At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love.
Violence is the first refuge of the violent.
Violence is the repartee of the illiterate.
Violence is for mugs. War is for mugs.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Violence begins when imagination fails.
Birth is violent, and out of that violence is our only chance of rebirth.
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.
Abuse is the means in which violence retards love.
When you are at the edge of life it will be either silence or violence
Say what you want but you NEVER say it with violence!
Violence is as American as cherry pie
I do not believe in terrorism, violence, destruction, murder, pre-emption, or War.
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