie Jamison
Domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships - in other words, in families - the last place we would want or expect to find violence. View quote
Leslie Morgan Steiner
If any fall by the hand of violence, others will continue the blessed work. View quote
Lewis Tappan
Their prejudice allowed white Southerners to look the other way when blacks were denied their most basic human rights, and it encouraged the worst of them to engage in unspeakable acts of cruelty and violence. View quote
Linda Chavez
Around the world, human traffickers trick many people into slavery by false promises of good jobs or good education, only to find themselves forced to work without pay, under the threat of violence. View quote
Lisa Kristine
Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images. View quote
Lance Loud
Innocence of heart and violence of feeling are necessary in any kind of superior achievement: The arts cannot exist without them. View quote
Louise Bogan
Nearly one in four women will experience domestic violence during her lifetime. And slightly more than half of female victims of domestic violence live in households with children under age 12. (Lucille Roybal-Allard)
There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing. View quote
Lawrence Korb
In reality, we can prove that the incidents of drug, alcohol abuse and violence have dropped dramatically among professional athletes - but the problem is it would be impossible to convince than fans, because of what they read on the AP wire. View quote
Leigh Steinberg
I don't ever believe in violence as a kind of medicine. View quote
Maggie Nelson
My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves. View quote
Mangosuthu Buthelezi