Explore Quotes on Violence

Speech, not violence, is how we will bridge the divides between us.

People at risk of 'honour'-based violence require long-term support, often years past the closure of a case, for continuing culturally-sensitive psychological support and the development of long-term protection plans.

'Honour'-based violence is a form of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a broad category.

Violence breeds violence and I just don't think the world is too complex to set a peaceful precedent, but it seems the business of war is what keeps happening. To say it's a shame feels like a huge understatement.

I don't want to be embarrassed when I go to see something on the screen. I don't want to listen to foul language, watch a lot of violence or see something immoral. I prefer stories with sensitivity and family values; films that strive to lift you up to a higher place in life.

The Violence Against Women Act didn't have specific provisions for Indian country until 2013, which is really sad. It's Native women who are the most vulnerable.

I am committed to advancing common sense solutions to address our nation's gun violence epidemic.

I love adrenaline. I like senseless violence.

In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience.

The Brady Act was passed in response to what Congress described as an 'epidemic of gun violence.'

I turn down a lot of movies because sometimes they glamorize violence or the darker side of sex or criminality.

Prison officers face enormous pressure. The levels of violence inside our prisons are too high.

I'm very bad at violence in real life. I can't stand it. And I'm so fed up with crime novels that have too much violence. I can't really do it. It's unnecessary.

We need to vote people out of office that are perpetuating issues affecting young people, like gun violence.

We have not always agreed, but I have said repeatedly and publicly many times that Al Sharpton has never counseled violence, but he gets blamed for a whole lot of that.

It is time to stop talking about non-violence and to begin talking about force without violence.

My position has always been to avoid violence to avoid provocation.

Violence makes people commit atrocious evil without even realizing it.

I always emphasize that in the long run one can't satisfactorily say no to war, violence and injustice unless one is simultaneously saying yes to life and love and laughter.

Well I don't think sex and violence have ever stopped a movie from being mainstream.

If we keep making things based on violence and platform jumping, you don't need Ellen Page to do this, to be honest. It would be a waste of time and a waste of money.