“Maturity is the ability to control anger and settle differences without violence or destruction. The mature person can face unpleasantness, frustration, discomfort and defeat without collapsing or complaining. He/she knows he cannot have everything his/her own way every time. He/she is able to defer to circumstances, to other people-and to time. He/she knows when to compromise and is not too proud to do so.” PeopleKnowsWayPersonsAbleFacesDifferencesAbilityViolenceProudCircumstancesDestructionDefeatComplainingCompromiseSettlingMaturityFrustrationMatureDiscomfortMature Person Author:Ann Landers
“I despair at the rise of modern violence. I truly give in to despair at times, that deep, futureless pit of despair.... I watch the American slaughterhouse, the casual attacks on popes, presidents, and uncounted others, and I wonder if there are many more out there with the Ability or if butchery has simply become the modern way of life.” IfsWayGivingPresidentAbilityWonderWatchesViolenceModernDespairPopePitsCasualSlaughterhousesButchery Book:Carrion Comfort Source: Carrion Comfort
“If the people in a relationship were able to get rid of this torment within and replace it with happiness, love, and a sense of well-being, they would never think to hurt another human being. They would be filled with an understanding of others and an appreciation of others and have an ability to reconcile differences without any violence whatsoever, to reconcile differences in a very loving way, a very happy way.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayHumansWellsWould BeAbleUnderstandingDifferencesHurtHuman BeingsAbilityViolenceFilledAppreciationWell BeingVery HappyTormentReconcileHappiness LoveAppreciation Of Others Author:David Lynch
“The television screen is the lens through which most children learn about violence. Through the magnifying power of this lens, their everyday life becomes suffused by images of shootings, family violence, gang warfare, kidnappings, and everything else that contributes to violence in our society. It shapes their experiences long before they have had the opportunity to consent to such shaping or developed the ability to cope adequately with this knowledge.” ChildrenLongOpportunityAbilityViolenceTelevisionShapesEverydayScreensShootingOur SocietyWarfareConsentEveryday LifeLensesGangKidnappingMagnifyingFamily Violence Author:Sissela Bok
“Social media and the Internet haven't changed our capacity for social interaction any more than the Internet has changed our ability to be in love or our basic propensity to violence, because those are such fundamental human attributes.” HumansSocialAbilityViolenceMediaHavensChangedInternetCapacityFundamentalsSocial MediaAttributesInteractionPropensitySocial Interaction Author:Nicholas A. Christakis
“From a performance standpoint, it just gives [actors] so much - I had such a great cast [ in Valley of Violence] - and it gives them the ability to go wild with it and to have performances that are memorable.” GivingActorsAbilityViolencePerformancesCastsMemorableValleysStandpoint Author:Ti West
“Property rights can improve a woman's ability to stand up to violence in the home. You might think education and employment are important because they give women exit options, but property is as well. Give women equal property rights to inherited land, then they have an asset they can take out of the marriage. This gives husbands strong incentives to not beat them.” ThinkingGivingWellsImportantHomeMightStrongAbilityRightsViolenceLandHusbandEqualBeatsPropertyEmploymentAssetsIncentivesExitProperty Rights Author:Martha C. Nussbaum