“Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.” WantWould BeViolenceHugeDividedLebanon Author:Saad Hariri
“...instead of giving a rifle to somebody, build a school; instead of giving a rifle, build a community with adequate services. Instead of giving a rifle, develop an educational system that is not about conflict and violence, but one that promotes respect for values, for life, and respect for one's elders. This requires a huge investment. Yet if we can invest in a different vision of peaceful coexistence, I think we can change the world, because every problem has a nonviolent answer.” IfsThinkingWorldGivingDifferentProblemSchoolValuesCommunityAnswersVisionViolenceHugeConflictInvestmentEducationalPeacefulChanging The WorldAdequateEldersRiflesEducational SystemCoexistencePeaceful Coexistence Author:Rigoberta Menchu
“Part of battle has been getting Hollywood to recognize that comic books and superheroes are not synonymous. That's been a huge breakthrough, just in recent years really, and as a result of that recent breakthrough, we've had movies like 300, Road to Perdition, and A History of Violence, that very few people realize were based on comic books and graphic novels. It's very important to make that differentiation.” PeopleYearsHas BeensImportantBookRealizingResultsNovelViolenceHugeBattleHollywoodComicComic BookSuperheroBreakthroughGraphicGraphic NovelsDifferentiationPerdition Author:Michael Uslan
“Unfortunately there is a standard set for it that precedes hip-hop. It would be great if corporate America didn't do this, but there is a huge market for sex and violence and anti-Black representations in America and the world that doesn't begin or end with hip-hop.” IfsWorldEndsWould BeAmericaSexBlackViolenceHugeStandardsHip HopHipsCorporateHopsRepresentationCorporate AmericaStandards Set Author:Bakari Kitwana
“There`s three sort of fundamental things that happen when someone`s suffering from these issues [post-traumatic stress disorder ]. First, they get intrusive thoughts.The second issue is you become startled quickly.And the third key point is it`s avoidance.Those are the three sort of pillar fundamentals of what we consider post-traumatic stress, not violence against someone who`s close to you. There`s just a huge misunderstanding.” FirstsHappensSufferingThreeIssuesViolenceHugeKeysThirdsStressFundamentalsPostsDisorderMisunderstandingAvoidancePillarsPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Jon Soltz
“We would solve a lot of huge problems that are causing massive suffering. Poverty, violence, homophobia, heterosexism, racism, the environment - all these things that are crippling us. We need big, bold, dangerous, crazy ideas to solve these problems. When failure is not an option, innovation and creativity are not options.” NeedsIdeasProblemBigsSufferingPovertyCreativityEnvironmentViolenceCrazyDangerousHugeRacismInnovationSolveMassiveHomophobiaCreativity And InnovationFailure Is Not An OptionCrazy Ideas Author:Brené Brown
“As more and more people recognize the level of violence involved and the consequences of CTE [chronic traumatic encephelopathy, a degenerative brain disorder], they're obviously going to say "We don't want this to be a part of culture." And they overlook the fact that there's a huge swath of the populace where physicality is still a real common thing.” PeopleWantStillsRealFactsCultureLevelsCommonBrainViolenceHugeInvolvedConsequenceDisorderPhysicalityCommon Things Author:Chuck Klosterman
“Gun violence is almost promoted onscreen in these huge blockbusters and then sex is still so shocking. But I also can understand that people find it uncomfortable, which I think is cool.” PeopleThinkingStillsSexViolenceHugeGunUncomfortableShockingGun ViolenceBlockbuster Author:Morgan Saylor
“I see a huge, huge divide between the people who are facing the most barriers and violence and the kinds of stories being told in mainstream American politics. The issues that I think most about - how many people's lives are being affected by prisons and policing, how many people's lives are being affected by immigration enforcement and deportation - those stories aren't being touched, let alone told, in mainstream politics.” PeopleThinkingKindStoriesIssuesViolenceHugePrisonImmigrationTouchedBarriersAffectedDividesMainstreamEnforcementAmerican PoliticsDeportation Author:Grace Dunham