“I am committed to writing appropriate books for the middle grades. This means no bad language, no gratuitous or explicit violence, and no sexual content beyond what you might find in a PG-rated movie – expressions of who likes whom, holding hands, and perhaps the occasional kiss. The idea that we should treat sexual orientation itself as an adults-only topic, however, is absurd. Non-heterosexual children exist. To pretend they do not, to fail to recognize that they have needs for support and validation like any child, would be bad teaching, bad writing, and bad citizenship.” NeedsShouldWritingMeanChildrenBookIdeasHandsMightWould BeLanguageSupportViolenceFailingTeachingMiddleExpressionKissingAdultsTreatsCommittedLikesAbsurdGradesAppropriateCitizenshipTopicsOccasionalOrientationValidationExplicitHolding HandsBad WritingBad Language Author:Rick Riordan
“It was easy to share when there was enough, even barely enough, to go round. But when there was not enough? Then force entered in; might making right; power, and its tool, violence, and its most devoted ally, the averted eye.” EnoughMightEyeForceEasyViolenceShareToolsRoundsAlliesDevoted Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“Hey ladies, I'm willing to do my part to end domestic violence by posting a selfie online. Some might call me a hero” EndsMightViolenceWillingHeroHeyOnlineCall MeDomestic Violence Author:Nev Schulman
“But having made my decision as Commander-in-Chief based on what I am convinced is our national security interests, I will seek authorization for the use of force from the American people's representatives in Congress.” PeopleWorldLongMadeUseGovernmentMightForcePresidentInterestDecisionDemocracyViolenceSecurityMilitaryPolicyExampleEthicsConstitutionCongressHuman RightsConvincedChiefsForeign PolicyRootedRepresentativesNational SecurityCommandersCommander In ChiefUse Of Force Author:Barack Obama
“There is no news value to the content of those [Newtown 911] tapes. The actual audio is of no news value at all, unless you want the thrill of hearing the sound of the actual individual gunshot that might have killed a 7 year-old.” WantYearsRealityMightValuesPoliticsIndividualSoundCommunityJusticeViolencePolicyNewsEthicsHuman RightsHearingTerrorismIdeologyTapeFree SpeechThrillCivilityAudioGunshots Author:Rachel Maddow
“Disorder and violence are, in fact, things that might check the pace of India's progress.” FactsMightProgressViolenceIndiaChecksDisorderPace Author:Mahatma Gandhi
“I'm not criticizing how people experience what they might call spirituality. I am interested in looking critically at something else - at how people use their language to articulate theories about something they call religion, to say, for example, that "in Islam religion and politics necessarily go together," or to insist that "violence has no place in religion," to universalize it.” PeopleUseMightTogetherSpiritualityLanguageViolenceExampleTheoryIslamCriticizeReligion And Politics Author:Talal Asad
“I think if we could raise one generation of kids without violence and shaming, we don't know what might be possible.” IfsThinkingKnowsMightKidsViolenceGenerationsRaises Author:Gloria Steinem
“If [George] Zimmerman had been arrested for domestic violence, Trayvon Martin might still be alive.” IfsStillsMightAliveViolenceDomestic ViolenceArrestedTrayvon MartinTrayvonZimmerman Author:Gloria Steinem
“I'm sort of exploring where pacifism and socialism come into conflict. How do you reconcile a passionate rejection of might and violence with an attitude of "nil paseran" - "none shall pass" - in the face of fascism?” MightFacesAttitudeViolenceConflictPassionateSocialismRejectionFascismExploringReconcilePacifism Author:Hal Duncan
“I wrote a call to the contemporary Muslim conscience, saying to the ordinary people that we might not like the video or the cartoons, but that violence certainly isn't the right answer. I don't think laws are going to solve the problem.” PeopleThinkingProblemMightLawAnswersViolenceOrdinaryConscienceSolveVideoContemporaryCartoonOrdinary PeopleRight Answers Author:Tariq Ramadan
“I think people's relationship with the concept of violence changes, and that to me might be a little more interesting.” PeopleThinkingLittlesMightInterestingViolenceConcepts Author:Chuck Klosterman
“What you might not know is that shortly after she worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, Rosa Parks had to leave her home in Alabama to escape the constant threat of violence.” KnowsHomeMightViolenceKingsConstantThreatParksDrsLutherAlabamaRosaDr Martin Luther King Author:Michel Martin
“The efforts of Black Lives Matter to bring attention to the all-too-frequent instances of unjustified violence being used by policemen may not be paying off as quickly as some might hope.” MayMatterMightUsedBlackEffortAttentionViolenceInstanceBlack Lives MatterPolicemenBlack LivesUnjustified Author:Viggo Mortensen
“If you read Martin Luther King speeches and sermons in the last two years of his life - you might want to - when I read these to my students, they think it's Malcom X because it's so radical. And if you read nothing else - if your viewers read nothing else - then the April 4, 1967, speech at Riverside Church called "Beyond Vietnam," that's where he says the greatest purveyor of violence on earth is my country. And he connects the triplets of evil, racism, militarism, and materialism, and that connection makes him a radical.” IfsThinkingWantYearsTwoCountryMightEarthLastsEvilChurchViolenceStudentsKingsSpeechRacismConnectionsRadicalTwo YearsMaterialismVietnamViewersSermonsLutherAprilMilitarismKings SpeechTripletRiverside Author:Bill Ayers
“To the government, terrorism committed by people who happen to be Muslim is not in any way a reflection of legitimate interpretation of Islam. You might find this hard to believe, but if you're doubting any of this, just search your own memory. All the times that we have heard that Islam's a religion of peace and that we can't use the word "terrorism" to describe it and Obama will not use it. And then remember all the times that this administration actually claims that violence by white right-wing white Christians poses a greater threat to the people of America than Islam.” PeopleIfsWayBelieveHardUseGovernmentMightHappensChristianAmericaRememberMemoriesWhiteDoubtGreaterViolenceHeardReflectionClaimsWingsThreatIslamCommittedTerrorismAdministrationInterpretationRight WingHard To Believe Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When spectators and fans say about drunken brawls, violence, and dog fights, "Well, football players are prone to these things - that's why we admire them," they are encouraging terribly detrimental behavior. You might even say - a la Roman gladiators - they are egging on this behavior.” WellsMightFightingPlayerViolenceFansDogFootballBehaviorAdmireSpectatorsFootball PlayerDetrimental Author:Stanton Peele
“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